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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SGL Group’s Facility in Ozark Granted the Arkansas Environmental Federation’s 2012 Diamond Award
05 October 2012 - The Arkansas Environmental Federation (AEF) Nominating and Awards Committee and Board of Directors selected SGL Group in Ozark as recipient of the 2012 Diamond Award.
Tata Steel Europe Announces Start of Second ULCOS HIsarna Campaign
05 October 2012 - The second campaign of the HIsarna campaign began with the lighting of the pilot plant’s burners – the start of the process to heat the furnace up to the right temperature. In about two weeks’ time the test campaign to make liquid iron using the new technology will commence.
Posco Selected as One of the Best Carbon Disclosure Companies
04 October 2012 - POSCO was selected as a leading company in carbon disclosure by the Carbon Disclosure Project, a global climate change evaluation organization.
Severstal Announces Major Investment in Environmental Projects at Cherepovets Steel Mill
03 October 2012 - OAO Severstal announced a series of environmental improvement projects at the Cherepovets Steel Mill in Russia aimed at ensuring global best practice sustainability standards are in place by 2015.
ArcelorMittal Kazakhstan Coal Pioneers Methane Power Project
01 October 2012 - ArcelorMittal Kazakhstan’s coal mining team is deploying technology to use gas from the country’s mines to generate electricity.
ArcelorMittal Ostrava Helps Reduce Emissions from Local Household Heating
01 October 2012 - ArcelorMittal Ostrava in the Czech Republic has given 5 million crowns (US$257,630) in order to support the replacement of old environment-unfriendly household boilers in the region.
Ilva Told Cut Pollution From Toxic Steelworks or Lose License
28 September 2012 - Steelmaker ILVA must follow a court order to drastically reduce pollution from its factory in southern Italy, Europe’s biggest steelworks, or risk losing its environmental authorization, the Environment Ministry warned on Friday, according to a Reuters report.
Italian Judge Rejects Ilva Steel Mill Clean-Up Plan
26 September 2012 - A judge rejected a plan on Wednesday by steelmaker ILVA to clean up its heavily polluting factory in southern Italy, raising new doubts over the future of Europe’s biggest steelworks, Reuters reports.
Outotec Granted R&D Loan by European Investment Bank
25 September 2012 - The European Investment Bank has granted a €45 million loan to Outotec Oyj to finance the development of minerals and metallurgical processing technologies as well as industrial water treatment and energy related applications.
GM Welding Breakthrough Enables More Use of Aluminum
25 September 2012 - General Motors Research & Development has invented an industry-first aluminum welding technology expected to enable more use of the lightweight metal on future vehicles, which can help improve fuel economy and driving performance.
Vallourec Awards Veolia Water Contract to Audit Its Water Footprint
20 September 2012 - To assess and compare the water footprint of seven of its biggest production plants worldwide, Vallourec has turned to Veolia Water’s new measurement and decision-making assistance tool: the Water Impact Index (WIIX).
Gerdau Invests in Environmental Protection in Plants in Colombia and the United States
19 September 2012 - Gerdau has invested in the modernization and improvement of its dust removal systems in plants Tuta, Colombia, and Jackson, Michigan, USA.
Siemens Opens Urban Development Center in London
19 September 2012 - Siemens has opened its first center for sustainable urban development - called the Crystal - in London.
Simetal Merim Dry-Type Dedusting Plant to be Installed at Kardemir in Turkey
18 September 2012 - The Turkish steelmaker Kardemir has ordered a Simetal Merim dry-type dedusting plant from Siemens VAI Metals Technologies.
ArcelorMittal Announces US$50 Million Investment to Restart Monessen Coke Facility
17 September 2012 - ArcelorMittal announced a US$50 million capital investment for improvements to modernize and upgrade the company’s coke operations in Monessen, Pa.
Outokumpu Ranks Again in the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index
17 September 2012 - Outokumpu’s strong sustainability performance has been recognized again by the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes (DJSI) in their 2012 review.
Ilva Wants to Keep Investing in Taranto, Chairman Says
14 September 2012 - The troubled ILVA steelworks intends to continue investing in its operations in the Southern Italian city of Taranto, according to a statement released on 14 September, an Italian newspaper is reporting.
ArcelorMittal Named Steel Leader in Top Sustainability Index
13 September 2012 - ArcelorMittal has ranked first in the steel sector of the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI).
Italian Judges Open Corruption Probe Into Steel Plant
12 September 2012 - Magistrates have opened a corruption investigation into Italy’s ILVA steel plant on suspicion bribes may have been paid for environmental reports playing down the scale of pollution at the site, according to a Reuters report.
Italy Ready to Appeal Ilva Steel Plant Ruling
12 September 2012 - The Italian government is ready to appeal to the constitutional court against a ruling to halt production at Europe’s biggest steel plant, an official said on Monday, as it seeks to head off thousands of potential job losses in southern Italy, Reuters reports.
