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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Revised Emissions Trading Directive to Affect Ruukki Beyond 2013
19 December 2008 - Ruukki’s emissions allowances for steel production will be affected beyond 2013 by recent amendments to the European Union's Emissions Trading Directive.
ArcelorMittal’s Juiz de Fora Facility Earns Environmental Management Award
12 December 2008 - ArcelorMittal Juiz de Fora, in Brazil, recently received the Mineiro Award in recognition of its excellence in environmental management.
Ohio EPA Grants Final Air Permit to Middletown Coke
26 November 2008 - Ohio EPA grants Sun Coke (doing business as Middletown Coke) a final air permit-to-install that paves the way for the company to begin its construction of three heat-recovery batteries adjacent to AK Steel’s Middletown Works.
EPA Report Showcases American Steel Industry’s Steep Decline in Emissions
13 October 2008 - A just-released report by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recognizes the American steel sector for its 67% decline of total normalized and absolute emissions between 1995 and 2006, despite production increases.
World Steel Association Sets Target for Data Collection
10 October 2008 - The World Steel Association reports on its success to date on phase 1 of its CO2 emissions data collection program, and sets a stretch target to the end of the year for completion of data collection.
EPA Settles PCB Violations with Severstal Sparrows Point
09 October 2008 - Severstal Sparrows Point settles an ongoing case involving alleged violations of federal PCB regulations at its Sparrows Point, Md., steelmaking facility.
Nippon-Kobe Joint Company to Recycle Steel Dust into DRI
03 October 2008 - Nippon Steel and Kobe Steel will establish a joint company that will recycle steel dust using the FastMet process to produce usable direct-reduced iron.
Steel Producers Promote Importance of Life-Cycle Approach in Environmental Impact Studies
30 September 2008 - The International Iron and Steel Institute is appealing to governments to work together with the steel industry utilizing life cycle thinking as the most effective holistic approach to assessing a product’s impact on the environment.
ThyssenKrupp Steel Makes Additional Investment in Particulates Reduction
26 September 2008 - ThyssenKrupp Steel invests an additional 30 million euros to equip its sinter plant in Duisburg-Schwelgern with additional filters to capture particulates and dust-containing off-gases.
European Steelmakers, Rio Tinto to Collaborate on Green Ironmaking Process
19 September 2008 - Rio Tinto will collaborate with ULCOS, a consortium of the major European steelmakers, on development of a new environmentally friendly ironmaking process through the Isarna project.
EPA to Help Chinese Coal Mines Find Ways to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
18 September 2008 - The U.S. EPA commits more than $1 million to assess the economic and technical feasibility of recovering and using methane from coal mines in China as part of its Methane to Markets partnership.
BlueScope Steel Calls for Global Response on Carbon
15 September 2008 - BlueScope Steel calls on Australia’s Federal Government to ensure that its Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme maintains the continued viability of Australia's iron and steel industry against international competitors.
Nucor Part of Select Group Renewing Performance Track Commitments
12 August 2008 - Nucor Steel’s Auburn Plant is one of 96 facilities that have renewed their membership in EPA's National Environmental Performance Track program, which encourages facilities to work toward goals that are beyond current legal requirements.
EPA and Republic Engineered Products Reach Agreement on Clean-Air Violations
08 August 2008 - The U.S. EPA reaches agreement with Republic Engineered Products on alleged Clean Air Act violations at the company's steel mill in Lorain, Ohio.
ArcelorMittal Launches Funds to Support Environmental Initiatives
14 July 2008 - ArcelorMittal has launched a new clean technology venture capital fund to support commercialization of clean energy technologies, as well as a new carbon fund to promote climate friendly solutions for steel production processes.
EPA Seeks Comments on AK Steel Disposal Well
25 June 2008 - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 is seeking feedback from the public that could affect its decision to approve a request for an exemption from AK Steel.
Tata Steel Group Sets Sights on Low-Carbon Benchmark
09 June 2008 - Tata Steel Group celebrates World Environment Day with campaigns, events and activities supporting the reduction of CO2 as well as the company’s corporate vision to be “the global steel industry benchmark for Value Creation and Corporate Citizenship."
Canadian Industry Supports National Vehicle Mercury Switch Recovery Program
03 June 2008 - Canada's steel and auto industries are supporting and funding a national program designed to remove mercury-containing switches that were used in vehicles for convenience lights and anti-lock braking systems from end-of-life scrapped vehicles.
TKS Says EU Plans Threaten Competitiveness of German Steel Production
28 May 2008 - According to ThyssenKrupp, the EU’s plans for the CO2 emissions trading system are jeopardizing competitiveness of German steel production.
Cliffs Joins Climate Registry as a Founding Reporter
20 May 2008 - Cleveland-Cliffs joins The Climate Registry, a non-profit organization established to measure and publicly report greenhouse gas emissions.
