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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Dango & Dienenthal Brings Filter Systems to Fight Zebra Mussels to U.S. Market
29 March 2013 - Recently, Dango & Dienenthal's high performance filters including the MUSSEL STOP system were introduced to the U.S. market and are now available from the company's production site in Ohio. This will allow U.S. companies to take advantage of the experience gained by the European steel industry and apply it to the zebra mussel issues in the U.S.
Outotec Publishes Its 2012 Sustainability Report
29 March 2013 - Outotec has published its sustainability report 2012, which describes the company’s approach to sustainability, performance and achievements during the year as well as future targets.
CBC News: ArcelorMittal Dofasco Faces 13 Air Quality Charges
29 March 2013 - ArcelorMittal Dofasco is facing 13 environmental charges related to emissions from its smokestacks, CBC News reports.
ArcelorMittal USA Receives ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year - Sustained Excellence Award
28 March 2013 - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) honored businesses and organizations for their outstanding contribution to reducing greenhouse gas emissions through energy efficiency at the 2013 ENERGY STAR Awards ceremony. ArcelorMittal USA was among the winners.
Vallourec Maintains Its Commitment to Sustainable Development
28 March 2013 - With France’s Sustainable Development Week taking place from 1–7 April 2013, Vallourec is reporting on its commitment to this cause.
SMDI Launches Steel Packaging Campaign
27 March 2013 - With an emphasis on performance, the Steel Market Development Institute (SMDI) will launch a national education campaign to highlight the depth of steel’s leadership in meeting the sustainability needs of the packaging industry.
Abengoa Starts Operations at Steel Dust Recycling Plant in South Korea
25 March 2013 - Abengoa, an international company that applies innovative technology solutions for sustainable development in the energy and environment sectors, has started operations at a steel dust recycling plant in the city of Gyeongju, in the southeastern region of South Korea.
World Steel Association Praises New ISO Standard
22 March 2013 - The World Steel Association (worldsteel) welcomes the publication of an ISO standard that defines a calculation method of carbon dioxide emission intensity from iron and steel production.
Metinvest Signs New Social Partnership Agreement with Mariupol
21 March 2013 - Metinvest Group announces the signing of a new social partnership agreement for 2013 between itself, Group entities Azovstal and Ilyich Iron and Steel Works of Mariupol, and the Mariupol City Council.
Energy Use and Energy Intensity in U.S. Manufacturing Sector Down Since 2002
20 March 2013 - Total energy consumption in the manufacturing sector decreased by 17% from 2002 to 2010, according to just-released data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Dust Removal Process from Siemens Making Steel Production More Efficient
19 March 2013 - A new dedusting plant utilizing Siemen's newly developed Simetal Merim process is scheduled to go into operation at a Kardemir plant in Turkey in the second half of 2013.
Severstal Targets US$81 Million in Investments in Environmental Projects at Cherepovets Mill in 2013
18 March 2013 - The Cherepovets steel mill, part of the Russian Steel division of OAO Severstal, will invest up to 2.5 billion rubles (US$81 million) in its environmental improvement program in 2013.
NLMK Reports Continued Environmental Improvements
04 March 2013 - In 2012, Novolipetsk, NLMK’s main production site in Lipetsk, Russia, completed 120 environmental projects as compared to 100 in 2011, with investments totaling approximately RUB 1.3 billion as compared to RUB3.9 billion in 2011.
Tata Steel Brings Forward Bag Filter Installation
27 February 2013 - Tata Steel is to complete a major environmental improvement project at its IJmuiden steel plant in the Netherlands more than a year ahead of schedule.
Tata Steel Saves Energy With Heat Retention Boxes at IJmuiden
26 February 2013 - Tata Steel will save 10 million cubic meters of gas a year — enough to power 5,500 homes — at its IJmuiden plant in the Netherlands through the use of newly installed heat-retention boxes.
EU Steel Mills Risk Closure Under Weight of CO2 Costs
20 February 2013 - A recent paper by CRU sets out the impact of CO2 charging on the cost structure of the EU steel industry, quantifies the effect on profitability and identifies the reductions in production volume that are likely to occur under different CO2 price scenarios.
Oschatz to Modernize Second Cooling Stack at ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe
19 February 2013 - Plant constructor Oschatz announced a new order from ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe: the German plant constructor will modernize the second converter cooling stack at the steel works in Duisburg-Bruckhausen.
EUROFER Disappointed by ENVI Decision on Backloading
19 February 2013 - EUROFER is disappointed by the European Parliament’s ENVI Committee’s vote to pave the way for withholding CO2 emissions allowances from the European carbon market.
Tata Steel Europe Working to Prove Green Auto Technologies of the Future
19 February 2013 - A project was recently launched at Tata Steel Europe's Brinsworth site in Rotherham to help develop groundbreaking green technologies which will power the cars of the future.
Ruukki Reports A Signficant Decrease in Emissions at Its Raahe Works
13 February 2013 - Process changes and the replacement of dust removal devices significantly reduced particulate emissions in 2012 at Ruukki’s Raahe Works in Finland, in line with company targets to reduce emissions by over 80% compared to 2011.
