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Energy, Environment & Sustainability
Energy use and conservation, the environment and sustainability as it relates to the steel industry.
Latest News
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.
FLSmidth to Supply Complete Air Pollution Control System for Essar Steel Minnesota
21 July 2015 - FLSmidth has received a contract worth approximately USD 40m (DKK266m) from Essar Steel Minnesota LLC for mechanical installation of a complete Air Pollution Control system for the Group's greenfield iron ore pelletizing plant.
ArcelorMittal, Lanzatech and Primetals Technologies Announce Partnership to Construct Breakthrough €87million Biofuel Production Facility
14 July 2015 - ArcelorMittal, the world’s leading steel and mining company, LanzaTech, the carbon recycling company, and Primetals Technologies, a leading technology and service provider to the iron and steel industry today announce they have entered into a letter of intent to construct Europe’s first-ever commercial scale production facility to create bioethanol from waste gases produced during the steelmaking process.
Italy's Ilva to Re-Open Steel Furnace After Environmental Work
13 July 2015 - According to Reuters, Italy's Ilva steelworks, the largest in Europe by output capacity, will re-open the third of its five furnaces next month after a year's inactivity due to environmental problems, the company told trade unions on Wednesday.
ANDRITZ METALS Wins Prestigious Energy Globe Award for Nitrate-Free Production of Stainless Steel
15 June 2015 - International technology Group ANDRITZ has been awarded the Energy Globe Award, one of the world's most prestigious environment awards, for its environmental protection technologies PYROMARS and ZEMAP.
SSAB Launches New Sustainability Strategy
26 May 2015 - To increase its focus on sustainability, global steel company SSAB is launching a new sustainability strategy.
ArcelorMittal Launches S390 EK, a Green, Cost-Effective Solution for Silos and Tanks
06 May 2015 - ArcelorMittal has launched its new high-strength steel grade S390 EK, an innovative, competitive and environmentally friendly solution for the manufacture of silos and tanks. Unlike any other product currently on the market, S390 EK includes two-side enamelling to avoid fish-scaling, thus eliminating the need for specific surface treatments or doped ground enamel, while demonstrating high mechanical properties after enamel firing to withstand load pressure in the silo.
China Steel Corporation Approves Investment in LanzaTech Commercial Project
23 April 2015 - Taiwan’s largest integrated steel maker, China Steel Corporation (CSC), has announced formal Board approval of a 1400M TWD ($46M USD) capital investment in a LanzaTech commercial ethanol facility. This follows the successful demonstration of the revolutionary carbon recycling platform at the White Biotech (WBT) Demonstration Plant in Kaohsiung using steel mill off gases for ethanol production.
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