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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ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih Restarts Overhauled Sinter Machine
27 September 2011 - PJSC ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih recently put into operation the overhauled sinter machine #5 in its steel production sinter shop.
EPA Recognizes Nucor Jewett for Environmental Stewardship
21 September 2011 - The EPA recognizes Nucor Steel’s Jewett, Texas, facility for its achievements in reducing mercury and lead as part of its participation in the EPA’s National Partnership for Environmental Priorities.
NLMK Commences Hot Tests at New Cogeneration Plant
08 September 2011 - NLMK’s new 150-MW Recovery Cogeneration Plant has started receiving and processing BF gas from Blast Furnace No. 7 currently being hot tested. With the new plant, Novolipetsk’s (NLMK’s Lipetsk site) generation capacity will increase by 45% to 482 MW.
NLMK to Increase Power Generation Using By-Product Gases
01 September 2011 - NLMK announced plans to increase its use of by-product fuel gases from metallurgical processes at the main Novolipetsk site in Lipetsk by the end of the year.
Harsco, LanzaTech Enter Strategic Alliance for Processing Waste Gases
22 August 2011 - Harsco and LanzaTech have signed a strategic alliance to promote the capture and reuse of steel mill flue gases as low-cost, zero-carbon ethanol.
Enviance to Provide Environmental System for ArcelorMittal USA
17 August 2011 - ArcelorMittal USA has selected Enviance, Inc.’s cloud-based software to manage data for air emissions, greenhouse gas (GHG) inventory, material safety data sheets (MSDS), water and waste.
Tata Steel Provides Steel Plate for Innovative Wave Energy Device
12 August 2011 - Tata Steel has supplied steel manufactured in Scunthorpe and Motherwell to a pioneering wave energy device developed by Aquamarine Power that is capable of generating 800kW of electricity.
Novolipetsk Reduces Environmental Footprint
21 July 2011 - NLMK has upgraded its aspiration system in the refractory shop at Lipetsk to improve the efficiency of its gas cleaning equipment to the level of best available technologies.
EPA and DEC Report Progress at Tonawanda Coke
21 July 2011 - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and New York State Department of Environmental Conservation announced progress in their agencies’ investigation of the Tonawanda Coke Corp. and launched a new community-wide effort to reduce pollution.
EPA Fines Tenaris Global Services for Environmental Reporting Violations
19 July 2011 - Tenaris Global Services, (USA) Corp. has agreed to pay $717,324 in civil penalties to settle violations of environmental regulations at seven facilities.
voestalpine Director Honored as Best Environmental Manager of 2011
15 July 2011 - The director of Strategic Environmental Management at voestalpine, Hannes Sigmund, was honored at this year’s EMAS Conference as the Best Environmental Manager of 2011. The award recognizes his dedication to the environment and comprehensive activities in cross-vocational environmental protection.
ArcelorMittal Poland Receives Environmental Awards
08 July 2011 - ArcelorMittal Poland recently received two awards in the Eco-laurels competition organized by the Polish Chamber of Ecology, one for noise reduction and another for granulated slag production.
Metinvest to Enhance Environmental Safety, Reliability at Yenakiieve Steel
06 July 2011 - Metinvest has begun capital repair works of steelmaking and power units at Yenakiieve Steel to enhance environmental safety, cost effectiveness, and functional reliability of the process equipment. The project is scheduled for completion this November.
Study Highlights Importance of Life Cycle Emissions in Assessing Future Vehicles
29 June 2011 - A study just released by the Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership demonstrates that emissions other than tailpipe emissions are significant and need to be included in future vehicle regulations.
SAIL Recognized for Environment Management
28 June 2011 - Maharatna Steel Authority of India Ltd. (SAIL) has received the prestigious Golden Peacock Environment Management Award for 2011. The award was recently presented by Union Minister for Home Affairs Shri P. Chidambaram.
JSW Awards Two Environmental Solutions Contracts to Harsco
24 June 2011 - Harsco Corp. has been awarded two major new environmental solutions contracts by JSW Steel Ltd., one of India's largest steelmakers.
Olympic Steel Installs Wind Turbine
20 June 2011 - Olympic Steel has installed a 100kw wind turbine to supplement electricity to the company's corporate office and attached temper mill facility in Bedford Heights, Ohio.
Tata Steel Pursues Low Carbon Steelmaking
14 June 2011 - Tata Steel is pursuing several technology paths to help pioneer a “breakthrough” necessary for future CO2 emissions reduction, among them is development work into new sources of fuel and energy, as well as recovery of raw materials and reducing waste.
Tata Steel Celebrates Environment Month in June
07 June 2011 - Tata Environment Month is an initiative the company launched last year to mark the annual World Environment Day on June 5. Throughout the month, Tata Steel plans to demonstrate how the steel industry can be a key part of a more sustainable, lower carbon world.
ArcelorMittal Organizes Ecological Picnic in Poland
03 June 2011 - Organized by ArcelorMittal Poland in cooperation with Tauron, a “family ecological picnic” was recently held in Dąbrowa Górnicza. A highlight was the planting of 100 trees, which marked the beginning of a larger project launched this year by both companies.
