Alcoa diversifies its Sustana™ product line by including EcoSource™, the industry’s first low-carbon smelter-grade alumina brand

Alcoa, the global leader in bauxite, alumina, and aluminium products on 23^rd September’20, announced the diversification of its Sustana™ product line with the inclusion of EcoSource™, the industry’s first low-carbon smelter-grade alumina brand.

EcoSource is produced with no more than 0.6 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalents (CO₂e) per tonne of alumina, two times better than the industry’s average of 1.2 tonnes of CO₂e. Alcoa’s measurement includes direct emissions from the Company’s bauxite mining and alumina refining processes and indirect emissions from the energy consumed in those processes.

Alcoa runs the global largest third-party alumina business, and its refining system has the industry’s lowest carbon footprint. The refineries that produce EcoSource™ alumina have an average carbon emissions profile better than 90% of the other alumina refineries operating today.

Roy Harvey, President and CEO, Alcoa said: “Alcoa’s line of Sustana™ products can provide advantages for customers who want to improve their environmental footprint.”

“Our leadership in sustainability is represented with emissions measured throughout the process. Not all aluminium is created equally, and our mine-to-metal approach is a key differentiator for these products.”

EcoSource™ alumina adds to Alcoa’s existing Sustana™ product line that also includes, EcoLum™ low-carbon aluminium that is produced with less than 4.0 metric tonnes of CO₂e for every tonne of metal produced, including both direct and indirect emissions for bauxite mining, alumina refining, smelting and casting.

The other is EcoDura™ aluminium is made with a minimum of 50% recycled content. The product can also deliver benefits for building and construction customers in terms of LEED® certification points.

All Sustana™ products can be sourced from Alcoa facilities certified by the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI), a global non-profit with the industry’s most comprehensive third-party certification of sustainable manufacturing practices.

 

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