The partnership will focus on the manufacturing of aerosols and other containers using the world’s lowest carbon aluminium made with inert anode technology
Ball and En+ Metals segment have collaborated to develop ultra-low carbon aerosols. (Credit: satotakuya from Pixabay)
The Metals segment of En+ Group has collaborated with sustainable packaging solutions provider Ball to develop ultra-low carbon aerosols and other containers.
The partnership will work together to produce aerosols and other containers using the world’s lowest carbon aluminium made with inert anode technology.
Ball uses the ultra-low inert anode carbon aluminium to minimise the carbon footprint of its aluminium slugs, cans and bottles.
En+’s Metal segment sales and marketing director Steve Hodgson said: “Our partnership with Ball Corporation represents the future possibility of sustainable aluminium products that go beyond our current low carbon capabilities by eliminating all greenhouse gas emissions during production.”
Recently, En+’s Metals segment RUSAL announced the manufacturing of aluminium with the industry’s lowest carbon footprint.
The aluminium is produced with less than 0.01 tonnes of CO2e per tonne of metal, as well as with a purity of more than 99%.
Inert anodes will replace standard carbon anodes with inert and non-consumable materials during the smelting process.
En+ stated that an industrial pilot line is in place at its Krasnoyarsk smelter and the company’s metal segment is focusing on the development of carbon-free aluminium production.
Ball sustainability, innovation and business development senior director Jason Galley said: “With increasing demand for aluminium packaging around the world, we need to focus on mitigating any environmental, social and governance (ESG) impacts related to that supply.
“This is why we collaborate closely with suppliers such as En+ Metals segment to achieve responsible sourcing.”
Ball and En+’s Metals segment are the members of the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI), a multi-stakeholder work programme that focuses on improving sustainability in the global aluminium sector.
In January this year, Ball announced an investment of €170m to construct a new aluminium can facility near Pilsen in the western Czech Republic.