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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AISI Challenges EPA Endangerment Finding
17 February 2010 - The American Iron and Steel Institute has filed a legal challenge to the Environmental Protection Agency’s recent decision that will result in greenhouse gas emissions being regulated under the Clean Air Act.
United Steelworkers Partner in Climate Change Study
17 February 2010 - The United Steelworkers is a key participant in a six-year study of the challenges posed by climate change to Canadian workplaces and possible solutions to these issues.
worldsteel Works with UNEP Toward Low Carbon Society
11 February 2010 - The World Steel Association has joined the United Nations Environmental Program's Life Cycle Initiative as a Gold Sponsor. worldsteel will provide support for programs and initiatives that advance the development and refinement of life cycle analysis.
Posco Green Growth Committee Declares Emissions Reduction Goals
09 February 2010 - Posco has decided to cut down on carbon dioxide emissions by 9% based on the average of the three most recent years by 2020, as well as to reduce 14 million tonnes of social carbon emissions through manufacturing of energy-efficient steel products and green growth businesses.
Outokumpu Products Have Small Carbon Footprint
03 February 2010 - Outokumpu cites the recent Life Cycle Inventory Study on Stainless Steel Production in the EU showing that its stainless steel products have the smallest carbon footprint, in general 10 to 20% smaller than the EU average.
Tonawanda Coke Ordered to Comply with State, Federal Laws
29 January 2010 - The U.S. EPA and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation have ordered Tonawanda Coke Corp. over the past two months to maintain and operate its coke manufacturing facility in a manner that no longer violates federal and state environmental laws. EPA is sharing information about its ongoing multi-faceted investigation of this facility in an effort to keep the Tonawanda community fully informed.
ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih Recognized for Environmental Protection
21 January 2010 - ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih has been named Environment Protection Leader 2009 within the “Ecology, environment, and nature management Ukraine” national project, for consistently introducing modern environmentally friendly technologies and equipment.
Posco to Invest 7 Trillion KRW in Green Growth
05 January 2010 - Posco announces plans to invest 7 trillion KRW in green growth sectors including synthetic natural gas, SMART nuclear reactors, wind power, fuel cell for power generation, and smart grid in support of its green growth vision of “Global Green Growth Leader”.
AMMA Expresses Concern over EPA Analysis of Climate Legislation
15 December 2009 - The American Materials Manufacturing Alliance has issued a letter to Senators Bayh (D-IN), Specter (D-PA), Brown (D-OH), McCaskill (D-MO), and Stabenow (D-MI) regarding the U.S. EPA’s analysis of the impact that H.R. 2454 will have on energy-intensive, trade-exposed industries.
NLMK Launches New Environmental Project in Sinter Production
15 December 2009 - Novolipetsk Steel initiates a new environmental project at its Lipetsk sinter plant that is to help generate an 80% reduction in sinter dust emissions.
ZPSS Receives Environmental Incentives from City Government
07 December 2009 - Zhangjiagang Pohang Stainless Steel recently received environmental incentives from the Zhang Jiagang Municipal Government. The grant is given by provincial or municipal governments to companies with leading environmental protection practices.
Anti-Noise Screens Significantly Reduce Noise in Bartovice
04 December 2009 - ArcelorMittal Ostrava has erected three anti-noise screens that separate the Bartovice marshalling yard from the residential zone. A second stage of noise-reduction actions, planned for 2010, will include the erection of a fourth screen.
Corus Pilot Plant to Test CO2-Reducing Technology
01 December 2009 - Corus will test a new iron-making technology, called “Hisarna,” in a pilot plant project at its IJmuiden steelworks in the Netherlands. The technology reportedly has the potential to reduce CO2 emissions in blast furnace steelmaking by more than 50%.
AISI Thanks EPA, Congress for Regulations Compromise
03 November 2009 - The American Iron and Steel Institute thanks the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Congress for working with the Lake Carriers Association and its member companies on compromise regulations for large vessels sailing on the Great Lakes.
Environmental Building Material from Baosteel Applied in Shanghai Tower
30 October 2009 - Slag micropowder, the new environmental protection building material developed by Baosteel, has been mass-applied in Shanghai Tower, the tallest building under construction in Asia. The application follows the material’s successful use in the Shanghai World Financial Center.
Rio Tinto Wins Nedbank Green Mining Award
30 October 2009 - Rio Tinto's QIT Madagascar Minerals has won the 2009 Nedbank Environmental Award, which honors a company that has made a significant effort in terms of protecting or improving the biophysical environment in which it operates.
NLMK Taps New Equipment for Air Quality Control
21 October 2009 - The physical-chemical laboratory at NLMK's Industrial Ecology Department has begun using a new ultraviolet gas analyzer for continuous air contamination level measurement.
MMK Increases Stake in Belon Coal Company to 82.6%
20 October 2009 - At the final transaction stage, OJSC Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works (MMK) increases its stake in Onarbay Enterprises Ltd, which owns 82.6% of OJSC Belon, from 50 to 100%.
Second Phase of Cleanup Underway at Former Gulf States Steel Site
16 October 2009 - EPA’s Superfund removal action at the Gulf States Steel Site recently entered into the second phase of cleanup.
EPA to Weigh Public Comment on New Wastewater Permit for Gary Works
16 October 2009 - EPA Region 5 withdraws its earlier objections to a 2007 version of Indiana's wastewater discharge permit for U.S. Steel's Gary Works. EPA is withholding final judgment on the new draft permit until a 45-day comment period is completed.
