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Alubar Métaux in Canada obtains Environmental Product Declaration, ensuring transparency in gas emissions and compliance with environmental regulations.
Alubar recently won the Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) for its aluminum rebars, a significant achievement that highlights the company's commitment to responsible industrial practices. The document details the CO2 equivalent emitted per ton of product, offering a more transparent overview of the environmental impacts associated with production. This achievement reinforces Alubar's proactive stance towards sustainability, while solidifying its position in the global aluminum rebar market.
Within its Canadian subsidiary, Alubar Métaux exemplifies Alubar’s progress towards full environmental compliance. Part of the Alubar Group, this unit now stands out for implementing rigorous emission control standards while remaining aligned with international environmental regulations. This ongoing pursuit of excellence serves as a competitive differentiator for Alubar, reaffirming its commitment to adopting eco-friendly practices and improving the reliability of its operations on the global stage. The consistently innovative integration of sustainability into its production chain is a reflection of Alubar’s strategic commitment to leading responsibly.
Alubar Métaux and Sustainability in Quebec
Alubar Métaux products are manufactured in its plant located in the province of Quebec, Canada, and are part of the renowned Alubar Group. This industrial group stands out for its ability to identify and map the gas emissions of the greenhouse effect throughout its entire production chain. This mapping is crucial to increase the transparency on environmental processes, as well as to ensure greater trust among customers, investors and partners. Alubar frequently takes steps to continually improve its sustainable practices.
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Alubar Métaux currently emits 5,33 tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2 Eq) per ton of aluminum produced. This figure is considered excellent, especially when compared to the standard required to be recognized as a sustainable rebar supplier, which is the emission of less than 8 tons of CO2 Eq per ton of product. This data reinforces Alubar's commitment to environmental sustainability.
External Assessment and Audit
The certification that Alubar Métaux holds assesses several criteria, including the origin of the aluminum used, the distances covered for transportation, the type of raw materials, waste management and energy use. All this information is consolidated in a detailed life cycle report that has been reviewed by external auditors, specifically from the consulting firm Ageco. This process ensures that Alubar follows high standards of rigor.
Marco Bernardotto, who serves as Alubar's director of operations in Canada, highlights that the Environmental Product Declaration (EDP) plays a vital role in keeping the company fit for purpose environmental regulations, which are constantly changing. EDP provides a standardized framework for measuring and reporting environmental performance, as well as indicating possible improvements in Alubar's industrial processes, contributing to causes such as combating climate change. 'EPD enriches relationships with customers, investors and employees, as well as with the community,' emphasizes Bernardotto.
Alubar Production and Environmental Certification
Aluminum rebar manufactured by Alubar in Canada now comes with an Environmental Product Declaration, after undergoing a thorough life cycle analysis. For Alubar Métaux, which is dedicated to the transformation of aluminum, this includes everything from the extraction and processing of bauxite to stages such as the transportation and recycling of the final product.
The EPD production process adopted follows ISO 14025 and 21930 specifications. All necessary information was audited and validated by an independent consultancy in the United States, Industrial Ecology Consultants, as detailed by Bernardotto. Once completed, the final declaration is made available on the website of the Canadian Standard Association (CSA Group), a leading global organization in research, development and advocacy of standards.
About Alubar Group
The Alubar Group, widely known for its expertise in transformation, produces electrical cables, rebars and aluminum alloys. Alubar is not only the largest manufacturer of electrical cables in Latin America, but also the leader in the production of aluminum rebars throughout the Americas. Alubar's successful trajectory dates back 26 years, with its first headquarters in Barcarena, Pará, an important industrial hub where its largest production plant is still located. In addition, the Alubar Group has diversified its operations with the addition of units in São Paulo and Rio Grande do Sul, as well as international factories and offices in the United States and Canada.
Source: Press ALUBAR GROUP
