Sanjay Samaddar invited representatives of surrounding communities and residents of Radvanice and Bartovice

For the second time this year representatives of surrounding towns and communities have accepted an invitation of ArcelorMittal Ostrava’s Director General, Sanjay Samaddar to a round table discussion. „We want to be good neighbours and hence we care about two way open communication,“ said in his opening speech Sanjay Samaddar. Then he informed the councilors not only about implementation of the announced projects but also about other forthcoming environmental investments.

Councilors of seven adjacent boroughs and towns – Radvanice and Bartovice, Šenov, Havířov, Ostrava-Jih, Slezská Ostrava, Vratimov a Hrabová – accepted the invitation by Chairman of the Board of Directors of ArcelorMittal Ostrava. The discussion took place on 2 December on AMO’s premises. Sanjay Samaddar emphasized during the meeting that the investments into Sinter Plant dedusting technologies and Power Plant desulphurisation are of a top priority at ArcelorMittal Ostrava.

Sanjay Samaddar was able to tell the councillors very important information that the investments with a positive impact on the environment will also carry on in the years to come. The Group Management Board of ArcelorMittal has approved further investments into new technologies worth of billions Czech crowns. Independent expert report will be again provided by specialists from Vysoká Škola Báňská – Ostrava Technical University.

In the afternoon Director General Sanjay Samaddar will also inform councilors of Radvanice and Bartovice, Vzduch NGO and other local residents about these new plans. The company’s management has invited them to see the premises of Ostrava’s mill. “The tour is our answer to the interest of residents and councilors of Radvanice and Bartovice in events within our company. We invited those residents that showed interest in our activities, raised a question or a critical comment. Since we received a range of inquiries from Vzduch NGO naturally, we also invited representatives of this NGO,” explains the Chief Green Officer of the company, Petr Baranek.

The tour participants will be able to see for themselves the noise muffling measures implemented at the railway siding in Bartovice. Then, they will learn directly at the sintering belt how the bag filters with a significant effect on emission reductions will be implemented. They are also going to see the steel plant, blast furnaces and operation of the minimill. Eventually, they will meet Director General, Sanjay Samaddar to discuss the present and future projects.