ASI Certification

Expanding business with international customers by obtaining industry standard ASI certification

Through participation in external initiatives, we are committed to enhancing the sustainability of our operations and the materials we are supplied with, and we strive to ensure high levels of transparency and objectivity.
One of these initiatives is the Aluminum Stewardship Initiative (ASI), the largest international initiative in the aluminum industry. ASI aims to “recognize and collaboratively foster responsible production, sourcing and stewardship of aluminum.” In 2020, we became the first Japanese manufacturer to join the ASI, and we obtained certification in 2022. In practice, this has enabled us to secure new projects from international can manufacturers that require ASI-certified materials and supply them from our certified manufacturing facilities.

Furthermore, we are expanding the number of certified manufacturing facilities by thoroughly understanding ASI standards and sharing information. In our core business of flat rolled products, certification has been obtained by our Fukui Works, UACJ (Thailand)’s Rayong Works, and manufacturing facilities operated by Tri-Arrows Aluminum and Logan Aluminum, while our Nagoya Works is in the process of being certified. In the automotive parts business, certification has been obtained by manufacturing facilities operated in Mexico by UACJ Automotive Whitehall and in China by Dicastal UACJ Bolv Automotive Components. The acquisition of factory certifications enables us to establish a system capable of global supply of certified materials for a wide variety of products.
Sales volume of ASI-certified aluminum products in fiscal 2024 was approximately twenty times higher than in fiscal 2022, and further expansion is being planned in the lead up to fiscal 2027. We will continue working to capture growing global demand by expanding the number of ASI-certified manufacturing facilities and enhancing our ability to supply customers around the world.

Importance of membership in the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI)

Certified factories and subsidiaries

Sales volume of ASI-certified materials