The ELYSIS® process represents an innovation in aluminium production. Instead of releasing carbon dioxide, the method generates oxygen during smelting, cutting out direct greenhouse gas emissions entirely. The first product to feature the material is an aerosol can made from an even mix of ELYSIS® primary aluminium and recycled content; one of the lowest-carbon packaging options currently available.
Renato Bacchi, Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer at Alcoa, said the collaboration shows how innovation can reshape everyday materials. “We are proud to collaborate across the aluminium value chain to reduce carbon footprints and create real impact in people’s daily lives,” he said.
Ball’s Chief Sustainability Officer, Ramon Arratia, described the project as a major milestone for the industry. “This project combines higher recycled content and low-carbon primary aluminium - both key to decarbonise aluminium packaging and the aluminium sector at large. This is both a packaging innovation and a critical supply chain collaboration at work.”
