On February 2, 2021, BMW announced that it has signed a contract with the Global Aluminum (EGA) of the UAE, 4,300 tons of aluminum used in solar energy production per year. This will reduce 2.5 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions within ten years.
BMW indicates that the use of green energy will be able to achieve its 50% carbon dioxide emission reduction target, to 2030, if corrective measures are not taken to reduce battery And the carbon dioxide emissions from aluminum suppliers will increase by more than one-third. Therefore, BMW has now agreed to use green power with the fifth-generation battery provider.
Like a battery, aluminum production is also very energy consuming. Generate electricity required to produce aluminum, that is, aluminum directly from mineral composite alumina, accounting for about 60% of greenhouse gas emissions in the global aluminum industry. Therefore, using solar energy is an effective means of reducing carbon dioxide emissions related to aluminum smelting.
In addition to producing aluminum using green energy, the BMW Group also takes other measures to protect the reserves of important raw materials. For example, the BMW Group sets to the goal of 2030, which significantly improves the share of recycled raw materials and uses raw materials many times in the circular economy. Compared with the main materials, the use of secondary materials can greatly reduce carbon dioxide emissions and save natural resources. At the same time, the BMW Group is using its carbon footprint as the basis of its supply chain new contract order, and has begun to implement the largest bidding of carbon footprints in 2020.
The goal of BMW Group is to sell more than 7 million electric vehicles in 2030. Two-third of them are electric vehicles. BMW Group Purchasing Ministry is working with this scale to ensure that the supply chain can not only achieve quantity growth, but also meet the requirements of sustainable development. In this way, BMW Group purchases an important contribution to the company’s transition to electric vehicles.
EGA is the world’s largest aluminum producer, and is the first company located in the Middle East to join aluminum management plan. Since 2013, EGA has been providing original aluminum for BMW Group. EGA is a basic aluminumThe manufacturer, performing various tasks from the production of aluminum mines to refining, electrolytic to cast aluminum production.
In 2019, EGA sold 2.6 million ton cast metal. EGA is the only aluminum producer in the United Arab Emirates and is the fifth largest aluminum producer in the world. EGA has more than 400 customers in more than 50 countries and is one of the largest casting alloys suppliers in the global automotive industry. EGA has been certified by IATF 16949: 2016, which is the latest global standard established by the automotive industry, which is designed to ensure that the quality control in the global auto supply chain is more stringent.