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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ArcelorMittal Galati Continues Energy Efficiency Investment Program
18 March 2015 - ArcelorMittal Galati in Romania has invested more than €7m to upgrade a set of turbine blowers, aimed at reducing energy consumption at blast furnace No. 5.
Kenwal Steel Installs Digital Lumens Intelligent LED Lighting System
04 March 2015 - Digital Lumens announced that Kenwal Steel Corp., one of North America’s largest and most-respected flat-rolled steel distributors, has upgraded the lighting in its 100,000-square-foot steel mill in Detroit, Mich., to the Digital Lumens Intelligent LED Lighting System.
New Infographic Shows How Dust Collection Cyclones Work in Small Spaces
13 February 2015 - Compact Size Fits More Applications than Typical Cyclone
Metalloinvest Enters Final Stage of Environmental Project at OEMK
11 February 2015 - Metalloinvest has begun the modernization of the second gas purification unit at its electric arc furnace shop at OEMK (part of Metalloinvest) in Russia.
Metalloinvest Implements Climate Action International Program
28 January 2015 - Metalloinvest has received a certificate for its participation in the Climate Action international programme.
Worldsteel Twitter Debate to Explore Steel: The Material of Choice in a Sustainable World
15 January 2015 - On Tuesday, 27 January between 14:00 and 15:00 GMT, the World Steel Association (worldsteel) will bring together business leaders, steel associations, and academics at the forefront of the steel industry to take part in a Twitter debate on the future of the steel industry and its contribution to the green economy.
Outotec to Provide Gas Cleaning Technology for Zinc Refinery in Peru
07 January 2015 - Outotec has been awarded a contract to supply gas cleaning technology for Votorantim Metais, part of the Votorantim Group, to the Cajamarquilla zinc refinery.
ArcelorMittal to Invest in New Dust Filters at Zenica Plant
30 December 2014 - ArcelorMittal Zenica, a steel producer located in Bosnia and Herzegovina (B&H), announced the start of a major project to install advanced new dust filters in its basic oxygen furnace (BOF) steel plant.
Outokumpu to Invest in Utilizing Liquefied Natural Gas in Finland
19 December 2014 - Outokumpu is investing approximately €30 million into using liquefied natural gas (LNG) as a replacement for propane at its Tornio, Finland, mill.
Siemens Management System Cuts Energy Costs of Electrostatic Precipitators in Steel Mills
17 December 2014 - With Precon, Siemens Metals Technologies is offering steel works operators an energy management system for electrostatic precipitators in dedusting plants.
Outokumpu to Invest in Mercury Cleaning Technology at Tornio Plant
08 December 2014 - Outokumpu’s Tornio, Finland, plant has made continuous and long-time study to find an appropriate mercury cleaning technology to further reduce mercury emissions. A suitable technique has now been found and Outokumpu will invest in mercury cleaning technology at the Tornio plant.
Severstal Completes Converter Upgrade, Environmental Improvement Program
04 December 2014 - The Cherepovets Steel Mill, one of the world’s largest integrated steel mills and part of the Russian Steel division of Severstal, has completed a maintenance project to upgrade its No. 1 Converter.
SMS Group to Build Big River Steel's Eco-Friendly Mill
18 November 2014 - The official ceremony marking the start of Big River Steel’s greenfield steel project on the Mississippi River in Mississippi County, Ark., U.S.A., took place on 22 September 2014.
GE Technology Increases Energy Efficiency for ArcelorMittal Bremen
30 October 2014 - In an effort to increase competitiveness, ArcelorMittal has chosen GE’s Power Conversion business to replace their existing DC drives control system with GE’s water-cooled Powersemi PW100 in an important upgrade of their Bremen hot rolling mill.
SMS Siemag to Revamp SSAB Converter Shop
28 October 2014 - SSAB Luleå, Sweden, has awarded SMS Siemag the contract for the revamp of the converter shop and related environmental technology.
NLMK Group Begins Testing Unique Environmental Facility in Lipetsk
27 October 2014 - NLMK Group has started hot testing of a unique environmental complex: a biochemical waste water treatment facility at the coke and chemical operations of its Lipetsk production site.
NLMK and Siemens Implement Large-Scale Environmental Project at Novolipetsk
08 October 2014 - NLMK Group has concluded a contract with Siemens VAI for undertaking the main works as part of a large-scale project of upgrading both gas exhaust equipment and emission collection and cleaning systems at the Novolipetsk BOF operations in Russia.
worldsteel Reports on Sustainability Performance of the Steel Industry
08 October 2014 - worldsteel has published its 2014 Sustainability Indicators, presenting the steel industry’s progress in sustainability performance over the past decade.
NLMK Enhances Efficiency of Blast Furnace Operations
02 October 2014 - NLMK Group, a leading manufacturer of steel and rolled products with high added value in Russia, has upgraded air-blowing equipment used in blast furnace operations in Lipetsk.
Jindal Stainless Bags the 13th Annual Greentech Safety Award 2014
29 August 2014 - Jindal Stainless Limited (JSL), the largest integrated manufacturer of stainless steel in India, has been facilitated with the prestigious 13th Annual Greentech Safety Award 2014 in Gold Category in Metal & Mining Sector.
