JW Aluminum receives ASI certification

JW Aluminum, a Goose Creek, South Carolina-based producer of flat-rolled aluminum products, has achieved Aluminum Stewardship Initiative (ASI) Performance Standard Certification across its entire operations. The company says its South Carolina and Arkansas plants are the first continuous cast rolling facilities in the U.S. to be certified to ASI’s latest Version 3.0 standard.

ASI is a global, multistakeholder, nonprofit certification body that sets standards to promote sustainability throughout the aluminum value chain.

“We are extremely proud to have achieved ASI Certification across all of our operations,” says Ryan Roush, chief operating officer at JW Aluminum. “As a domestic aluminum rolled products producer, our business model is inherently circular, and our corporate culture fosters integrity and accountability in every facet of our operations. Customers in our core markets and our stakeholders share these values. We will continue to communicate our performance and hold ourselves to these high standards so we can all work together successfully and sustainably for years to come.”

To be certified, JW Aluminum underwent third-party audits to assess its adherence to the ASI Performance Standard’s environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) requirements and practices. ASI’s Performance Standard V3 defines principles and criteria for sustainability factors like production and sourcing, including greenhouse gas emissions, waste management, material stewardship, human rights and more.

“We congratulate JW Aluminum on achieving Performance Standard Certification V3 [2022],” ASI CEO Fiona Solomon says. “With products that are destined for several key downstream industries, this certification demonstrates JW Aluminum’s commitment to responsible manufacturing processes and their important role in fostering improved environmental, social and governance outcomes across the aluminum value chain.”