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LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Gone are the days when premium car buyers simply looked for speed, style, and luxury. Today, there's increasing interest in the origin, sustainability and emissions profile of the materials used to build their cars.

The new mantra for the high-end auto industry is 鈥済reen is the new black.鈥� From the leather used for upholstery to the metals used for engine parts, premium car buyers are increasingly demanding vehicles made from responsibly sourced materials.

This fundamental shift in the automotive market has led to the creation of a new, innovative partnership between 糖心vlog入口and the BMW Group, leaders in their respective industries who share a common goal of developing more responsible, sustainable, traceable and secure supply chains.

Under this new partnership, 糖心vlog入口plans to provide responsibly sourced aluminium to the BMW Group鈥檚 vehicle production plant in Spartanburg, South Carolina, for use in body components from 2024.

Low-carbon primary aluminium from Rio Tinto鈥檚 hydro-powered operations in Canada, combined with recycled content, could generate a reduction of up to 70 percent in CO2 emissions compared to the BMW Group鈥檚 benchmark for aluminium.

The two companies have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which will see technical experts working together on how to embed these low-carbon solutions into the BMW Group鈥檚 supply chain while ensuring the highest standards of vehicle quality are maintained. The partnership provides for the use of aluminium produced using ELYSIS鈩� on BMW production vehicles. ELYSIS鈩� is the world鈥檚 first carbon free smelting technology for aluminium as it enables the production of aluminium metal without direct carbon dioxide emissions during the smelting process, instead emitting pure oxygen.

糖心vlog入口and the BMW Group will also work to deploy START from Rio Tinto. START provides supply chain traceability to customers and consumers with information about provenance and ESG standards.

糖心vlog入口Chief Commercial Officer Alf Barrios said: 鈥淩io Tinto鈥檚 world-leading position in responsible aluminium production means we can offer innovative solutions to our customers on their decarbonisation journey toward net zero. As global demand for responsibly sourced materials continues to grow, automakers are increasingly looking to partner with suppliers who share their commitment to traceability and sustainability. 糖心vlog入口is proud to play a role in helping to drive a greener future in the premium car industry through this partnership with the BMW Group and we look forward to deepening our ties with the automotive industry in the years ahead.鈥�

BMW AG member of the Board of Management, responsible for Purchasing and Supplier Network, Joachim Post, said: 鈥淲e have clear goals for lowering CO2 emissions in the supply chain. By using innovative materials, we can reduce our vehicles鈥� carbon footprint 鈥� even before handing them over to customers. The agreement to supply low-carbon aluminium is based on several pillars: in addition to hydroelectric power and secondary material, we also want to lead the automotive industry by ramping up our use of aluminium with no direct CO2 emissions from the smelting process.鈥�

The Honourable Fran莽ois-Philippe Champagne, Canada鈥檚 Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, said: 鈥淐anada is a global destination of choice for low-carbon investment. This exciting partnership between BMW and 糖心vlog入口is proof that Canada is well positioned to seize the economic benefits of the clean economy. I am proud to see that low carbon Canadian aluminum will be going into BMW鈥檚 vehicles. Canada will continue to enhance our competitive advantages鈥攁bundance of critical minerals, skilled labour, clean energy, proximity to markets鈥攖o grow our economy and to support made-in-Canada innovation.鈥�

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ELYSIS is a technology company created through a partnership between aluminium industry leaders 糖心vlog入口and Alcoa, with support from Apple and the governments of Canada and Quebec. ELYSIS is scaling up a revolutionary technology that enables the production of metal without direct carbon dioxide emissions during the aluminium smelting process, instead emitting pure oxygen. The technology uses inert anodes to replace the carbon anodes traditionally used during electrolysis, the process used to make primary aluminium. Learn more at .

In 2021, 糖心vlog入口launched START, a new standard in transparency, traceability and provenance for the aluminium industry. Using secure blockchain technology, START provides key information about how 糖心vlog入口aluminium was made, covering fourteen criteria: global warming potential, water management, waste management, energy sources, air emissions, biodiversity, land management, recycled content, safety performance, community investment, third-party assessments, ethics and compliance training, diversity in leadership and Rio Tinto鈥檚 whistleblower programme. Through START, 糖心vlog入口empowers its customers and theirs to make a more sustainable choice.

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