ArcelorMittal Dofasco to Invest $16 million to Improve Air Quality at Hamilton
09/18/2009 - ArcelorMittal Dofasco announces plans to invest more than $16 million over the next three to five years to improve air quality in Hamilton as part of the company’s Blue Skies program.
ArcelorMittal Dofasco announced plans to invest more than $16 million over the next three to five years to improve air quality in Hamilton. The investments, part of the company’s Blue Skies program, will help to reduce emissions in four specific parameters.
“Blue Skies is the next step in ArcelorMittal Dofasco’s longstanding and continuous commitment to reduce its environmental footprint,” said Jim Stirling, ArcelorMittal Dofasco General Manager, Environment. “Hamilton’s air quality has improved significantly in the last 10 years, and we will continue to work with all stakeholders to ensure that this improvement continues.”
The Blue Skies Air Quality Action Plan will support ArcelorMittal Dofasco’s application for site-specific air emission standards under Ontario Regulation 419-05, which applies specifically to the ArcelorMittal Dofasco Hamilton site. Projects include a variety of equipment upgrades aimed at reducing emissions from the coke and by-product plant, as well as an additional $1.5 million to be invested in the abatement of road dust.
“ArcelorMittal Dofasco and the Ontario government have a mutual goal of improving air quality in Ontario,” said Juergen Schachler, President and CEO. “We are also aligned in our vision for a strong and sustainable steel and manufacturing sector.”
ArcelorMittal Dofasco plans to invest more than $10 million in program funding by the end of 2010, with the remainder to be phased in over the following four years. ArcelorMittal Dofasco’s Blue Skies program also includes significant investment in energy efficiency as well as improvements in water quality.
ArcelorMittal is the world’s largest steel company with 320,000 employees in 60 countries. ArcelorMittal Dofasco is Canada’s leading steel producer and supplier of high quality flat rolled steels.
