Energy, Environment & Sustainability
Energy use and conservation, the environment and sustainability as it relates to the steel industry.
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Canadian Researchers Getting Close to Start of Pilot-Scale Coke Oven
20 October 2016 - The Canadian Carbonization Research Association’s pilot-scale energy recovery coke oven is about 70 to 75 percent complete and is scheduled to start up sometime in January or February, according to CanmetENERGY’s Louis Giroux.
Europe's Steel Industry Urges EU Leaders to Toughen Trade Measures
17 October 2016 - Nearly six dozen of Europe’s top steel executives have called upon European Union leaders to support measures that would protect the industry from unfair competition.
Steelmaker Completes Improvements to Furnace Emissions System
26 September 2016 - Italy’s Acciaierie Bertoli Safau SpA has upgraded its emissions treatment capabilities, adding a system to better control the release of dioxins.
Fill 'Er Up: Steel Mills Might One Day Become the Gas Stations for Commercial Jets
16 September 2016 - A U.S. company that is developing technology to convert carbon-based waste gasses into biofuels and chemicals says it has produced 1,500 gallons of jet fuel from steel mill emissions.
Vietnamese Steelmakers Will Be Held to Environmental Standards, Official Promises
09 September 2016 - A Vietnamese official said the country will strictly enforce environmental rules among its steelmakers to environmental rules and encourage the eventual closure of smaller operations that use outdated and polluting technology, reports the VnExpress newspaper.
Scientist Suggests a New Steelmaking Ingredient: Used Tires
10 August 2016 - A scientist at the University of New South Wales in Australia says she has come up with a new use for old tires: grind them up and inject them as carbon into electric arc furnaces.
Chinese Steelmaker Acquires Castrip License
08 August 2016 - North Carolina-based Castrip LLC has licensed its casting technology to a Chinese steelmaker, marking the first time Castrip technology will be employed in an overseas facility.
Forecast: Basic Oxygen Furnaces May Lose More Ground to Their Electric Counterparts
11 July 2016 - The American steel industry’s energy consumption likely will decline over the next 25 years, and steelmaking will tip even more toward electric arc furnaces, according to a long-range forecast from the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Italian Steelmaker Adding Waste-Heat Recovery System to EAF
07 June 2016 - Italy’s Acciaieria Arvedi is installing a waste-heat recovery system at its Arvedi facility in Cremona, according to a supplier on the project.
Italy's Riva Group Moves to Block Sale of its Former Steel Facilities
08 February 2016 - The company that owned Europe’s largest steel works is trying to stop a government sale of the facility and others, according to Italian news agency ANSA.
Environmental Concerns Prompt Closure of Major Iron Ore Terminal in Brazil
22 January 2016 - A Brazilian court has ordered one of the world’s primary iron ore import-export terminals to shut down owing to recurring pollution problems.
Italy's Ilva Group Put On the Sales Block
06 January 2016 - The Italian government is seeking a buyer for the ailing Ilva steel group, according to reports.
Cliffs Divests Remaining Met Coal Assets
23 December 2015 - Iron ore producer Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. has exited the coal business, closing on a deal to sell its remaining metallurgical coal mines, the company has announced.
U.K. Wins Approval to Offer New Energy Subsidy
18 December 2015 - The European Commission has approved a U.K. plan to help its steelmakers cover their energy costs, reports The (London) Telegraph newspaper.
EUROFER: Changes to EU's Emissions Trading System Would Cost Steelmakers EUR34 Billion
30 November 2015 - Revisions to the European Union Emissions Trading System would be so costly to implement that they would just about erase the steel industry’s margins, according to EUROFER, the European Steel Association.
AK Steel Recognized for Environmental Efforts
03 November 2015 - Honda North America Inc. has recognized AK Steel Corp. with a supplier award for environmental achievement.
Court Hears Environmental Challenge to New Mill's Air Permit
29 October 2015 - An Arkansas, USA, appeals court is weighing whether a state agency properly issued an air emissions permit for Big River Steel’s new “flex” mill that’s now under construction, according to reports.
Home Is Where the Heart Is, and for Some, It’s in a Big Steel Box
09 October 2015 - A Dutch architect said he expects to see more housing projects built from a re-purposed steel product – shipping containers.
Chinese Steelmaker Enters Clean Technology Sector
16 September 2015 - China's General Steel Holdings Inc. is acquiring a majority equity stake in a manufacturer of industrial ceramics and a product used in systems that reduce air pollution, the company has announced.
World Steel Association: Governments Must Consider Steel's Importance When Setting Carbon Policies
30 July 2015 - The World Steel Association is calling upon the world's governments to engage the industry as they develop carbon emissions policies.
