IBERFOIL strongly supports training so that young people acquire the necessary skills, particularly the technical and professional ones, which can help them when they enter the professional market.

On 19th October, the students and teachers of the mechanical vocational training course of the IES Pirineos de Jaca, visited once again the IBERFOIL facilities in Sabiñánigo (Huesca). The collaboration with this training centre has been in place for several years and aims to strengthen the relationship between training and business.  During the visit, the students were able to personally see the factory facilities and the production processes of rolling, cutting, separating and annealing.

The IBERFOIL team also carried out several training sessions for the students, highlighting:

1. Mechanics, as a fundamental part of IBERFOIL’s production processes, specifically pneumatics, hydraulics and the high-tech automatisms of the installations.
2. The relevance of the different production processes, qualities and properties that materials must have depending on the application: food, pharmaceuticals, building, among others.
3. About sustainability and the IBERFOIL Integra project, a benchmark in circular economy.

This initiative is very positively valued by the students and their teachers as they see and feel in a real factory all the knowledge they are acquiring in their training.

IBERFOIL, committed to quality education (SDG 4).

„Sustainability, digitalisation and the new global context for growing and doing business in environments of volatility and uncertainty“ was the central theme of this second edition of Avanza, Foro Empresa Familiar de la Región de Murcia. This forum, promoted by the Instituto de Fomento de la Región de Murcia in collaboration with the Asociación Murciana de la Empresa Familiar (AMEFMUR), brought together important business families on Friday 16 September.

Fifteen top-level speakers took part in the Congress and analysed the relevance of the contribution of family businesses to society and the challenges they face in relation to innovation, sustainability and digitalisation, as well as the connections within the business family, the economic prospect and their impact on Spanish companies, among others.

The event featured welcome speeches from the President of AMEFMUR, José María Tortosa, and the President of the Government of the Region of Murcia, Fernando López Miras. The inaugural conference was given by Alberto Núñez Feijoo, President of the Partido Popular.

The President of ALIBERICO, Clemente González Soler, addressed during his speech the topic „How to organise the communication system and the connection within the business family“. An interesting reflection on the importance of instilling in the next generations the feeling of belonging to the company and treating workers with respect so that they feel valued and thus retain talent. Victoria Plantalamor, President of the Family Business Association of Madrid and CEO of Grupo Industrial Crimidesa, debated with Clemente González and highlighted the vital role of communication in choosing the next generation of the company. The discussion was moderated by Azucena Marín, Communication Director of Zambudio Group.

The event was closed by María del Valle Miguélez, Regional Minister for Enterprise, Employment, Universities and Spokesperson of the Autonomous Community of the Region of Murcia.

It is the only comprehensive voluntary sustainability standard initiative for the aluminium value chain, setting 59 criteria under the three pillars of sustainability: Environment, Social and Governance.

Iberfoil Aragon, the company belonging to the industrial and technological group Aliberico, has obtained the ASI Performance Standard certification for its aluminium coil rolling facilities in Sabiñánigo (Huesca). This is the only complete voluntary sustainability standard initiative for the aluminium value chain, which establishes 59 criteria under the three pillars of sustainability: Environment, Social and Governance.

Iberfoil ’s factory in Sabiñánigo has an annual production capacity of 20,000 tonnes of foil and 40,000 tonnes of coil, and its products are destined for use in diverse downstream sectors, including pharmaceutical, food and beverage packaging; signage; building and construction HVAC; and automotive.

The Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) V2 Performance Standard certification process has been carried out through an extensive multi-stakeholder consultation process. Among the 59 sustainability criteria covered by the Standard are key issues such as biodiversity, anti-corruption, indigenous peoples‘ rights, life cycle assessments and greenhouse gas emissions. All of these are related to the aluminium value chain.

The independent audit of the Iberfoil Aragon operation has been carried out by DNV Business Assurance Services UK Ltd.

„We are very proud to be part of ASI, a global reference for environmental, social and management certification. This certification confirms Iberfoil ’s high commitment to the environment, governance and people. The certification process has highlighted for us the efficiency of our internal material management and recycling processes, which motivates us to continue improving our management of aluminium along the value chain“, said Pedro M. Jiménez, Managing Director at Iberfoil .

Fiona Solomon, Chief Executive Officer at ASI said, “We warmly congratulate Iberfoil Aragon SLU on achieving ASI Performance Standard Certification. Aluminium foil stock and coil play a broad range of functional roles in many downstream sectors due to the metal’s multitude of critical properties, including high electrical conductivity, air and water impermeability, light and thermal resistance, lightweight strength and many others. This ASI Certification provides assurance of Iberfoil’s responsible production and stewardship practices at their Sabiñánigo, Spain facility.”

IBERFOIL, specialist in aluminium rolling, has a strict Quality, Safety, Environmental and Health Policy. This policy is one of the main reasons of the firm, essential for the success of the company and its customer’s satisfaction.

IBERFOIL regularly carries out internal audits that exhaustively analyse its Quality Control, Environmental Management and Health and Safety Management Systems. The result of these audits confirms that IBERFOIL complies with all the current regulations, obtaining the specific certifications in each area. Recently, it has renewed its certificates of:

ISO 9001:2015 – Relating to its Quality Management System, which demonstrates the company’s ability to provide products that meet customer requirements in terms of quality.

ISO 14001:2015 – Environmental Management System, which certifies that IBERFOIL controls all its activities, production processes, services and products that may have an impact on the environment. This certificate guarantees that the company makes every effort to reduce the environmental impacts generated in its daily activities.

ISO 45001:2018 – Certifies that IBERFOIL maintains an Occupational Health and Safety Management System allocated at protecting workers and visitors in the working environment.

In addition to the renewal of these certificates, IBERFOIL is a member of the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI), a certification and standard-setting organisation that recognises and promotes the responsible production, sourcing and management of aluminium. This global initiative, which aims to support members of responsible supply chains such as IBERFOIL, is the result of manufacturers, users and stakeholders coming together to create an agreement on „responsible aluminium“. The certification defines 59 principles, such as factory management, business integrity, transparency, material stewardship, environmental care, CO2 emissions or labour rights.

On the other hand, IBERFOIL’s aluminium is approved by the FDA (Food and Drug Administration of the United States), which means that the aluminium manufactured by IBERFOIL is suitable for use in the food and pharmaceutical sectors.

The fulfilment and obtaining of these certificates, show the continuous commitment of IBERFOIL with the safety and welfare of its workers, customers and environment.

IBERFOIL takes care of people and the environment with advanced aluminium solutions.