Circular economy

Grupa KĘTY S.A. recycles aluminium scrap generated by its production plants as well as scrap purchased from the market. The scrap is a component of materials for the production of aluminium billets, which are further used in extruding profiles. The plant selectively collects the particular grades of scrap and, as a result, it does not apply in the remelting process any fluxing agents that are harmful to the environment. The process is subject to strict requirements regarding the quality of the purchased scrap. As a result, there is no contaminated aluminium in the remelting process and no hazardous substances which could pose a risk to the environment are emitted to air. By recovering aluminium, the plant saves a lot of the energy needed to produce primary aluminium from bauxite ores, as the smelting process is highly energy-consuming.

The ambition of the ASS is to supply reliable architectural solutions and co-creation of sustainable supply chain for the construction industry, which is related to the higher share of the Segment products in environmentallycertified investment projects. The list of certified buildings made with Aluprof solutions has been constantly growing. In 2022, 41 prestigious projects were added to it. The construction industry of which the ASS is a part, has perceived the systematic growth in the investors’ awareness, resulting in the development of buildings in a sustainable manner, based on environmentally- and human-friendly materials. Aluprof products based on highquality profiles with high recycled-materials content manufactured at Grupa KĘTY S.A. perfectly fit the circular economy concept. They possess a series of features which enable their application in even the most requiring construction products. Apart from fulfilling the thermal, acoustic, strength and durability requirements, as well as weather resistance, Aluprof window-and-door and façade systems possess Environmental Product Declarations (EPD), and additional Cradle-to-Cradle environmental certificates, thanks to which they are fit for ‘green’ certified buildings, such as BREEAM, LEED or DGNB.

The FPS, as the leader in flexible packaging in Poland and an important supplier in Europe, develops the production of plastic packaging fit for recycling. It is packaging based on paper or refined paper, or on plastics with homogeneous and thinner structure. The structure of laminates and smaller printed areas compared with the current standards, make them easier to recycle. As regards plastic packaging, the Segment concentrates on higher sales levels of BOPP films, laminates based on polypropylene and polyethylene films, and polyolefines-based laminates. In 2022 the share of manufactured recyclable films and laminates significantly increased in reference to the total packaging production.

The use of scrap materials in the process of casting soft-alloy billets grew by 3.5%, compared with the values of 2021, reaching 70.5%. The number of Aluprof-systems-built buildings included in 2022 in the certified buildings databases in Poland and abroad reached 41, which represents a 17.14% increase compared with 2021. The share of packaging films and laminates fit for recycling calculated by the number of m2 grew by 1.7% compared with 2021, reaching the level of 89.9%.