RUSAL has officially launched commercial production of its new Primary Equivalent Foundry Alloys (PEFA), tailored for the automotive industry. These innovative alloys incorporate up to 40 per cent post-consumer aluminium scrap, marking a significant step towards sustainable manufacturing in the sector.
The production is being carried out at the Irkutsk Aluminium Smelter, where RUSAL has also expanded the use of recycled metals. The PEFA production builds upon the company’s earlier initiative launched in early 2023, which began with trial runs incorporating 20 per cent end-of-life aluminium scrap.
The process integrates post-consumer scrap into molten low-carbon ALLOW aluminium, RUSAL’s proprietary brand made using renewable energy sources. This production method results in a carbon footprint significantly below the market average, a claim substantiated by an independent third-party verification.
