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Sustainability In Action

Member Company Sustainability Efforts

The aluminum industry recognizes the importance of sustainable business practices. A number of Aluminum Association member companies have specific companywide sustainability programs, which are outlined below.

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.

 At Air Products, people thrive on solving tough challenges. Customers in more than 30 industries are more productive, energy efficient and sustainable with our gases, materials, technology solutions and the deep understanding and expertise we bring to them. Today, Air Products:

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Bloom Engineering

 In today's world, fuel usage plays a large part in the overall sustainability of a industry, product or company. Lower fuel usage directly ties to lower operating and production costs plus reduced emissions. Bloom knows and understands this!

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Chemetall

 Chemetall strives for continuous improvement in sustainability by the design, manufacture, and distribution of products and processes that protect customers, employees, and the environment by minimizing the use of hazardous materials, reducing waste, and conserving energy.

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Jupiter Aluminum

 Jupiter Oxygen Corporation (JOC), a privately held Illinois-based company, has developed technologies for industrial energy efficiency and cost effective carbon capture from fossil fuel power plants.

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Quaker Chemical

 In 2013 Quaker established a global Sustainability program. A dedicated Global Director of Sustainability position was created and filled. Much of the work so far has revolved around establishing the baseline data in the numerous areas of sustainability. Current goals for 2014 include:

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Secat, Inc.

 Secat provides a range of services that assist clients in operating in a sustainable manner, including:

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Vail Rubber Works, Inc.

 Vail Rubber Works provides a variety of products and services that help customers carry out their operations in a sustainable manner.

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Wagstaff, Inc.

 Wagstaff, Inc. strives to be the worldwide leader in providing quality direct chill casting equipment to the aluminum industry. Our goal is to provide equipment that produces quality billet and ingot safely and efficiently.

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The aluminum industry directly employs more than 162,000 workers.

More than 162,000 workers are directly employed in the aluminum industry.  In total, more than 692,000 U.S. jobs are supported by the production, processing and use of aluminum.

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