We turn yesterday´s facades into today´s building envelopes
“With 39% of global CO2 emissions and 75% of construction waste still not recovered (landfilled or incinerated),new regulations, taxonomies and laws are pushing for circular construction."
Combining circularity to renovation can become a powerful business advantage for all stakeholders of our sector.
From challenge to business opportunity
It all starts with a selective deconstruction decision that minimizes waste and maximizes reuse and recycling. Recycling relies on specialized infrastructures to recover, sort, shred, and remelt materials without compromising quality: this is precisely how we work.
Rebuilding by installing recyclable products made from recycled component closes the circularity loop once and for all.
By closing the loop together around circular construction, we can all build a greener future. Beyond UN goals, managing today's CO2 footprint anticipates regulations and ensures assets value for tomorrow. Our certified products, designed with a circular approach, support your green building objectives.
Circularity applied to buildings requires the mobilisation of an entire ecosystem of partners capable of meeting its demands. Thanks to our strong local network of metal builder, we recover post consumer raw materials. As part of Hydro Group, we can recycle and reuse them into the production cycle with full traceability and certification at every step. It makes the difference!
For almost a decade, sustainability has been at our core—thanks to game-changing collaborators who turn ambition into impact.
In 2018, products made with recycled end-of-life aluminium were on demand. Today, this is our standard offer.
Made from at least 75% recycled and 95% recyclable content, our products offer a low-carbon solution, backed by a dynamic EPD.
For the 1st time, in 2024, we recover old aluminium from our metal builder to feed our recycling plant. Today, we are able to accompany any project of circular renovation.
STEP 1: Renovation of Buildings Renovating buildings creates material flows and reuses existing resources. Cities are full of valuable materials, yet 75% of construction waste is unrecycled.
STEP 2: Recover End-of-Life Aluminium Systems We partner with builders to reclaim old aluminium systems. Unlike other materials, aluminium is fully and infinitely recyclablein retaining its properties after each use, making it highly valuable.
STEP 3: Dismantling and Sorting Builders dismantle frames, sorting out aluminium, glazing and EPDM gaskets. We handle the aluminium, while partners recycle the rest. In selling us the aluminium, metal builders work with a circularity manage for seamless logistics and traceability
STEP 4: Shredding & Sorting At HYDRO’s plant, shredded aluminium is separated from other metals.The right alloys go to the melting plant, while polyamide and EPDM chipsare also sorted for recycling.
STEP 5: Remelting Aluminium is remelted, saving 95% of the energy compared to primary production. Hydro CIRCAL 75R reduces CO2 emissions by 85% compared to global averages
STEP 6: Back to Material Manufactured with sustainable operations and a sourcing of recycled materials to close the loop and reduce drastically CO2 footprint
STEP 7: Back to new Aluminium Systems Made with 75% recycled content and recyclable at 95%, demonstrating circular design. They reduce energy consumption, have longer lifespans and are easier to maintain, dismantle, and recycle
STEP 8: Back to Buildings Digital Product IDs enables full traceability, supporting maintenance and recycling. Products meet future needs and help preserve building value