Sustainability — 100% Recycled Aluminium Channels
Built from recycled aluminium.
Aluminium is infinitely recyclable without losing performance. Every A&L channel is extruded from 100% recycled aluminium billet — giving specifiers a sustainable aluminium solution with a fraction of the embodied carbon of virgin material.
Aluminium recycling uses roughly 95% less energy than primary production. So when architects and contractors ask is aluminium recyclable? and is aluminium sustainable? — the answer, evidenced through our supply chain, is a definitive yes.
- 100%
- Recycled aluminium billet
- ~95%
- Less energy vs. virgin
- ∞
- Recyclable without loss
- UK
- Extruded & stocked
SEAM & REVEAL vs. other material routes
Manufacturing CO₂ per linear metre, across all standard face widths (100–300mm), based on verified billet EPD data, IAI regional data and published sheet EPDs. Our UK-manufactured channels — extruded from recycled billet — deliver up to 92% lower CO₂ versus channels made from virgin Chinese billet, and up to 79% lower CO₂ versus virgin European billet, on a full lifecycle basis net of the end-of-life recycling credit (Module D).
SEAM channel — kg CO₂e per linear metre
| Material / process route | 100mm | 125mm | 150mm | 200mm | 300mm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A&L Systems recycled billet (UK) — net Module D | 2.79 | 3.14 | 3.49 | 4.18 | 5.58 |
| European sheet (folded) | 6.83 | 7.68 | 8.54 | 10.24 | 13.66 |
| Middle East sheet (folded, est.) | 7.19 | 8.09 | 8.99 | 10.79 | 14.39 |
| Europe virgin billet | 10.30 | 11.59 | 12.88 | 15.45 | 20.60 |
| Middle East virgin billet | 10.88 | 12.24 | 13.60 | 16.32 | 21.76 |
| China sheet (folded, est.) | 17.24 | 19.40 | 21.56 | 25.87 | 34.49 |
| China virgin billet | 26.72 | 30.06 | 33.40 | 40.08 | 53.44 |
REVEAL channel — kg CO₂e per linear metre
| Material / process route | 100mm | 125mm | 150mm | 200mm | 300mm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A&L Systems recycled billet (UK) — net Module D | 5.58 | 5.93 | 6.28 | 6.97 | 8.37 |
| European sheet (folded) | 13.66 | 14.51 | 15.36 | 17.07 | 20.48 |
| Middle East sheet (folded, est.) | 14.39 | 15.29 | 16.19 | 17.98 | 21.58 |
| Europe virgin billet | 20.60 | 21.89 | 23.18 | 25.75 | 30.91 |
| Middle East virgin billet | 21.76 | 23.12 | 24.48 | 27.20 | 32.63 |
| China sheet (folded, est.) | 34.49 | 36.64 | 38.80 | 43.11 | 51.73 |
| China virgin billet | 53.44 | 56.78 | 60.12 | 66.80 | 80.15 |
A&L Systems figures are shown net of Module D (end-of-life recycling credit): full lifecycle CO₂ = extrusion-inclusive manufacturing (A1–A3) + transport (A4) + end-of-life (C1–C4) − Module D credit, based on our billet's verified EPD. All other routes are shown gross (cradle-to-gate, manufacturing only), as no comparable Module D data exists for those regions or folded sheet routes — so those figures are not on an identical basis. Figures include powder coating; they exclude installation and use. Regional virgin billet figures are approximate (IAI / industry reporting). Middle East and China sheet figures are estimated by scaling regional virgin billet CO₂ using the European sheet-to-billet ratio. Full assumptions, sources and calculations are available on request.
Cortizo Infinity® billet — third-party verified.
SEAM and REVEAL are extruded from Cortizo Infinity® aluminium billet, extruded from 100% recycled aluminium billet (per manufacturer certification). The billet carries a product-specific Environmental Product Declaration (EPD), externally verified to ISO 14025 and EN 15804+A2:2020 — the same standard required for BREEAM Mat 02 and LEED MRc environmental product credits.
| Life cycle module (per kg billet) | kg CO₂e / kg |
|---|---|
| A1–A3 (raw material supply, manufacturing) | 2.40 |
| A4 (transport to gate) | 0.06 |
| C2 (transport, end of life) | 0.003 |
| C3 (waste processing) | 0.29 |
| C4 (disposal) | 0.0003 |
| Module D (recycling credit) | −1.71 |
| Full lifecycle, net of Module D | 1.84 |
- Declaration holder
- Aluminios Cortizo, S.A.U.
- Programme
- DAPconstruction® (Cateb)
- Standards
- ISO 14025 · EN 15804+A2:2020
- PCR
- RCP 100 v3 (27/05/2021)
- Verification
- External, accredited verifier
- Valid
- 02/12/2022 – 02/12/2027
Verified billet EPD data plus per-metre carbon figures for every SEAM & REVEAL size.
Supporting evidence for the LEED Building Product Disclosure & Optimization: EPD credit.
Billet-level figures are drawn directly from the third-party verified Cortizo Infinity EPD. Per-metre product figures are calculated by A&L Systems from that billet data plus extrusion, powder-coating and profile-geometry assumptions (25% extrusion process uplift per Hydro Aluminum Extrusions EPD methodology; coating per Climatiq / AusLCI dataset). These product-level calculations are A&L's own figures and have not themselves been through third-party EPD verification. Confirm current BREEAM / LEED scoring with your assessor.
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