On June 15, Malte Seifert, Managing Director of GMTN, and Jürgen Franke, Managing Director of Vulkan Verlag presented the ecoMetals Award 2023. There had been more than 500 applications. The ecoMetals Award honours exemplary companies for the great success they already had on their path on the green transformation.
ecoMetals Award: Foseco Foundry Division – Vesuvius wins in the ecoProcess category
In the ecoProcess category, the company Foseco Foundry Division – Vesuvius was awarded. Energy-saving, material- and resource-efficient production in the spirit of decarbonisation is the focus of the ecoProcess category. The company has developed SEMCO CC, a new family of water-based coatings that uses a color change to indicate drying progress, thus saving energy costs.
ecoMetals Award: Hydro Aluminium Metal wins in the ecoEnergy category
The ecoEnergy category was awarded to Hydro Aluminium Metal. Entrants in this category integrate renewable energy into production and focus on sustainable energy use in their company. Hydro has developed both certified low-carbon and recycled aluminium offerings. This minimises the carbon footprint of their products significantly.
ecoMetals Award: Magma Gießereitechnologie wins in the ecoTechnology category
The ecoTechnology category rewards the use of innovative technologies in the metallurgy and foundry industry. Magma Gießereitechnologie received this award for its casting process simulation, which minimises errors and reduces scrap rates and energy consumption. When companies simulate their casting processes at an early stage, they identify potential manufacturing constraints, correctly calculate process risks and variations, and avoid errors before they occur.
We warmly congratulate all the winners and are eagerly following the further developments towards climate neutrality!
Source: Messe Düsseldorf/C. Tillmann
