Ball achieves ASI sustainability certification for aluminum packaging plants

Sep 01, 2023

Ball Corporation has announced it has received the Aluminum Stewardship Initiative (ASI) certification for the performance and chain of custody standards for its global aerosol packaging division.

ASI is a global, non-profit initiative that sets standards that ensure sustainable performance based on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) principles and provides assurance of responsible production practices throughout the aluminum value chain.

The global aluminum packaging giant's aerosol division offers a variety of aluminum packaging solutions in the personal care, household and beverage packaging categories.

These include a range of impact extruded single and multi-use aluminum bottles, as well as aerosol containers with primary aluminum content made using low-carbon energy sources.

The ASI audit covered all nine of Ball's manufacturing plants, aerosol packaging and slugs, worldwide: Velim in Czechia, Bellegarde and Copal in France, Devizes in the UK, Ahmedabad in India, Verona in the US, Sherbrooke in Canada, Itupeva in Brasil and San Luis Potosi in Mexico, as well as regional headquarters located in Westminster, Colorado, and Lille, France.

Achieving ASI certification is a way for companies to show that they are compliant with increasingly stringent sustainability protocols. These include the forthcoming Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive, expected to be introduced by the European Union in the first half of 2023.

Jay Billings, president of Ball Aerosol Packaging, said: "Our aluminum aerosol business’ sustainability efforts showcase what can be achieved through material and emissions reduction goal setting, innovation and, especially, partnership with customers."

Predrag Ozmo, sustainability director, Ball Aerosol Packaging, added: "ASI guarantees the highest sustainability standards throughout the entire aluminum value chain – from mining through refining, smelting, manufacturing and product use, up to end-of-life management and recycling. It enables the aluminum industry to clearly demonstrate responsibility and provide independent and credible assurance of performance."