Creating transparency and credibility in the green aluminium sector will be a key factor in expanding the market for sustainably produced metal, major aluminium producers said on a panel at Fastmarkets' International Aluminium Conference on Wednesday September 23.
Sustainability directors from Rio Tinto, Norsk Hydro, UC Rusal and Alcoa participated on the panel, emphasizing that there was growing demand from downstream consumers for transparency throughout the aluminium production supply chain - not only about carbon emissions from the primary aluminium smelting process.There must also be a spotlight on factors such as ethical production, the effect of production on biodiversity, and...