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COMMITMENT to SUSTAINABILITY

At Can Art, we focus on using resources responsibly and protecting the environments where we operate. We’re committed to making our operations among the most energy efficient, safest and resilient in the industry.

We also believe in our people and communities. We’re proud to employ hundreds of men and women, and to foster the manufacturing and technical skills required for twenty-first century innovation.

We know our customers share these objectives. That’s why we collaborate across the entire value chain — from our primary suppliers and vendors to our customers and key partners — to reduce our environmental impacts, safeguard employee wellbeing and maximize product quality.

This document describes our approach to sustainability in further detail. We’ve taken numerous steps to embed an environmentally responsible culture throughout our manufacturing processes.

Herein, you’ll find an overview of the environmental, social and governance practices we use to identify and mitigate potential risks, as well as to capitalize on the enormous contributions our team makes to the sustainability and innovation of the broader economy — specifically the automotive, architectural, distribution and consumer products sectors, to name only a few.

Can Art Aluminum’s products serve diverse end markets, providing custom and standard aluminum extrusions for construction, automotive, furniture, signage and alternative energy applications, among others.

As an elemental material, aluminum's fundamental properties don’t change with mechanical processing, which means it can be recycled over and over again with no degradation. In this way, it’s infinitely recyclable.

Aluminum extrusions contribute to the energy efficiency of vehicles and buildings, with many positive sustainability outcomes.

For example, aluminum is an important component for light-weighting both traditional and electric vehicles. Lighter traditional vehicles use less fuel and therefore produce fewer carbon emissions. Lighter electric vehicles have longer ranges between charges.

Aluminum building materials provide a 100% recyclable alternative to materials like fiberglass and vinyl. They can also be produced to fit complex shapes, which reduces the need to fabricate other materials into less applicable sizes.

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PRIMARY END MARKETS

27%

Electric Vehicles

33%

Traditional Vehicles

26%

Building and Construction

11%

Distribution

3%

Construction Durables

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USE OF SUSTAINABLE BILLETS

A key feature of our approach is our long-standing strategic partnerships to source sustainable aluminum extrusion billets.

Can Art partners with global leaders in metals and mining, which produce the lowest carbon footprint primary aluminum available among regional producers, as well as a range of sustainable aluminum products.

The aluminum extrusion billets produced at our partners’ facilities can contribute to obtaining internationally recognized green building certifications, such as Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED).

In order to achieve the LEED v4 rating, a building must contain materials that

• Have an Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) lower than the average industry environmental impacts, including carbon footprint;
• Are sourced from a sustainability-conscious supplier of raw materials; and
• Contain no hazardous materials in its provided list of ingredients.

Our use of low-carbon aluminum billets as a raw material in our products contributes to Can Art’s clients obtaining up to six points in the LEED v4 requirements.