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July 27, 2009 - ArcelorMittal Ostrava puts into operation its new environmental investment project – dust control facility for scull-cutting. |
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May 29, 2009 - Promise fulfilled, 1111 trees planted! |
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De-dusting of Sinter Plants – shall bring dustiness reduction of Sinter Plants by 70 % vs. current status |
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Street cleaning vehicle „Racoon“ worth of more than 4 mill. CZK (€133 000) as a gift for local communities of Slezska Ostrava and Radvanice and Bartovice. |
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We have doubled frequency of Company premises cleaning – in 2008: 1,800 tons of dust were collected (sources of fugitive emissions), what is by 1,000 tons more vs. 2007 |
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Out-planting of 1,111 trees in the Ostrava Region. So far, 427 trees have been planted. The project shall continue as soon as the weather conditions improve. All tress shall be planted by the beginning of 07/2009. The planting costs amount to millions CZK. |
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On the Company premises, we have planted 170 trees to serve as the barriers against dust and noise on top of the Project to plant 1,111 trees in the Ostrava Region). |
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We have eliminated noise pollution of Company’s siding at Bartovice at night. |
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We have finalized the Project of Secondary De-dusting of Steel Plant; thus, notorious / egregious red smoke is a story of the past. The necessity to open skylights in the roof of the Steel Plant was reduced by the end of the year; thus, in Nov. 2008, skylights were opened for only six days in the month only as opposed to one every day in average for the previous part of the year. In December, 1 day only and in January 09, they were not opened any more. |
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Project “De-dusting of Lime Routes” is in progress. |
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We have already started to work on the Project of BF Noise Reduction. |
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Project concerning scrap cutting line roofing is being implemented, after which the red smoke shall be eliminated. |
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Biologic Waste Water Treatment Plant shall be modernized; thus its efficiency shall be increased. |