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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MMK Reduces Specific Emissions in Q1
02 June 2011 - An in-house environmental management system (EMS) study by Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works (MMK) shows that the Group reduced emissions per unit of finished product by 6.34% year-over-year in the first quarter of 2011.
Posco Publishes 2010 Carbon Report
26 April 2011 - Posco has published its Carbon Report 2010, which details the company’s project visions and strategies such as the Green Steel, Green Business, Green Life, and Green Partnership.
SMDI Investors Celebrate Sustainability, Recyclability of Steel
25 April 2011 - In commemoration of the 41st anniversary of Earth Day, investing member companies of the Steel Market Development Institute remind consumers about the sustainability benefits and superior recycling attributes of steel.
Timken Recycles 1.6 Million Tons of Scrap Metal in 2010
22 April 2011 - In 2010, The Timken Co. transformed 1.6 million tons of scrap metal into Timken® steel, which is made from nearly 100% recycled content, including 350,000 tons of recycled scrap metal from Timken operations.
Nalco Program Reduces Water, Energy Usage at Gallatin Steel
22 April 2011 - Nalco helped Gallatin Steel’s mini-mill in Ghent, Ky., reduce its raw water use by 179 million gallons per year and decrease pump operations, saving 2.3 million kW·h of energy annually.
Novolipetsk Wins All-Russian Environmental Competition
18 April 2011 - Novolipetsk has been honored as one of Russia’s Top 100 – Ecology and Environmental Management for its environmental activity in 2010.
Ruukki to Supply Innovative Energy Piles for Technopolis Jyväskylä
11 April 2011 - Ruukki's steel piles will serve both as the foundations and as energy piles to collect free ground-source heat for the new Technopolis Innova 2 office building under construction in Jyväskylä, Finland.
ArcelorMittal USA Receives Fourth ENERGY STAR Award
04 April 2011 - ArcelorMittal USA has earned the 2011 ENERGY STAR® Award for Sustained Excellence, marking the company's fourth consecutive year of receiving the award.
NLMK Increases Funding for Environmental Projects
24 March 2011 - Novolipetsk Steel (NLMK) allocated RUR4.14 billion (almost RUR100 million up year-on-year) in 2010 toward environmental protection projects at its main production site in Lipetsk.
Gerdau, Rio Government Announce Investment of R$ 2.47 billion
16 March 2011 - The state government of Rio de Janeiro and Gerdau have announced investments of R$ 2.47 billion to increase the production of steel and rolled products at Gerdau’s Cosigua mill.
MMK Reports 2010 Investments in Environmental and Safety Improvement
04 March 2011 - Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works (MMK) posts the 2010 results of its Environmental Program, including the investment of more than 2.2 billion rubles for 35 special environmental and safety projects.
Essar Steel Honored for Work in Water Conservation
25 February 2011 - Essar Steel was conferred the first prize in the ‘Water Reuse Project of the Year 2010-11’ category by Water Digest for its outstanding work in water conservation.
Tenova Goodfellow, ArcelorMittal Dofasco to Collaborate on EAF Energy Project
23 February 2011 - Tenova Goodfellow has signed a contribution agreement with Sustainable Development Technology Canada to demonstrate the company’s proprietary “Next Gen Energy Efficiency Breakthrough Technology” System in collaboration with leading Canadian steel producer, ArcelorMittal Dofasco.
Posco and LanzaTech to Collaborate on Renewable Energy
21 February 2011 - Posco has signed a memorandum of understanding with LanzaTech for implementation of gas fermentation technology to convert the steelmaker’s flue gases to ethanol and other value-added products.
ArcelorMittal Ostrava Implements Unique Cleaning Car
15 February 2011 - ArcelorMittal’s Ostrava's facility in the Czech Republic recently implemented a unique cleaning car, sucking bulldozer GapVax 9000, to support cleaning of its premises.
Lakeside Steel Completes Removal of PCB Waste from Welland Site
01 February 2011 - Lakeside Steel Inc. has completed the removal of PCB materials previously stored onsite at the Welland, Ont., facility of its wholly-owned subsidiary, Lakeside Steel Corp.
NLMK Completes Installation of New Waste Neutralization Plant
31 January 2011 - NLMK has finished the installation of a new environmentally friendly industrial waste neutralization plant with the capacity to process 1200 tonnes of waste per annum. The neutralization process combines waste incineration with high-temperature thermal decomposition.
EPA, DOJ and Indiana Reach Proposed Settlement on Westville, Ind., Superfund Site
30 December 2010 - U.S. EPA Region 5, U.S. DOJ, Indiana DEM and the Office of the Indiana Attorney General have reached a proposed settlement with a group of 13 potentially responsible parties who will pay for and complete the final phase of cleanup at the Cam-Or Superfund site in Westville, Ind.
Outotec Launches New CO2 Removal Pilot Plant
20 December 2010 - Outotec has commissioned a new CO2 removal pilot plant at its R&D center in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, complementing the company's circulating fluidized bed (CFB) pilot plant.
Logan Aluminum to Resolve Allegations of Clean Air Act Violations
09 December 2010 - The Department of Justice, on behalf of the U.S. EPA, and the Commonwealth of Kentucky have filed a complaint and entered into a consent decree with Logan Aluminum Inc. to settle alleged violations of the Clean Air Act’s National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Secondary Aluminum Production occurring at the company’s Russellville, Ky., facility.
