HAMMERER ALUMINIUM INDUSTRIES HAS ACHIEVED ASI PERFORMANCE STANDARD CERTIFICATION FOR ITS RE-MELTING AND CASTING FACILITY IN RANSHOFEN, AUSTRIA. THE PLANT’S OPERATIONS INCLUDE THE PRODUCTION OF EXTRUSION BILLETS AND ROLLING INGOTS FROM RECYCLED ALUMINIUM SCRAP.

The company’s casted products are destined for various downstream uses including in the automotive, electronics, transportation, building and construction sectors.  

The independent, third-party audits of the Hammerer Aluminium Industries plant was carried out by TÜV Rheinland Cert GmbH.

Fiona Solomon, Chief Executive Officer at ASI said: “Our congratulations go to Hammerer Aluminium Industries on their ASI Performance Standard Certification. Basing their production on recycled aluminium scrap enables the company to make a significant contribution to a sustainable aluminium value chain, and their ASI Certification demonstrates an additional level of commitment to responsible production.”

“Driven by our purpose to create better and sustainable business processes we are very proud to join the ASI community. We are focused on continuous improvement in sustainable manufacturing processes and ethical, social and environmental responsibility”, emphasises Rob van Gils, CEO of HAI-Group. And Markus Schober, Managing Director of Hammerer Aluminium Industries adds: “For us it’s important to ensure that all aluminium pre- and post-consumer scrap is recycled efficiently to maximise aluminium recycling rates and to contribute to a climate-neutral and circular economy. We see ASI as a baseline for a sustainable aluminium value chain."

Source:Foundry-Planet