Sustainability
Recycled Aluminium and Responsible Sourcing
Secondary aluminium is central to the products MET ASIA Alloys trades. Most widely used casting alloys are produced through recycling routes, which means environmental performance and commercial performance are closely linked in this market.
Circularity
Aluminium is recycled repeatedly without losing properties
Aluminium can be remelted many times over without degradation of its mechanical properties, which is why scrap and process returns hold real commercial value and why secondary alloy production is an established industry rather than a niche.
For buyers, this creates a practical route to lower embodied carbon without changing the alloy, provided grading, contamination control and documentation are handled properly.
Our Approach
Where we can make a practical difference
Secondary supply routes
Where a requirement can be met from secondary production without compromising chemistry, we present that route during commercial review.
Documentation and traceability
Origin, production route and available recycled-content or footprint documentation are requested from producers where a buyer requires them.
Logistics efficiency
Sourcing regionally where capability exists reduces shipping distance, lead time and handling for repeat programme supply.
Responsible Conduct
Commercial standards we hold
- Accurate representation of grade, chemistry and origin
- No misrepresentation of recycled content or environmental performance
- Compliance with applicable export, import and sanctions requirements
- Respect for buyer and producer confidentiality during commercial discussions
Questions
Sustainability questions
How does recycled aluminium reduce emissions?
Remelting aluminium requires only a small fraction of the energy needed to produce primary metal from bauxite, so secondary production carries a substantially lower embodied carbon footprint. Actual figures depend on the producer, energy source and process route.
Can MET ASIA Alloys provide carbon footprint data?
Where a producer publishes verified footprint or recycled-content data, it can be requested during commercial review. MET ASIA Alloys does not issue independent environmental certification.
Is recycled content guaranteed?
Recycled content depends on the producer, feedstock and production route, and is confirmed per transaction against the documentation the producer is able to provide.
Environmental information is indicative and depends on the producer, feedstock, energy source and production route. MET ASIA Alloys does not issue independent environmental certification, and any recycled-content or footprint documentation is provided by the relevant producer and confirmed per transaction.
Discuss a specification-driven aluminium requirement
Share your product, grade, quantity, destination and timing. Requirements are reviewed through our trading, sourcing and producer relationships, and commercial details are confirmed per transaction.