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Energy, Environment & Sustainability
News items focusing on evolving technologies and steps taken to create a sustainable industry and minimize environmental impact.
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New Cooling Stack On Order for Pilot Process Plant
24 May 2016 - A German plant engineering firm is building a new and larger gas cooling section for the Hlsarna steelmaking process pilot plant in the Netherlands, the company has announced.
Voestalpine Commissions New Sound-Based Monitoring System
14 April 2016 - Austria’s voestalpine has installed a new acoustic-based monitoring system at a secondary dedusting plant at its Linz mill, the vendor on the project has announced.
American Industries Bought Less Electricity in 2015, Says EIA
14 March 2016 - For the fifth year in the past eight, U.S. electricity sales have fallen, with declining industrial demand partly to blame, according the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
As Power Prices Rise and Steel Prices Fall, ArcelorMittal Considers Future of South African Mill
04 February 2016 - ArcelorMittal’s South African division said it expects to record a headline loss of 1,250 cents per share in 2015 and is rethinking its investment in its ultrathin hot rolled coil mill along the country’s west coast.
Uttam Galva, POSCO Ink Technology-Sharing Agreement for Indian Joint Venture
29 December 2015 - India’s Uttam Galva Group has signed an agreement to incorporate POSCO’s steelmaking technology in their proposed joint venture plant in Maharashtra, reports The Hindu BusinessLine newspaper.
ThyssenKrupp Testing Coke Oven Emissions Scrubbing Process
17 November 2015 - ThyssenKrupp Industrial Solutions, in conjunction with Berlin Technical University and ThyssenKrupp’s Schwelgern coke plant, are testing a pilot facility that converts process gas into ammonium bicarbonate.
New Technology Could Help Make the Steel Sector Greener
23 October 2015 - There's much room to improve the steel sector's carbon dioxide emissions, but to do it, it will take implementing some new technology that hasn't yet been fully developed -- and is too expensive to operate under current conditions, according to steel research consultant Jean-Pierre Birat.
New Industry Consortium Looks to Improve Steelmaking's Efficiency, Sustainability
05 October 2015 - A year in the making, the U.S.-based Steel Manufacturing Simulation & Visualization Consortium at Purdue University Calumet is ready to take on research projects -- and new partners.
Scrap Steel May One Day Help Clean Farmland Water Runoff
25 September 2015 - Researchers at South Dakota State University may have found just the thing to help clean up water runoff from farmlands – scrap steel.
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.
Company Wins Contracts for Blast Furnace Improvement at Italian Steel Works
15 September 2015 - The Paul Wurth Group has been awarded contracts for major environmental upgrades to the idled No. 5 blast furnace at Italy’s ILVA steel works in Taranto.
Firms Buy Up Bankrupt Lee Steel Assets
21 August 2015 - A private equity firm with a portfolio of metals service centers has acquired bankrupt Lee Steel Corp., the firm has announced.
Baghouse Integration Automation & Control - Compliance With an Edge
23 July 2015 - Large scale fabric filter baghouses in the power, lime, cement, steel, lead, foundry and chemical industries will significantly lower emissions, reduce energy use and cut maintenance costs with the B-PAC™ Series Baghouse Performance Analyzer & Controller.
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.
New Technology to Treat Steel Dust from DIGIMET
10 July 2015 - The technology-based company DIGIMET, created by TECNALIA and Kereon in 2013, is offering a solution which combines economic and environmental sustainability.
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.
ArcelorMittal Releases 2014 Sustainability Report
22 April 2015 - ArcelorMittal, a leading steel and mining company, has published its 2014 sustainability report, ‘Steel: the sustainability challenge’. The report launches the company’s 10 new sustainable development outcomes which outlines what the company needs to achieve in order for its steel to be recognised as one of the world’s most sustainable materials. It also details the company’s sustainability highlights, including how ArcelorMittal made an economic contribution to society of $79 billion in 2014.
