SUSTAINABILITY
larson & larcore A2®

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GREEN THINKING
SMART PRODUCTS FOR SMART CITIESECODESIGN

100% RECYCLABLECIRCULAR ECONOMY

GREEN MANUFACTURINGINFINITELYRECYCLABLE ALUMINUM

Alibérico®
Aluminium is the second most abundant metal element onEarth. Its exceptional characteristics of lightness, resistanceand recyclability make it the material of the future, withapplications in multiple areas of people's everyday life andindustrial activity.
Alibérico®, world leader in its transformation, has been
innovating and developing products and applications inaluminium for more than two decades in sectors as varied as
food, pharmacy, cosmetics, building and mass transport,
among others.
Aluminium has unrivalled characteristics compared to othermaterials; it can be reused indeﬁnitely as it does not lose any of
its properties and its quality is not harmed in the recycling
process. It does not break, burn or rust and is 100%
recyclable. Furthermore, recycling aluminium saves 95% of
the energy that would be used in the extraction of primaryaluminium, thus avoiding the emission of 90 million tonnes of
CO2 into the atmosphere every year.

Aluminium is synonymouswith innovation, avantgarde, sustainability andthe circular economy, andis a fundamental element ingrand designs of the presentand the future.

Demand for aluminium
products has doubled since
the year 2000.
More than 75% of thealuminium manufactured
in the 1980s is still in use
today, and can continue tobe used.

Aluminium is easily andinﬁnitely recyclable, withdirect beneﬁts on anenvironmental and economiclevel. Its recycling gives rise
to revaluation, as recycled
aluminium can be reusedover and over again.

Recycling aluminium requires up
to 95% less than energy thanthe production of primaryaluminium, saving around 90
million tonnes of CO2 every year.

One of the greatest advantages of aluminium is that it is inﬁnitely recyclable, with direct beneﬁts on an environmental and economic level.
Its recycling gives rise to revaluation, as recycled aluminium can be reused over and over again. In addition, the quality is not aﬀected by therecycling process. This fact leads to a very high recycling rate.

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SUSTAINABLE MANUFACTURE

CASTING
Aluminium, a 100% recyclablematerial, once separated, is melted
down to create new raw materials,
maintaining 100% of its properties.

RECYCLING
Once they have reached the end of
their life cycle, Alucoil® products
can be separated and recycled,
converted from waste into a newresource.

USE
The use of Alucoil® products, in addition
to being a guarantee of quality, also
ensures sustainability, even forming partof zero-emissions buildings.

Alucoil® is a Spanish multinational, headquartered in Miranda
de Ebro (Burgos), specialising in the manufacture oftechnologically advanced materials for the architecture, transport
and industr y sectors. Since 1996, Alucoil® has been
manufacturing and transforming the most innovative solutions inaluminium under their prestigious brands, becoming a world
leader in technology, innovation and professionalism.
Specialising in the ongoing manufacture of composite panels andthe powder-coating of coils and sheet aluminium, Alucoil® hasmore than 25 years of experience and a clear international
vocation, with factories and sales oﬃces on 4 continents, exporting
to more than 85 countries all over the world.
Alucoil® processes are certiﬁed in accordance with thestandards ISO 9001 and ISO 14001, which certify quality
management systems and the commitment made by
Alucoil® to environmental protection through themanagement of environmental risks related to their activity
respectively. In addition, the quality of Alucoil® products isbacked by the most stringent international certiﬁcations andregulations, always exceeding the standards.

ECODESIGN
Alucoil® ECODESIGNS its products withenvironmental criteria from the initial idea
to the end of their life cycle.

PRODUCTION
Alucoil® is a ZERO WASTE
factory as all waste is recycled
and returned to the circulareconomy.

PRODUCT
Alucoil® products are considered SMART
PRODUCTS, with high performancealongside unique properties in terms ofrecyclability and sustainability.

Alucoil® manufacture can be considered ecofriendly
as no Alucoil® processes expel
greenhouse gases and the waste
resulting from the aluminium
is separated and recycledcorrectly so it can bereused within thecircular economy.

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ECODESIGN

Alucoil® bases its whole product creation process on
ECODESIGN, which means that the resulting products aredesigned from scratch with environmental criteria in mind,
with the aim of reducing the environmental impact
throughout the life cycle of the product, from the initial idea to
its ﬁnal disposal. ECODESIGN means that right from the start
the product takes into account the environment, and does notharm it at any time during its life cycle.
The main element of the products that Alucoil® develops,
manufactures and supplies for architecture is aluminium, amaterial that is inﬁnitely recyclable and does not lose its
properties during the recycling process. Therefore, inbuildings made with Alucoil® panels, once they have fulﬁlled
their purpose reached the end of their useful life, they can beremoved from the building and 100% of the material recycled,
thus preventing materials ending up in landﬁlls and enablingthem to be converted into other, or even the same, products.
This makes aluminium the most highly recommended material
for sustainability in the world of construction.
During their useful life, Alucoil® panels are designed toimprove the conditions of the buildings. A clear example of thisis in Passivhaus building, a construction standard with a highenergy eﬃciency, that means the buildings have a very low orin some cases zero energy consumption, maintaining thequality inside the buildings. This standard is based on respect
for the environment and the ﬁght against climate change,
drastically reducing energy consumption in buildings andavoiding the emission of greenhouse gases. The Torre Bolueta
in Bilbao is the tallest Passivhaus building in the world and its
whole façade is comprised of larson® panels manufactured
by Alucoil®.

ALBAN TOWER (ALBANIA)
Skyscraper in Tirana, made up of two towers, with the wholefaçade in larcore® A2 panels
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Aluminium composite panels

Under the larson® brand, Alucoil® manufactures the composite
metal panels for cladding architectural façades. larson® was theﬁrst aluminium composite panel in the world to obtain anenvironmental product declaration (EPD) under theinternational EPD system. This certiﬁcate provides information
on a product's environmental behaviour.

RECYCLED
PANEL

PANEL
MANUFACTURINGCASTALUMINIUM

COATINGCOIL

The manufacturing process of larson® panels is ongoing, so theuse of the raw materials is optimised without creating large
excesses. All waste from production is managed and recycled so
it is turned back into raw materials.
Once the use of larson® panels comes to an end, they are easily recyclable, separating each sheet of raw material, whichis then melted down and returned to the circuit of the circular economy.

In the production of larson® FR, for each m2 manufactured:Co2 reducedin the last 5 years.

Less use of mineral resourcesin the last 5 years.

CASA SUNTHALPY (ASTURIAS, ESPAÑA)The solar house that works without sunshine, disconnected from thepower grid for more than a year, built with larson® panels.

Lower energy use
in the last 5 years.

Lower water use
in the last 5 years.

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Aluminium honeycomb panels

larcore® A2 is a 100% recyclable and ecoeﬃcient aluminium
honeycomb panel. Both its external skins and its core are 100%
aluminium, so it is easily and inﬁnitely recyclable.
Manufactured in a continuous process with state-of-the-art
technology, unique on a world level, larcore® A2 panels are thematerial of the future thanks to their properties of lightness,rigidity, large dimensions and high recyclability. These panels
also have the EPD certiﬁcate accrediting their low environmental
impact and the commitment to the environment.

CASTALUMINIUM

larcore A2®

PANEL
MANUFACTURING

COATING COIL

ECOEFFICIENT production, for each m2 of larcore® A2 manufactured:CO2 reducedin the last 2 years.

Less use of mineral resourcesin the last 2 years.

Lower energy use
in the last 2 years.

Lower water use
in the last 2 years.

Less gases that aﬀect
ozone layer depletionin the last 2 years

COMMITTED
to the sustainable development goals

Alucoil® is committed to the SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) for 2030 working on a daily basis to:

HEALTH AND WELLBEING
Have an exhaustive risk prevention policy, and invest
signiﬁcant eﬀort in guaranteeing the occupational
health and safety of their workers. Give speciﬁc courses
in occupational risk prevention to avoid incidents of anytype, and to provide all the necessary resources toimprove employees’ health and wellbeing.

QUALITY EDUCATION
We actively collaborate with local professional training
centres and universities. We also sponsor a Master’s inLightweight Façades and provide the opportunity for two
young people to obtain a grant to study free of charge.
We give various in-house training courses so our staﬀ cancontinue their training and adapt to new environments.

GENDER EQUALITY
Thanks to our Equality Plan, we base our in-housepromotion on experience and merit providing thesame equal opportunities to all people. It should be
noted that important senior management posts in thecompany are held by women.

ACCESSIBLE, CLEAN ENERGY
Developing products for low or even zero energy
consumption buildings. Toconsume products fromlocal suppliers. We have also implemented in-housemeasures to ensure that production processes are
more eﬃcient, consume less energy and, therefore,contaminate less.

DECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH
Our human capital is the mainstay of our company’s
ethos. Alucoil® generates quality employment as
93% of the employees have a permanent contract. In
addition, there are beneﬁts that bring the salaries
above the level of the collective agreement.

INDUSTRY, INNOVATION AND
INFRASTRUCTURE
Alucoil® has always been committed toreindustrialisation and has demonstrated this in its
multiple extensions of its facilities and commissioningof new production lines.

REDUCING INEQUALITY
The Alucoil® team is integrally multicultural anddiverse: we are a team of people of all ages from their
20s to retirement age, of diﬀerent nationalities, andcollaborate with a wide variety of countries all over theworld, with cultural and religious diversity.

SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND COMMUNITIESWe participate with local entities such as the Miranda
Chamber of Commerce, to foster the development ofthe city.

RESPONSIBLE CONSUMPTION AND
PRODUCTION
We promote the reduction of consumption by meansof improvement plans that involve all workers. We haveactive plans to reduce consumption of raw materials
and energy and to limit waste and promote its reuse inother auxiliary processes.

CLIMATE ACTION
Alucoil® recycles all the excess material from its
products to be give it a new life. The vast majority of its
suppliers are local, reducing the carbon footprint oftransport. Alucoil® has the EPD certiﬁcation. The use
and recycling of aluminium entails energy savings of95%.

MARINE LIFE
Alucoil® materials supplied for sea transport make it
more eﬃcient and sustainable, reducing pollution andtherefore being more respectful of marine life. Inaddition, it promotes the use of aluminium as analternative material to plastic as it is recycled instead ofending up in the ocean.

ALLIANCES TO ACHIEVE GOALS
Alucoil® collaborates with the Centro Tecnológico
Miranda, laboratories and other prestigious centres as
essential allies in our research, development andinnovation work, with the aim of continuing to launch
the most innovative products onto the market.

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Polígono Industrial de Bayas. C/ Ircio. Parcelas R68-74
09200 Miranda de Ebro, Burgos. SPAIN
Tel.: +34 947 333 320 - info@alucoil.com

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