Energy, Environment & Sustainability
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Severstal Columbus Achieves 25 Million Kilowatt Hours in Energy Savings
07 October 2013 - The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), along with Gov. Phil Bryant, on 8 October presented a check for more than US$2.5 million to Severstal North America for achieving significant energy efficiencies at its Columbus, Miss., plant through TVA’s Major Industrial Program.
European Commission Urges Italy to Bring ILVA Steel Plant Up to Environmental Standards
26 September 2013 - The European Commission is taking action against Italy in an effort to reduce the environmental impact of the ILVA steel plant in Taranto, Europe's largest iron and steel works.
EVRAZ VÍTKOVICE Granted Permit to Operate Steel Mill
26 September 2013 - EVRAZ VÍTKOVICE STEEL, a.s. (EVS) in the Czech Republic has been granted an integrated permit for the operation of the steel mill from the Regional Authority of the Moravian-Silesian Region. Thanks to this permit EVS can continue to operate the steel mill with an obligation to implement the secondary dedusting of the convertor hall in the steel mill within next two years. The permit includes the obligation to perform other technical and organizational measures that help to further reduce emissions from the steel production.
ArcelorMittal Ostrava Gains EU Funding for Environmental Investments
26 September 2013 - ArcelorMittal’s steel plant in the Czech Republic is co-funding its environmental projects through European Union funds, for the first time in the company’s history. ArcelorMittal Ostrava will use the funding to commission new, cleaner technologies worth CZK 2.6 billion (US$136.7 million) by 2016.
ArcelorMittal Receives RobecoSAM Gold Class Sustainability Award
20 September 2013 - Following inclusion in the 2013 RobecoSAM Sustainability Yearbook and being declared ‘Gold Class’ by the sustainable investment company in January, ArcelorMittal was handed over the awards at a ceremony in Paris this week.
Outokumpu's Sustainability Performance Again Recognized by Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes
20 September 2013 - Outokumpu’s strong sustainability performance has been recognized again by the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes (DJSI) in its 2013 review.
SSAB Reducing Emissions With Use of Natural Gas
19 September 2013 - SSAB in Borlänge, Sweden, is converting one of the reheating furnaces in its rolling mill to natural gas, thereby achieving SSAB’s environmental target of reducing nitrogen oxide emissions to 300 tonnes/year.
ArcelorMittal Ostrava Launches Power Plant Denitrification Project
18 September 2013 - ArcelorMittal Ostrava has launched an investment project to reduce nitrogen oxide emissions at its power plant in the Czech Republic.
Reuters: China to Cut Coal Use, Shut Polluters, In Bid to Clear the Air
17 September 2013 - China unveiled comprehensive new measures to tackle air pollution on Thursday, with plans to slash coal consumption and close polluting mills, factories and smelters, but experts said implementing the bold targets would be a major challenge, according to a Reuters report.
ArcelorMittal Maintains Membership in Dow Jones Sustainability Index Europe
16 September 2013 - ArcelorMittal has maintained its membership in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index Europe (DJSI).
Siemens Again Awarded Top Ranking in Dow Jones Sustainability Index
13 September 2013 - Siemens has been named the most sustainable capital goods company in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI), an internationally renowned sustainability ranking published by an association of investors. The company's top position underscores its uncontested leadership in sustainability across seven industries. Siemens also received this honor last year — the highest that a company can achieve in the DJSI.
ArcelorMittal Eisenhüttenstadt Aims for Maximum Efficiency; Sees Competitive Edge Threatened
12 September 2013 - The Eisenhüttenstadt steelworks in Germany is one of ArcelorMittal’s most energy-efficient production sites but says it is experiencing a considerable competitive disadvantage in Germany due to the additional burdens imposed by the German Renewable Energy Act (EEG) and the energy tax.
EUROFER: Decision on EU ETS Increases Unilateral Cost Burden for EU Industry
10 September 2013 - EUROFER has strong concerns about the European Commission’s decision on Member States' national implementation measures (NIMs) for the third EU ETS trading period.
Cliffs Natural Resources Reports on Sustainability Progress
28 August 2013 - Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. announced the release of its 2012 sustainability report, entitled "Embracing our Past, Securing our Future." The sustainability report is a comprehensive look at Cliffs' global operations and outlines the company's progress in key areas of its sustainability strategy.
LanzaTech Partners with Indian Research Centre to Directly Produce Low Carbon Fuels from Waste CO2
23 August 2013 - LanzaTech, a producer of low-carbon fuels and chemicals from waste gases, has partnered with the Centre for Advanced Bio-Energy to create a novel process for the direct production of low carbon fuels from industrial carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions.
Report: Judge Splits Verdict in EPA Case Against U. S. Steel
22 August 2013 - The federal government can’t seek to fine U.S. Steel for violations it claims the company made more than 20 years ago to its Gary Works plant, a federal judge ruled Wednesday, but it can seek to force the company to install new controls for pollutants, the Chicago Post-Tribune reported.
AK Steel Reaches Environmental Agreement with U.S. EPA and Kentucky
22 August 2013 - AK Steel has reached an agreement to settle an action brought on behalf of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Commonwealth of Kentucky under the Clean Air Act and other statutes and regulations with respect to AK Steel's former Ashland, Ky., coke plant. The agreement was reached without admission of the alleged violations by AK Steel.
Siemens to Install Secondary Dedusting Systems in Ilva Sinter Plants in Italy
12 August 2013 - Siemens Metals Technologies has received an order from Ilva S.p.A to equip the company's two sinter plants at its Taranto steel mill in Italy with secondary dedusting systems.
NLMK Installs Pulverized Coal Injection System
01 August 2013 - NLMK has started hot testing pulverized coal injection (PCI) into its blast furnaces at its main production site in Lipetsk, Russia.
ArcelorMittal Zenica Makes Major Environmental Upgrades
24 July 2013 - ArcelorMittal Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina, has made good progress in the implementation of a number of large environmental projects, with a total investment of more than US$14.5m.
