Ukrainian president Mr. Viktor Yanukovych during his visit to Zaporizhzhia region said that modernization of the mining and metallurgical complex should proceed in line with European environmental standards to make it possible to solve the environmental problems of the regions where MMC companies operate, and to start launching the relevant environmental programs.
Mr. Yanukovych during the ceremony of commissioning of the first sintering machine at the iron and steel works Zaporizhstal said that “It is of a great importance for us now to upgrade the mining and metallurgical complex while putting our steel plants in line with the European environmental standards.”
He said that “The facility is the first of the six planned for launch at Zaporizhstal. This will make it possible to reduce annual emissions by 10%.”
In August 2012 Zaporizhstal began full scale modernization of sintering machine No1 with installment of high tech gas cleaning equipment. Commissioning of the sintering machine complex and electrical filter will allow the company to reduce the emission of pollutants into the atmosphere by 10%, thus reducing the company’s human impacts on the environment of the region. (SteelGuru)