Constellium to lead £10m CirConAl project to develop lower carbon, lower cost recycled aluminium alloys with automakers and suppliers
December 02 2022 - 2:30AM
Constellium SE (NYSE: CSTM) announced today that it is leading a
new consortium of automakers and suppliers to develop lower carbon,
lower cost aluminium extrusion alloys. Sponsored by a grant from
the UK’s Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC), the £10 million CirConAl
(Circular and Constant Aluminium) project aims to maximize the use
of post-consumer scrap in a new generation of high-strength alloys
that emit less than two tons of CO2 per ton of aluminium produced.
CirConAl is part of joint government and industry support for
projects to build an end-to-end supply chain for zero-emissions
vehicles in the UK.
By designing, developing, prototyping, and
testing aluminium automotive components at scale, the project is
expected to demonstrate that high-strength alloys with high
recycled content can meet or exceed OEM requirements, such as
strength, crushability, durability, and other performance criteria.
Together, the partners would also develop scrap sorting
technologies to ensure that valuable metal is recycled into new
automotive solutions rather than downcycled, preserving its value
and contributing to a circular economy.
“Low carbon solutions require collaboration
across the supply chain and Constellium is proud to lead the
CirConAl project in partnership with the APC, automakers, and
suppliers as the industry works toward carbon neutrality,” said
Philippe Hoffmann, President of Constellium’s Automotive Structures
& Industry Business Unit. “Taking advantage of Constellium’s
high-strength HSA6® aluminium extrusion alloys, as well as new
scrap sorting and blending technologies, we expect this next
generation of alloys to provide automakers with ultra-low embodied
CO2 material to drastically reduce the carbon footprint of their
products.”
Aluminium extrusions and components for the
CirConAl project will be prototyped and tested at Constellium’s
University Technology Center (UTC) located at Brunel University
London. The UTC is a center of excellence for the development of
aluminium Crash Management Systems and body structure components,
as well as battery enclosures for electric vehicles. Its industrial
scale casting and extrusion equipment allows for rapid prototyping,
reducing development times by at least 50% for the advanced alloys
required to lightweight automotive components.
Constellium is committed to do its part in the
fight against climate change, and to collaborate across the
value-chain to help drive the low-carbon transition and promote a
circular economy. The company has committed to reach a 30%
reduction in its carbon emissions intensity by 2030 (scope 1, 2 and
3) vs. 2021, and pledged that at least 50 percent of all aluminium
Constellium uses will be from recycled sources by 2030. Constellium
recently joined the First Movers Coalition, a global coalition to
decarbonize hard-to-abate sectors, and is a founding member of the
Aluminium Stewardship Initiative.
About Constellium
Constellium (NYSE: CSTM) is a global sector
leader that develops innovative, value added aluminium products for
a broad scope of markets and applications, including aerospace,
automotive and packaging. Constellium generated €6.2 billion of
revenue in 2021. www.constellium.com
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