Becker Aluminium-Service certified by renowned Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) against Performance Standard V3
Boenen, July 2nd, 2025 – One of Europe’s leading aluminum distributors and service providers, Becker Aluminium-Service, has been certified against the renowned Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) Performance Standard V3 (2022).
Becker Aluminium-Service, part of the Becker Group and a subsidiary of Klöckner & Co, one of the world’s largest producer-independent distributors of steel and metal products, specializes in coil processing with an annual output of 50,000 tons, supplying aluminum slit coils, custom-cut shapes, and small-format sheets in various sizes, thicknesses, and alloys. The company serves Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and Tier One suppliers in the automotive sector and beyond.
Becker Aluminium-Service was admitted as a certified member to ASI in July 2024.
“We are excited about the ASI certification of our specialty aluminum business unit. This is yet another landmark achievement not only showing our years of know-how and expertise but also demonstrating our commitment to delivering innovative- and quality-driven sustainable market solutions“, says Becker Aluminium-Service Managing Director Ralf Schmid.
The independent, third-party audit of Becker Aluminium-Service GmbH was carried out by TÜV Rheinland Cert GmbH.
The ASI Performance Standard V3 (2022) Certification covers production processes related to the high-quality metal cycle (ready to cast) as well as the aluminum services slitting, contour cutting, high-speed milling and plate sawing at Becker-Aluminum.
About Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI)
The ASI Performance Standard V3 (2022) was launched in May 2022 following a multi-year revision process. It defines 11 principles and 62 criteria under three sustainability pillars – Environment, Social, and Governance – with the aim to address pressing sustainability issues in the aluminum value chain, such as biodiversity, Indigenous Peoples’ rights, circularity, and greenhouse gas emissions.
ASI is a global, multi-stakeholder, non-profit standards setting and certification organization. It works towards responsible production, sourcing and stewardship of aluminum following an entire value chain approach. ASI’s 380+ members include leading civil society organizations; companies with activities in bauxite mining, alumina refining, aluminum smelting, semi-fabrication, product and component manufacturing, as well as consumer and commercial goods, including the automotive, construction and packaging industries; industry associations and other supporters.
About Becker:
As a subsidiary of Klöckner & Co, the Becker Group is one of the largest Multi Metal Service Centers in Europe and supplies its customers with a wide range of steel, stainless steel and aluminum products in various grades and top quality at agreed deadlines. The company is actively shaping the path to a sustainable metal industry. With a large stock and the use of state-of-the-art digital and automation systems, Becker has earned a reputation as a reliable partner in the flat metal industry.
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About Klöckner & Co:
Klöckner & Co SE is one of the largest producer-independent processors of steel and metal products and one of the world’s leading steel service center companies. With its distribution and service network of around 120 sites, primarily in North America and the “DACH” region (Germany, Austria and Switzerland), Klöckner & Co supplies more than 60,000 customers. Currently, the Group has around 6,500 employees. Klöckner & Co had sales of some €6.6 billion in fiscal year 2024. With the expansion of its portfolio of CO2-reduced materials, services and logistics options under the Nexigen® umbrella brand, the Company is underscoring its role as a pioneer of a sustainable steel industry. At the same time, Klöckner & Co leads the way in the steel industry’s digital transformation and has set itself the target of digitalizing and largely automating its supply and service chain. In this way, the Company aims to develop into the leading one-stop shop for steel and metal products as well as higher value-added processing in North America and Europe.
The shares of Klöckner & Co SE are admitted to trading on the regulated market segment (Regulierter Markt) of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (Frankfurter Wertpapierbörse) with further post-admission obligations (Prime Standard). Klöckner & Co shares are listed in the SDAX® index of Deutsche Börse. ISIN: DE000KC01000; WKN: KC0100; Common Code: 025808576.