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Aluminijum i njegov uticaj na životnu sredinu

Ograničavanje uticaja glavnih materijala na životnu sredinu je suštinska odgovornost svake kompanije. Zato se Reynaers Aluminium fokusira na održivost, kako tokom proizvodnog procesa, tako i tokom životnog ciklusa naših aluminijumskih rešenja.

Smanjenje našeg uticaja na životnu sredinu počinje na materijalnom nivou. Da bi se dobio čist aluminijum, aluminijum oksid se topi tokom elektrolitičkog procesa - Hall-Héroult. Korišćenjem zelene energije iz hidroelektrana smanjujemo naš ugljenični otisak na četiri kilograma ugljen-dioksida po kilogramu aluminijuma. To je otprilike polovina evropskog proseka! Rezultat je ono što nazivamo primarni aluminijum sa niskim sadržajem ugljenika.

Pored energetski efikasnog procesa proizvodnje, aluminijumski proizvodi su poznati po dugom životnom ciklusu i neograničenoj mogućnosti reciklaže. Auminijum se može reciklirati beskonačno mnogo puta bez gubitka kvaliteta. Time se potreba za električnom energijom tokom početnog proizvodnog procesa svodi na jednokratnu investiciju.

What is the EU Green Deal?

The EU Green Deal is the European Union’s strategy to make Europe climate-neutral by 2050. The framework aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, boost clean energy, and promote circular economy principles across industries, including the construction sector.

To reduce the environmental footprint of the building industry, there are two revolutionary waves ongoing. Next to an increased focus on renovation, circularity is the main priority. The aim of the game is to reduce material usage, waste and embodied carbon, which accounts for 30% of a building’s emissions.

As prescribed by the EU Green Deal, at least 50% of components used in the construction sector should be low carbon (recycled or manufactured with clean energy) by 2030. Next, the embodied carbon of these building components should be cut by 50% by 2030, compared to 1990 figures.

The bigger picture
Whether driven by the EU Green Deal or local legislation, building designers have no choice but to reduce the total embodied carbon of their projects. And they should do so by focusing on the most important building elements first.

The aluminium used in windows, doors and façade accounts for only 3% of the total carbon footprint of a building. When looking at the bigger picture: it is important, but no so important... Yet to achieve these stringent targets that have been set, Reynaers Aluminium is motivated to do its share of the work.

Izdržljiva i energetski efikasna rešenja

Na aluminijum ne utiču UV zraci niti vlaga, ne korodira niti truli. Zato Reynaers Aluminium klizni sistemi, zid-zavese, prozori i vrata imaju prosečan životni ciklus od preko 40 godina. Tokom ovih dugih životnih ciklusa, naša trajna rešenja poboljšavaju kvalitet rada i života svih korisnika. Na primer, naši aluminijumski profili obezbeđuju visok nivo zaptivanja vazduha i toplotne izolacije. Na taj način se gubitak toplote svodi na minimum, a nove i postojeće zgrade postaju znatno energetski efikasnije.

Zahvaljujući visokoj stabilnosti, aluminijumski ramovi mogu nositi čak i najveća i najteža staklena okna. Uživajte u obilju toplote i prirodne dnevne svetlosti, dok vam se računi za grejanje i struju značajno smanjuju. Izbegnite dodatne troškove – i smanjite svoj uticaj na životnu sredinu u tom procesu – jer su naša aluminijumska rešenja jednostavna za održavanje i čišćenje.

Sigurno je da su vaši aluminijumski prozori i vrata održiv i odgovoran izbor. Zahvaljujući njihovom dugom životnom ciklusu, odličnoj toplotnoj izolaciji i jednostavnom održavanju, štedite i vreme i novac. U Reynaers Aluminium nastavljamo da investiramo u energetski efikasna, reciklabilna i dugotrajna rešenja kako bismo vašu i našu budućnost svakodnevno činili malo zelenijom.

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Our approach to low-carbon sourcing

Today, already 77% of our aluminium portfolio is low-carbon, which is in line with the EU Green Deal. At Reynaers Aluminium, the average carbon footprint of our aluminium profiles in 2024 is 4.13 kg CO2e/kg aluminium (billet + extrusion), a -20% difference to our base year 2019. We plan to further reduce it to 2.81 by 2030 (-46% vs. 2019), which is also in line with the EU Green Deal.

How will we achieve this? Over the past years, as part of a comprehensive purchasing strategy, we have engaged with the right suppliers to decarbonize our aluminium sourcing by 2030. And we have already made significant progress. With a strong commitment and a thorough decade-long industrial plan, we are confident the upcoming years will further confirm the trend. All to make your future and ours a little bit brighter, one step at a time.

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