NgoMeyi 2018, i-Apple yamemezela ukuzibophezela kwayo ku-Elysis, inkampani eyazalwa yinhlangano ye izinkampani ezimbili ezibaluleke kakhulu emhlabeni embonini ye-aluminium: I-Alcoa neRio Tinto, futhi yenze utshalomali olubalulekile (kanye noHulumeni waseCanada naseQuebec) ukuze bakwazi ukuthola i-aluminium esetshenzisiwe ngaphandle kokusebenzisa amalahle.
Njengoba sikwazi ukufunda kuwebhusayithi ye-Elysis, i-Apple ithenge i-batch yokuqala ye ikhabhoni ye-aluminium yamahhala yenziwe esikhungweni sePittsburgh futhi izosetshenziswa emikhiqizweni ye-Apple engacacisiwe, yize kuzoba iningi, njengoba lokhu kutholakala kumikhiqizo eminingi ye-Apple.
I-Alcoa neRio Tinto, nge-Elysis, ihlose ukuhweba nokwenza ilayisense inqubo yokuncibilikisa ngaphandle kwekhabhoni kusuka ngo-2024, ukuze noma iyiphi inkampani ikwazi ukuyisebenzisa futhi ikhohlwe ngamalahle njengomthombo oyinhloko wamandla wokukhipha i-alumina ku-bauxite ngenqubo ye-electrolysis.
ULisa Jackson, oyiChief Environmental Officer yakwa-Apple, uthi:
Sekuyiminyaka engaphezu kwengu-130, i-aluminium, into ejwayelekile emikhiqizweni eminingi abathengi abayisebenzisa nsuku zonke, ikhiqizwe ngendlela efanayo, kodwa lokho sekuzoshintsha.
I-Alcoa, ibitshale imali enkulu ku-R & D kusukela ngo-2009 ukucubungula i-aluminium ngaphandle kokusebenzisa ikhabhoni, inqubo eminyakeni eyi-10 kamuva ekwazile ukubona ukukhanya. U-Elysis, uhlela ukuvula ifektri eCanada ukwenza le nqubo eSaguenay, eQuebec, imboni ekuqaleni engeke ivule iminyango yayo kuze kube yikota lesibili lika-2020.
Kuyaphinda futhi, kukhonjiswa ukuthi, njengezinye izinkampani ezinkulu zobuchwepheshe, I-Apple igcina ukuzibophezela okuqinile emvelweni. Kufanele kukhunjulwe ukuthi zonke izinkampani ezenza inqubo yokukhiqiza noma yokuhlanganisa yemikhiqizo ye-Apple zisebenzisa amandla avuselelekayo hhayi amalahle njengomthombo wamandla.