An agreement on cooperation between the Union of Juice, Water and Beverage Producers (SOYUZNAPITKI) and the Association of Producers, Suppliers and Consumers of Aluminium (the Aluminium Association) was signed today at the Second International Forum "Aluminium in Architecture and Construction" (AlumForum 2021). The document was signed by Irina Arkhipova, chairman of SOYUZNAPITKA, and Irina Kazovskaya, co-chairwoman of the Aluminium Association.
The purpose of the Agreement is to combine efforts to provide consumers with safe and quality food products based on stable functioning and progressive development of production and trade activities while respecting the principles of fair competition on the food market of the Russian Federation.
"The beverage industry is one of the largest consumers of aluminium in the food market. And it is important for us, together with the Aluminium Association, to follow the same course in developing technology and increasing the production and reprocessing of aluminium cans," said Irina Arkhipova. "We are interested in building a closed metal supply chain from metal producers to beverage manufacturers. This is important in the context of the trend towards a green circular economy in the country. After all, one of aluminium's unique properties is that it can be recycled endlessly," said Irina Kazovskaya.
ABOUT ALUMFORUM
The Second International Forum "Aluminium in Architecture and Construction" (AlumForum 2021) was held in the Technopark of the Skolkovo Innovation Center from September 21 to 23. The Forum was founded by the Aluminium Association and organized by the Union of Architects of Russia and the Union of Moscow Architects. The event was held within the framework of the Year of Architecture and Urban Planning in the CIS with the support of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Russia, the Ministry of Construction, Housing and Utilities of Russia, the Moscow Government, Research and Development Center Construction, the Russian Academy of Architecture and Construction Sciences, RUSAL and the Union of Glass-Making Enterprises. RIA Novosti (Russia Today Media Group) became the title media sponsor of AlumForum 2021. The goal of the Forum is to expand possible uses of aluminium in architecture and construction of residential, public and industrial housing, transport infrastructure facilities, the subway, bridges and transport interchange hubs. The first AlumForum took place in Moscow in 2019.
All AlumForum 2021 materials are available on the website of the Aluminium Association at: https://www.aluminas.ru/events/alumforum-2021/. The Forum materials are also available on the alumforum.ru website.