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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.

OSHA Reaches Settlement with Republic to Include Additional Safety Measures, Training at Mills

13 April 2012 - The U.S. Department of Labor has reached a settlement agreement with Republic Steel Inc. resolving citations issued by the department's Occupational Safety and Health Administration in May 2011 for violations found at the company's facility in Lorain, Ohio.

ArcelorMittal Liberia Kicks Off Railway Safety Campaign

11 April 2012 - ArcelorMittal recently began a month-long campaign to raise awareness of road and rail safety within the mine area and along the railway corridor between Yekepa and the port of Buchanan, Liberia.

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.

AK Steel's Zanesville Works Recognized for Outstanding Safety Performance

02 April 2012 - The Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation, Division of Safety and Hygiene has recognized AK Steel's Zanesville Works for Outstanding Safety Performance.

AK Tube Plants Recognized for Safety Performance

29 March 2012 - The Columbus, Ind., and Walbridge, Ohio, plants of AK Tube LLC have each received the "Safety Award of Merit" from the Fabricators and Manufacturers Association, International (FMA), a leading trade organization that serves the metal forming and fabricating industry.

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.

OAO Severstal Completes Upgrade Project at Izhora Pipe Mill

21 March 2012 - OAO Severstal announces that its Izhora Pipe Mill (IPM), part of the Severstal Russian Steel Division, is completing an upgrade project worth over 82 million rubles (US $2.8 million).

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.

Metinvest Commences Sales of Welded Pipes from Lugansk Pipe Works

16 March 2012 - Metinvest Eurasia recently commenced sales of electric-welded pipes from Lugansk Pipe Works (LTZ). In February, pipe shipments from LTZ to Metinvest Eurasia warehouses comprised around 4000 tonnes.

Don B. Daily Memorial Fund Accepting Proposals for 2012–2013

15 March 2012 - The Steel Manufacturers Association and the Association for Iron & Steel Technology Foundation have partnered to commemorate the life and industry service of Don B. Daily by establishing the Don B. Daily Memorial Fund.

Evraz Completes Preliminary Studies on New Facilities That Can Recover Vanadium from Slag

15 March 2012 - Evraz Stratcor, Inc., an EVRAZ subsidiary, has completed engineering work and cost estimates on proposed new facilities at its Hot Springs, Ark., plant that can recover vanadium from steelmaking slag.

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.

Sandvik to Celebrate 150 Year Anniversary at Tube 2012

09 March 2012 - Sandvik is preparing to celebrate its 150-year anniversary with a prominent display at the International Tube Association’s Tube 2012 exhibition in Düsseldorf, Germany.

OSHA Cites JSW’s Baytown Plant for Safety and Health Hazards

08 March 2012 - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited JSW Steel (USA) Inc. with 11 repeat, 23 serious, and two other-than-serious violations for exposing employees to safety and health hazards at the company’s facility in Baytown. Proposed penalties total $469,420.

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.

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