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OSHA Fines Republic Engineered Products

09 November 2010 - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Republic Engineered Products Inc. with one alleged willful, four repeat, and eight serious safety violations for exposing its workers to fall hazards, failing to provide protective equipment, and failing to maintain equipment at its Lorain, Ohio, facility.

Evraz Creates Health, Safety and Environmental Committee

27 October 2010 - Evraz Group S.A. has established a Health, Safety and Environmental Committee of the Board of Directors—and has created the position of Vice President of Health, Safety and Environment—in an effort to increase the level of industrial safety, labor protection, and environmental care across its international operations.

Outokumpu Recognized for Climate Change Disclosure

25 October 2010 - Outokumpu has been commended by the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) for its approach to climate change disclosure by being featured in CDP's "Carbon Disclosure Leadership Index" for the second time.

EPA Finishes Slag Cleanup at Kokomo Site

15 October 2010 - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 has completed the cleanup of the former slag processing area of the Continental Steel Superfund site in Kokomo, Ind., two years ahead of schedule due to American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding. The cleanup effort was managed in consultation with Indiana Department of Environmental Management.

Severstal Sparrows Point Reduces Locomotive Emissions

15 October 2010 - Severstal Sparrows Point has completed a clean diesel project that will improve air quality by reducing idling emissions and by helping to increase the energy efficiency of the Sparrows Point switch locomotives.

OSHA Issues Citations to AK Steel

07 October 2010 - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued AK Steel five willful and three other-than-serious citations for failing to record occupational injuries at its Middletown facility. The company is facing proposed penalties of $53,000.

Severstal Sparrows Point Initiates Renewable Energy Program

06 October 2010 - Severstal North America recently initiated a renewable energy program at its Sparrows Point facility in partnership with Renewable Energy Management of Baltimore, who will construct and operate a renewable energy facility that will produce renewable liquid fuel.

Posco Named Carbon-Performance Leader

04 October 2010 - Posco received overall good evaluations from the CDP (Carbon Disclosure Project) committee on carbon disclosure and reduction efforts, and was selected as a leader in carbon disclosure and carbon performance.

Tonawanda Coke Found by EPA to be Significant Source of Benzene

01 October 2010 - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency had ordered Tonawanda Coke Corp. to conduct testing under government oversight to determine if the company is a major source of hazardous air pollutants under the federal Clean Air Act. Results showed that TCC does meet this definition and that the majority of benzene being emitted is coming from the process area.

voestalpine Stahl Named Klima:Aktiv Partner

30 September 2010 - voestalpine Stahl GmbH’s was made a klima:aktiv partner by Environmental Minister DI Niki Berlakovich in recognition of its contribution to CO2 emissions reduction: The company reduced CO2 emissions in a cutting unit area by 500 tonnes a year by optimizing its internal logistics.

Siemens Modernizes Qatar Steelworks

29 September 2010 - Siemens VAI Metals Technologies has won an order to modernize Qatar Steel Co.'s steelworks in Mesaieed, Qatar, with the goal of expanding billet production capacity by up to 30% while reducing specific consumption values and waste gas emissions.

ArcelorMittal Ostrava Invests in Screens to Reduce Noise in Bartovice

27 September 2010 - Four anti-noise screens separate the marshaling yard from the residential zone at Bartovice, erected along the railway track where trains are marshaled and transferred to the ArcelorMittal Ostrava railway siding. The fourth anti-noise screen of nearly 400 meters in length was just recently commissioned.

NLMK Upgrades Lipetsk Steelmaking Facilities

24 September 2010 - Novolipetsk Steel (NLMK) has completed the reconstruction of gas exhaust ducts and the secondary emissions collection and cleaning system at its Lipetsk site.

Severstal TPZ Sheksna Commissions New Line from SMS Meer

13 September 2010 - Severstal TPZ Sheksna successfully commissioned in June 2010 the RD-410 welded tube line supplied by SMS Meer. The new line has an annual capacity of 300,000 tonnes; the main products are structurals that are used as supporting elements in the construction industry.

Posco’s Emissions-Reducing Efforts Recognized by Worldsteel

08 September 2010 - Posco recently received a Climate Action Member certificate from the World Steel Association (Worldsteel) for its efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Posco has been issued the certificate of recognition for two consecutive years.

OJSC ArcelorMittal Kryviy Rih Reports Q2 Environmental Protection Investments

07 September 2010 - ArcelorMittal Kryviy Rih has invested a total of 111.197 million UAH in environment protection in the period from April to June 2010, an increase of 1.8 times compared to the same period of 2009.

EPA Orders Tonawanda Coke to Comply with Clean Water Act

27 August 2010 - The U.S. EPA has ordered the Tonawanda Coke to comply with its Clean Water Act permit. Among other violations, Tonawanda Coke is discharging industrial wastewater containing cyanide in excess of its permit limits into the town of Tonawanda’s sanitary sewer system.

Olympic Steel Recognized for Workplace Safety and Health Excellence

19 August 2010 - Olympic Steel has received an award from the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration in recognition of the exemplary safety and health management program at its Detroit, Mich., facility.

Illinois EPA Announces Loan to Clean Up Northwestern Steel and Wire Site

18 August 2010 - Illinois EPA Director Doug Scott and other state and local officials have announced the approval of a $1 million Illinois Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund award to the City of Sterling to mitigate asbestos contamination at the former Northwestern Steel and Wire Plant 1 site and to ready it for redevelopment.

ThyssenKrupp CSA Recognized for Safety Practices

17 August 2010 - ThyssenKrupp CSA Siderúrgica do Atlântico has received a diploma from the Brazilian Association for the Prevention of Accidents recognizing its work involving issues of health, safety, and environment during the construction of its steel mill complex between 2007 and 2010.

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