DECO with Capral

DECO Australia leads the way with LocAl® green aluminium.

DECO Australia (DECO), leading manufacturer of aluminium buildings products, has partnered with Capral Aluminium (Capral) to supply LocAl® Green lower-carbon aluminium. DECO is leading the way by being the first to commit to switching all their Capral aluminium extrusions to LocAl® Green.

Announced with the Prime Minister in attendance last Friday, the agreement to switch 100 per cent of DECO’s aluminium supply from Capral to lower-carbon aluminium is an important step in DECO’s commitment to reducing carbon emissions.

“Capral Aluminium is Australia’s largest aluminium extruder, and we are pleased to announce today that DECO Australia and Capral have reached agreement for Capral to supply DECO with lowercarbon aluminium to assist in producing more environmentally friendly building products.” said Ross Doonan, founder and director of DECO Australia. DECO’s commitment to LocAl® Green aluminium is part of the company’s Sustainable Framework, which has a core environmental commitment to reducing emissions across the business, including their product offerings.

Aluminium is an excellent material choice for use in a circular economy as it can be can be recycled again and again, almost infinitely. According to the International Aluminium Institute, 75% of all the aluminium every produced is still in productive use, having been through countless loops of its lifecycle. “We are continuously looking to improve our responsible material sourcing and this agreement with Capral Aluminium will assist in reducing the emissions intensity of one of our major material inputs.” said Richard Hamber, General Manager DECO Australia.

“The switch to LocAl® Green aluminium will also directly support our customers across the architectural and building industries by supplying aluminium building products made from responsibly sourced, lower-carbon aluminium, helping them to achieve their own sustainable initiatives and outcomes. “

The LocAl® Green aluminium has the same technical properties as primary aluminium, however, is produced using lower emission energy sources and therefore reduces the embedded carbon of the aluminium by 50 per cent (when compared to the global average for primary aluminium). “We have worked together to ensure we can support DECO on their sustainability journey.” said Luke Hawkins, Capral’s General Manager of Industrial and Procurement. “This is what it’s all about, making it possible for Australian manufacturers to make responsible and sustainable procurement decisions around Aluminium.”

DECO Australia has long been dedicated to investing in innovative and sustainable outcomes for the Australian building industry. The partnership between DECO and Capral, and both organisation’s commitment to lower-carbon aluminium, are set to pave the way for a cleaner and greener building industry.

DECO started receiving the supply of LocAl® Green lower-carbon aluminium in June 2023. deco.net.au lowcarbonaluminium.com.au

Queensland SuperGrid

Queensland looks to legislate 70% renewable energy by 2032, 80% by 2035.

The Queensland SuperGrid will be Queensland’s modern energy system and will consist of new foundational pumped hydro energy storage assets, new backbone transmission, more renewables in our Queensland Renewable Energy Zones (QREZ) regions, and more batteries and low emission to zero emission gas.

The SuperGrid is all of the elements in the electricity system, including the poles, wires, solar, wind and storage that provides Queenslanders with clean, reliable and affordable power for generations.

The SuperGrid will bring all elements of the electricity system together to deliver 50% renewable energy by 2030, 70% by 2032, and 80% by 2035. The SuperGrid is new generation storage and transmission that will set us up to deliver this renewable power.

To underpin the Plan, the Queensland Government has developed the Queensland SuperGrid Infrastructure Blueprint which outlines the state’s optimal infrastructure pathway to transform the system. To build the SuperGrid, QLD has to begin investing in foundational, long-duration energy storage and transmission assets right now. This infrastructure will enable the state to reliably generate, store and transport cleaner electricity across the state with more energy independence.

This coordinated access to low emissions and low-cost energy through scale-efficient infrastructure in regions like QREZs, hydrogen hubs or manufacturing precincts, will sustain and grow jobs in new industries. qld.gov.au