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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New National Thermal Technologies Innovation Centre in Teesside Opens for Business
04 June 2012 - A collaboration between the Centre for Process Innovation (CPI) and Tata Steel, the Thermal Technologies Centre opened for business on 31 May 2012 at Tata Steel’s Teesside Technology Centre.
SABIC Launches ‘Clean Environment’ Campaign
30 May 2012 - The Saudi Basic Industries Corp. (SABIC), represented by its manufacturing affiliate Saudi Iron and Steel Co. (HADEED), recently launched a 15-day road-cleaning campaign on a 40-km stretch of the Jubail-Dammam Highway, from the King Faisal Bridge to the Ju'aymah Bridge.
ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe Improves Environmental Performance with Dortmund CAL Upgrade
28 May 2012 - ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe AG has modernized the continuous annealing line at its Dortmund site. The new burner technology was developed specifically for use in the Dortmund CAL, and the investment of around 30 million euros will help reduce by half the nitrogen oxide emissions from the line.
ISSF Announces 2012 Sustainability Award Winners
21 May 2012 - The International Stainless Steel Forum (ISSF) has announced the three winners of its 2012 Sustainability Award: Aperam (France), Nippon Metal Industry Co., Ltd. (Japan), and Taiyuan Iron & Steel Group Co. Ltd. - TISCO (China).
Nucor Facilities Receive Environmental Awards
07 May 2012 - Vulcraft-Texas and Century Industrial Coatings have been honored with the 2012 Texas Environmental Excellence Award for reducing VOC emissions. Nucor Steel-Berkeley has been awarded the South Carolina Manufacturers Association's "Made in SC Excellence in Corporate Responsibility Award."
ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe Starts up Dust Collection System
03 May 2012 - ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe has started operation of an additional 30-million-euro dust collection system on the sinter belts at its Schwelgern plant unit, which is intended to further reduce particulate emissions in the north of Duisburg by up to 3 micrograms per cubic meter.
ThyssenKrupp Nirosta Permitted to Dispose Slag at Marbach Landfill
13 April 2012 - ThyssenKrupp Nirosta has received permission from Hagen environmental agency to continue to operate and increase the capacity of the Marbach landfill in Bochum-Hamme. The approval notice allows the company to dump slag from its neighboring Bochum stainless steel mill.
Severstal Projects Approved to Receive Financing under Kyoto Protocol
10 April 2012 - The Ministry of Economic Development has approved several of ОАО Severstal’s environmental projects to receive financing under the Kyoto Protocol.
ArcelorMittal Ostrava Cuts Annual Solid Emissions by 40%
05 April 2012 - ArcelorMittal Ostrava cut its emissions of solid pollutants by 40% over the past year, releasing 669 tonnes of dust particles into the air in 2011. A program of environmental investments worth close to three quarters of a billion Czech crowns was started this year that will cut sulfur dioxide emissions from its coking and steel plants.
Cherepovets Steel Mill to Increase Environmental Investments in 2012
03 April 2012 - ОАО Severstal announced that its Cherepovets Steel Mill plans to increase investments in environmental activities in 2012 to 1.25 billion rubles (more than US $42 million), about 57% more than last year.
Siemens to Supply Secondary Dedusting for Ruukki Steelworks in Finland
28 March 2012 - Siemens VAI Metals Technologies has received an order from Ruukki Metals Oy to supply and install equipment for a new secondary dedusting system in its converter steelworks in Raahe, Finland. The new system is scheduled to come into operation at the end of 2013.
Cherepovets Mill to Achieve Wastewater Discharge Reduction by 2013
27 March 2012 - ОАО Severstal announced that its Cherepovets Steel Mill will achieve a 200,000-m3 wastewater discharge reduction into bodies of water by 2013, by closing down two of the five current effluent discharge outlets.
Tata Steel Calls for LCA Approach to Building Sustainability
26 March 2012 - Tata Steel recently took part in a presentation on Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) at an Ecobuild sustainable building event in London, where Tata Steel sustainability expert John Dowling covered the steel industry view of LCA and why it is important to consider the whole life of buildings from cradle to grave.
Cherepovets Steel Mill Reduces Energy Consumption by 25%
19 March 2012 - ОАО Severstal’s Cherepovets Steel Mill has reduced specific steelmaking energy consumption to 5.620 Gcal per tonne, down 25% from 1999 levels, the launch year of the company’s energy-saving program.
Ellwood Quality Steels Settles Hazardous Waste Violations at New Castle Facility
09 March 2012 - Ellwood Quality Steels has agreed to pay a $150,000 penalty to settle alleged violations of hazardous waste regulations at its manufacturing facility in New Castle, Pa.
Tenova Re Energy to Supply Hyundai Steel with Irecovery Systems for Two EAFs
07 March 2012 - Tenova Re Energy has signed a contract with Hyundai Steel for the supply of two iRecovery systems for the company’s plant in Incheon, South Korea. They will help to recover lost heat from the off-gases of a 90-ton EAF and an 80-ton EAF.
ThyssenKrupp Steel USA Reaches out to Community Stakeholders
05 March 2012 - ThyssenKrupp Steel USA recently issued a communication to community stakeholders regarding an expected fine and other requirements through a consent order to be officially signed this month by the Alabama facility’s Team and the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM).
Mechel’s Tikhvin Plant Compliant with ISO 14001 Standard
01 March 2012 - Mechel OAO reports that the environment management system at Tikhvin Ferroalloy Plant has been certified as compliant with the international ISO 14001 standard.
Sandvik Materials Technology Appoints Global EHS Manager
28 February 2012 - Sandvik Materials Technology announced the appointment of Christian Hörnkvist as Global Manager Environment, Health and Safety.
ArcelorMittal Ostrava Donates Waste Heat to Neighboring Town
27 February 2012 - ArcelorMittal Ostrava reports that around 500 households in the town of Vratimov, which has a population of nearly 7000 inhabitants, are heated ecologically by its waste heat. As a result, Vratimov was able to shut down all of its boiler stations burning fossil fuels.
