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Apple’s “green bond” program, which has been advancing since 2016, has now achieved new emissions reduction results.As one of the project companies supported by the third “green bond” launched in 2019, it is a joint venture from Canada, established by giants Alcoa and Rio Tinto. Elysis The world’s first direct carbon-free aluminum smelting process has successfully produced the first industrial purity primary aluminum on an industrial scale. This breakthrough technology enables the smelting process to no longer produce greenhouse gases but oxygen (the industrial R&D center where the production line is located also uses hydroelectric power). Considering the extensive application of aluminum in the world, Elysis’s new technology is called A milestone in the aluminium production process.
The first batch of industrial-grade low-carbon primary aluminum produced by Elysis has been confirmed to be sourced by Apple, which plans to use it in the third generation iPhone SE (At present, the two parties have not disclosed the specific number of products that will use new aluminum materials). In fact, since 2018, Apple has been investing in cooperation with Alcoa, Rio Tinto, and the governments of Canada and Quebec. In addition to the innovation achieved by Elysis, Apple has previously purchased the first batch of commercial aluminum produced by the joint venture for the production of 16-inch MacBook Pros.
According to Apple, their aluminum-related carbon emissions have been reduced by nearly 70 percent since 2015. All models in the current iPad lineup, as well as the latest MacBook Pro, Air, Mac mini and Apple Watch casings are all made from 100% recycled aluminum.
