Energy, Environment & Sustainability
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OEMK Confirms Compliance of Environmental Management System with International Standards
19 July 2013 - Russia's Oskol Electrometallurgical Plant (OEMK) confirmed compliance of its environmental management system with the ISO 14001:2004 standard following the annual compliance audit.
ArcelorMittal Galati Launches ENERGIZE Project to Increase Energy Efficiency
18 July 2013 - ArcelorMittal Galati in Romania has launched ENERGIZE, a project to increase energy efficiency and reduce associated costs.
Praxair Recognizes Employee Zero Waste Efforts With Global Tree Planting Program
11 July 2013 - In recognition of Praxair, Inc. employee efforts to achieve zero waste around the world, the Praxair Foundation is implementing “Praxair’s Greenway Project,” a new sustainability program that will plant or preserve 250,000 trees globally this year.
Canadian Aboriginal Group Will Not Back Down in Fight Against Rio Tinto's IOC
11 July 2013 - The Innu First Nation of Uashat Mak Mani-Utenam wishes to remind potential purchasers of Rio Tinto's share of Iron Ore Company of Canada (IOC) that the Canadian Aboriginal group continues to fiercely oppose IOC's mining, railway and port operations within their traditional territory.
Advocacy Groups Push Dow Jones to Remove POSCO from Its Sustainability Index
10 July 2013 - Prominent human rights, labor rights and advocacy groups appealed to the Dow Jones recently to remove POSCO from the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices.
LanzaTech Named One of the World's Top Sustainable Solutions
05 July 2013 - LanzaTech, a producer of low-carbon fuels and chemicals from waste gases, has been named as one of the most innovative sustainable solutions around the world in a new sustainability guide, Sustainia100.
Steel Industry Poised to Make Significant Contribution to Europe's Low-Carbon Goals
05 July 2013 - The steel industry in Europe has an important role to play as the continent works toward diminishing greenhouse gas emissions and building a sustainable industrial landscape, says a new report from The Boston Consulting Group and the Steel Institute VDEh.
EVRAZ Vitkovice Steel Receives Work Safety System Certification
04 July 2013 - EVRAZ Vítkovice Steel was recently certified in the international standard OHSAS 18001, and at the same time successfully extended its environmentally focused management EN ISO 14001 system certification.
BASF, Linde, and ThyssenKrupp Collaborating to Develop Sustainable Syngas Production Technology
02 July 2013 - BASF, the Linde Group and ThyssenKrupp plan to develop an environmentally friendly and competitive basis for utilizing CO2 on an industrial scale. They aim to employ innovative process technology to use carbon dioxide as a raw material, with positive effects on climate protection.
SunCoke to Develop New Emissions Technology for Coke Plants After Clean Air Act Violations
27 June 2013 - As part of a settlement with the EPA, U.S. Dept. of Justice, and the states of Illinois and Ohio, SunCoke Energy has agreed to pay a penalty and also to develop and implement an innovative system that will be the best available emissions control technology for coke plants in the U.S.
China Embracing Green Technology from SMS Group
26 June 2013 - In front of more than 200 representatives from the industrial and political areas at a recent conference in China, the SMS group laid out how eco plant-oriented solutions can improve the running of metallurgical plants in both environmental and financial terms.
Siemens and LanzaTech partner to transform steel mill off-gases into bioethanol
20 June 2013 - Siemens Metals Technologies and LanzaTech have signed a ten-year co-operation agreement to develop and market integrated environmental solutions for the steel industry worldwide. The collaboration will utilize the ground-breaking fermentation technology developed by LanzaTech transforming carbon-rich off-gases generated by the steel industry into low carbon bioethanol and other platform chemicals.
Siemens and LanzaTech Partner to Transform Steel Mill Off-Gases Into Bioethanol
19 June 2013 - Siemens Metals Technologies and LanzaTech have signed a ten-year co-operation agreement to develop and market integrated environmental solutions for the steel industry worldwide.
Reuters: China Takes Cautious Step Towards Carbon Emissions Trading
18 June 2013 - China launched its first pilot carbon emissions exchange on Tuesday 18 June 2013, though plans for a nationwide rollout and efforts to apply the scheme to some polluting heavy industries could be undermined by a slowdown in the world's No. 2 economy, Reuters reports.
Jersey Shore Steel Awarded 2013 Governor's Environmental Excellence Award
14 June 2013 - The Jersey Shore Steel Co. was recently named a winner of Pennsylvania’s 2013 Governor’s Environmental Excellence Award for “Making and Marketing the World’s Greenest Steel.” Its facility is located in Clinton County, Pa.
Desulfurization of Coke Plant at ArcelorMittal Ostrava Nearing Completion
10 June 2013 - ArcelorMittal Ostrava has launched the final stage of its coke oven gas desulphurization process optimization. By the end of the year the company plans to commission two new pieces of equipment at the coke plant that will reduce concentration of hydrogen sulfide in cleaned coke oven gas.
Large-Scale Environmental Project Successfully Implemented at Metalloinvest
07 June 2013 - Metalloinvest announced that a new gas purification unit has been launched at electric arc furnaces 3 and 4 at OEMK (part of Metalloinvest) in Russia.
NLMK Joins National Environmental Campaign
05 June 2013 - NLMK joined the Russian Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment’s Zero Environmental Impact national environmental campaign.
Ruukki Provides Eco-Efficient Metal Components for Biofore Concept Car
04 June 2013 - Ruukki is providing eco-efficient metal components for the Biofore Concept Car being built by UPM and Helsinki Metropolia University of Applied Sciences.
ArcelorMittal Ostrava Launches $50 Million Project to Cut Emissions
03 June 2013 - ArcelorMittal Ostrava has launched a US$50 million environment project that will cut annual nitrogen oxide emissions by at least 600 tonnes.
