IN PRACTICE
We recycle 100% of the aluminium scrap of all our production stages and we take measures of its efficient re-casting, compressing aluminium chips in briquettes form. The recycling process consumes only 5% of the energy it takes to create primary aluminium. It creates high quality aluminium which loses none of the physical properties of primary aluminium.
We recycle packaging materials, light colored powders, copper, steel and all solid waste produced from other main or supporting functions of the company. We invest in new equipment and we upgrade our existing in order to increase the efficiency of the resources used. New extrusion presses, inverter systems, robotic warehouses, equipment with recovery and recycling streams minimize the use of energy and materials.
We seek to increase the percentage of secondary aluminium and powder that derives from recycling in our final aluminium product and obtain all relevant certificates for sustainable environmental practices, carbon footprint, C2C etc.
We consume the least possible caustic soda during extrusion die cleaning and have invested in an efficient system for recovery. Our caustic soda recovery process is conducted with a closed circuit, without the production of polluting substances that must be disposed of. This is another important contribution to environmental safety.