Environmental projects
During 2007, the estimated capital expenditure on Health & Safety and environment-related projects was approximately US$ 500.0 million. For future reporting, we intended to provide further analysis of spend in this area. Some recent significant environmental investments made in 2007 include:
- US$ 50.0 million investment for coke oven gas desulphurization in Ukraine
Kriviy Rih plant; and a
- US$ 100.0 million investment for a blast furnace which includes dust
collection and treatment facilities;
- US$ 42.0 million for coke oven gas cleaning in Vanderbijlpark in South Africa,
part of more than US$ 100.0 million environment investment programme
over the next three years;
- US$ 11.0 million investment for blast furnace new dust collection and
cleaning in Temirtau ( Kazakhstan) plant.
