Even Lower: Eccomelt’s EPD Numbers Released

Our new EPD numbers have been verified, and Eccomelt has achieved an even lower carbon footprint than in the past years due to a few key changes in our process. In Georgia, we’ve made incredible progress, dropping from 0.175 tons CO2e/ton of Al to our current 0.089 tons CO2e/ton of Al, as a direct result, […]

Latest Casting Source Issue Highlights Eccomelt

Read Below for the article as published in CASTING SOURCE! MINIMIZING THE CARBON FOOTPRINT OF A356 CASTINGS Martin Hartlieb and Greg Wittbecker November 16, 2021 In order to meet sustainability and circular economy targets—in particular emission reduction—demanded by legislation and society, companies are increasingly required to calculate (and minimize) their carbon footprint and that of […]

Platts Aluminum Symposium Features Eccomelt, Constellium, Hydro and Rio Tinto

On Tuesday, February 1, 2022, Eccomelt participated in the Sustainability Panel at the Platts Aluminum Symposium, together with representatives from Rio Tinto, Hydro and Constellium. Catherine Athenes, Vice President of Group Sustainability and Public Affairs (Europe) at Constellium, opened the panel with a presentation of the definitions of “green”, “sustainable”, “low carbon aluminum” and pointed […]

Metalmecánica invites Eccomelt LLC to present its Success Story at April 8, 2022 Forum

The Mexican Aluminum Chamber of Commerce (CANALUM) has invited Eccomelt’s Martin Hartlieb to present the company’s success story and its tremendous inroads in the Mexican market at its Metalmecanica Forum on April 8, 2022. Hartlieb will provide the backstory of Eccomelt, founded in 2006, as an offshoot of its parent company, House of Metals Co […]

Synopsis of Current Market Conditions provided in Latest Eccomelt Webinar

Eccomelt LLC’s latest webinar series, broadcast in North America on Oct. 21, had an informative start with a timely synopsis of current market conditions in the aluminum industry. Beginning with an introduction to the company, the Eccomelt team delivered an overview of the challenges facing many companies in a post-Covid marketplace. CEO Dan Bitton first […]

Eccomelt Garners Accolades in Modern Casting August 2021 Article

In the August 2021 edition of Modern Casting, Eccomelt LLC’s low carbon replacement for A356.2 primary ingots, eccomelt356.2, garners the attention it deserves in an article entitled “Minimizing the Carbon Footprint of A356 Castings”.  The article explores ways that foundries can minimize their carbon footprint, and explains that ” the contribution of melting, casting, heat treating, […]