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ALUMIL

At ALUMIL we strive for perfection every day.

Through modern production facilities and strict quality controls, we ensure the creation of superior products with high added value. Continuous research and development leads us to offer unique solutions with many innovative features that fully meet the needs of our customers.

With more than 30 years of experience and 2,200 employees, we are one of the most advanced architectural aluminum systems design and manufacturing companies worldwide. At the same time, all 12 of our factories in Europe have the most modern production lines.

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Objective Action

The aim is to reduce our energy footprint and rational use of natural resources and energy during the production phase.

 

Target Audience

1) The local community of Kilkis in which the new unit is located

2) Employees of the company

3) Wider society in which the company operates

 

Duration

It took three months to build the unit


Description

It is remarkable that aluminum recycling requires only 5% of the energy compared to the energy required to produce virgin aluminium. Therefore, through the recycling of aluminum, energy savings are achieved of the order of 95%, drastically reducing the environmental footprint caused by the extraction of the raw material.

In the framework of strengthening our activities with production processes that contribute to reducing the energy footprint, we invested 4.6 million euros to create a new aluminum scrap sorting and processing unit at the company's facilities, in the Industrial Area of Kilkis. The separation of scrap is now done mechanically, magnetically and with the use of X-rays. This particular investment gives us the possibility to increase the green aluminum we produce by 50% over a period of 3 years, with the aim of making up 70% of the total raw material that enters production.


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Impact on Society

1) Creation of jobs from the creation of the unit

2) Contribution to the reduction of air pollution, a cleaner environment for the residents of the wider area



Initiative Location

In the industrial area of Kilkis, at the company's production facilities.


Working with Organization

There was no cooperation with another body.


Workers Participation

Employee participation as far as planning and setting up the unit is concerned. From there the unit was set up with the help of an external contractor.


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Benefits for Οrganization

1) Improving the image of Alumil, both externally and internally, by investing in actions that promote environmental protection and that it is a socially responsible company

2) Improvement of the company's image as people from the wider area of Kilkis were employed for the creation of the new unit

3) Saving energy, thus reducing the operating costs of the company.

4) Increasing the company's credibility towards its stakeholders for the continuation of its efforts towards sustainable development




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