Expanding Low-Carbon Cable Solutions with EcoLum® and Electrified Logistics

In 2025, Alcoa and Prysmian, a global leader in power and telecommunications cable systems, strengthened their sustainability collaboration by extending their EcoLum® supply agreement through 2026. EcoLum® aluminum rod, produced with less than 4.0 metric tons of CO2e per metric ton of metal¹, will support a range of electrification and grid-modernization projects across Europe.

A key milestone in 2025 was Prysmian’s adoption of electric trucks for the final leg of EcoLum® deliveries from Alcoa’s Rotterdam warehouse to Prysmian’s facility in Delft. This initiative reduces logistics-related emissions and demonstrates how collaboration can extend decarbonization impacts beyond materials into transportation and supply chain practices.

“At Prysmian, we are committed to driving decarbonization across the aluminum supply chain and our energy infrastructure solutions are a key part of the global energy transition. Partnering with Alcoa on low-carbon EcoLum® aluminum deepens our ability to reduce lifecycle emissions in our cable products, strengthens sustainable electrification projects across Europe, and demonstrates how strategic collaboration accelerates real-world progress toward climate and sustainability goals.”

– Laura Colli, Chief Purchasing Officer, Prysmian Group

1 Based on Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions from mining, refining, smelting, and casting (mine to metal).