Alcoa is set to supply global cable giant Nexans with low-carbon aluminium produced using the miner’s ELYSIS technology.
Nexans will be the world’s first cable manufacturer to use metal from the ELYSIS process, which replaces all greenhouse gas emissions from the smelting process with oxygen.
Several Nexans facilities in western Europe and Scandinavia will use aluminium produced from the ELYSIS process for cables across its offering.
Alcoa already supplies Nexans with EcoLum, a primary aluminium with a carbon footprint nearly three times lower than the industry average.
Alcoa said this next step in their partnership marks a strong future of collaboration and decarbonisation for the companies.
“Alcoa is well positioned to supply low carbon aluminium for the world’s transition to renewable energy, as we know that the true impact of decarbonisation will also include the choice of materials used to build the infrastructure for generation, transmission and distribution networks,” Alcoa executive vice president and chief commercial officer Renato Bacchi said.
“While we are developing ELYSIS for the future, we are also supplying low-carbon aluminium today with our EcoLum metal, which can help customers meet their own sustainability goals and lower their carbon footprints.”
Nexans said the agreement highlights its position at the forefront of the sustainable electrification issues such as low-carbon emissions.
“In the fight against climate change, solutions that support the world’s energy transition make a real difference,” Nexans senior executive chief operating officer Vincent Dessale said.
“By increasing our use of low-carbon aluminium, we want to lead the way toward a sustainable electrification of the world. The rod produced with this breakthrough technology could eliminate a significant portion of carbon dioxide emissions in the future.
“We are proud to be the world’s first cable manufacturer to use metal from the breakthrough technology ELYSIS.”
Subscribe to Australian Mining and receive the latest news on product announcements, industry developments, commodities and more.
