RONAL GROUP partners

with Eccomelt

Date: 9. February 2022

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In the spirit of the circular economy, wheel manufacturer RONAL GROUP has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Canadian company Eccomelt, which produces secondary aluminum from post-consumer wheels. By signing this Memorandum of Understanding, the RONAL GROUP secures preferential supply of Eccomelt’s post-consumer material, which has an extremely low carbon footprint.

As part of its PLANBLUE sustainability concept, the RONAL GROUP has been working on optimizing its processes for some time; be it to make production more energy efficient or to introduce green electricity in all plants. However, the largest share of the carbon caused in the balance sheet, 74%, can be attributed to aluminum procurement. The carbon footprint of primary aluminum consumed in Europe averages 8.6 kg of CO₂e per kg of aluminum (1). With the Eccomelt material, the wheel manufacturer can reduce this by more than 90%.

The company Eccomelt has been operating in the field of metal recycling and processing of aluminum wheels since 2006 and produces an eco-friendly substitute for A356.2 ingot.

Eccomelt’s post-consumer material has the same quality as primary aluminum.

(1) Source: International Aluminium Institute (IAI)