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The steel industry was completely off the 18 / 2. The action is part of protests against the AIP, but staff ArcelorMittal Liège also wishes to inform its ras-le-bol face problems of internal operations. A national strike is also scheduled on March 4 to protest against the AIP. Robert Rouzeeuw, FGTB Metal, evokes a ras-le-bol facing the "malfunctioning" of the company.
After the announcement of the continued operation of certain lines of "cold" in Liège and the publication on Tuesday of 2010 annual results up sharply for ArcelorMittal, David Camerini (CSC-Metal ArcelorMittal Liège) states that "the revival of HF6 would further strengthen the industrial area of Liège. "It changes so quickly from one side or the other it is hoped that the revival of blast furnace 6," said Robert Rouzeeuw (FGTB-Metal).
Electrabel and 7 major industrial companies, including ArcelorMittal, meeting in Blue Sky Consortium, have reached agreement on joint investment in power plants. These manufacturers, which together consume about 11 TWh per year, or 13% of consumption in Belgium, co-invest in a balanced mix of gas power plants , coal and nuclear, and get drawing rights on existing nuclear plants.
The man who died at ArcelorMittal Gent died from lack of oxygen after release into the air with argon gas, according to the labor auditor Ghent. The accident occurred produced during the repair of a converter.
In 2010, ArcelorMittal recorded a jump in its net profit to 2.9 billion. 4Q 2010 EBITDA of $ 1.9 billion includes $ 0.1 billion sale of quotas CO2. utilization rate will rise to 76% in the first quarter of 2011 against 69% in the last quarter of 2010. PM has no plans to permanently close one of the important sites, but in Europe and the United States, it will not return not to pre-crisis situation before 2015. ArcelorMittal plans to invest over five billion dollars this year, of which 30% will be dedicated to mining activities.
Florange currently operates two blast furnaces, the latter having been restarted to "adapt to the expected demand in the first and second quarters." The first blast furnace should be shut down within a year for maintenance.
In Luxembourg, the activity of steels used in construction recorded "negative results" in 2009 and 2010 and is the subject of a proposed restructuring. The unions say they are formally opposed deletion of 262 full-time jobs under the restructuring plan-third of the workforce. "The proposed strategy would result in a risk of closure or abandonment of sites and Rodange Schifflange. Michel Wurth steering committee has not confirmed the figure of 262 jobs under threat but has engaged in a little calculation. He believes that the performance gap between these sites and other sites the group is 250 people.
ArcelorMittal Ghent: Fatality
Solidarity 14/02/2011 Dirk Goemaere
Thursday, February 10, around 19:30, a fatal accident occurred at ArcelorMittal in Ghent Sidmar old. A tragedy for the family and relatives of the victim, and that raises many questions.
Two employees of the German company Loewe, a subcontractor, are busy dismantling a scaffold in the converter, having a masonry fireproofing. Suddenly one of them, one located at the bottom of the converter, collapses. His colleague from seeking help in the steelworks, he wants to get into the converter with the cage. But once the cage in the converter, it is also taken ill. Fortunately, a worker in the steel cage back immediately. The firefighter managed to resuscitate him, after which the man was taken to the hospital where his condition was declared stable. In terms of his colleague who was on the floor of the converter, help is unfortunately too late.
After the drama, the staff of the steel plant is in shock.
The next morning at 11am, held an extraordinary meeting of the Committee for Prevention and Protection at Work (CPPT) to explain the initial findings of the investigation. It was a German and a Pole. One of them died. Far from his home at his place of work. Arcelor workers demand a investigation of the tragedy. It is likely that there were gas fumes in the converter. How did this accident happen? These people had they been trained to recognize hazards related to gas? Does the language a problem? What is the procedure for this type of work? Any member of staff of an outside firm (subcontractor) must normally undergo safety training, otherwise he can not enter the factory. What went wrong? All these issues are unavoidable when we know that ArcelorMittal plans to resort increasingly to outsourcing
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Wide mobilization in Liege
ls 20 / 2 Several thousand activists FGTB Liège-Huy-Ware responded Friday to the union's call to gather on the Place Saint- Paul. In all companies and corporations, general meetings were held in the morning to inform staff and delegations are then parties to the Place St. Paul through fifty cars. The steel industry was completely stopped, ArcelorMittal workers who decreed a longstanding 24-hour strike. Across the metal sector, the Most companies have idled: it was at the FN (full stop), CMI, Techspace Aero.
staff ArcelorMittal Liège will be on strike Feb. 18
Belga IIb 02/10/2011 Liege steel basin is at rest, February 18. The action is part of protests against the AIP, but staff ArcelorMittal Liège also wishes to inform its ras-le-bol face problems of internal operations. A national strike is also scheduled on March 4 to protest against the AIP. "In Liège, we still know as internal problems, we voted a 24-hour strike, starting on February 18 at 6:00 in the morning, "said Robert Rouzeeuw, delegation chairman FGTB Metal. The representative refers to a ras-le-bol general delegates and staff to its" abnormal " Company. The workers gathered in St. Paul, Liège, about 11 hours. The movement will be followed by the FGTB, CNE and SETCa. The SCC has yet to state its position.
ArcelorMittal: unions Liege are now hoping the revival of HF6
Trends-Tendances Belga February 8, 2011 After the recent announcement of the continued activity of some lines of "cold" in Liège and the publication on Tuesday of annual results for 2010 up sharply ArcelorMittal Liège unions now expect a recovery next to the blast furnace 6 (HF6) in Seraing, stopping for over 2 years and last tool of the Liège basin still at a standstill.
"The revival of HF6 would further strengthen the industrial area of Liège," said the chairman of the delegation CSC-Metal ArcelorMittal Liège, David Camerini. "This is not news, but it changes so quickly from one side or the other it is hoped that the recovery of the blast furnace 6", for its part, Robert Rouzeeuw, delegation chairman FGTB-Metal ArcelorMittal Liège. While the steel giant "raking in billions" despite the crisis, the union official also recalls the restrictions imposed on workers and believes that they should receive a "just reward" for effort. For his part, David Camerini stressed "the considerable efforts" by the workers and the competitiveness of the Liège basin. More generally, the CSC-Metal asks ArcelorMittal's management to adopt a "real industrial policy" rather than engaging in the "financial speculation". Last week, management announced ArcelorMittal Liège unions continued until June of the activity of two galvanizing lines in Flémalle, the tinplate industry and pickling. These lines of "cold", which were originally to be arrested in the first quarter of 2011, occupying some 500 workers. In addition, the FGTB-Metal announced on Tuesday continued operation for 5-6 months of the paint line 3, Ivoz-Ramet.
AIP 2011-2012: ArcelorMittal Liège, the CSC roll contraflow
FGTB (employees and contractors) ArcelorMittal Liège will be on strike on Friday following the rejection of the agreement cross, but also because of internal problems. The Christian Union Will it follow suit? Remember, if the SCC approved the agreement, NEC (employee) has refused. It might therefore logically that only employees "green" would disengage ... Missed! Not only do they not disengage it (while perhaps an action "shock" to a seat employer), but it is the workers that they will participate in the action: thus the opposite of what happened the federal ... (6com14/02/2011)
ArcelorMittal Ghent: the mysterious death of the worker, elucidated
February 11, 2011 The 44 year old man who died Thursday night at the metallurgical enterprise ArcelorMittal Gent died from lack of oxygen after release into the air with argon gas, it was learned Friday from the 'labor auditor Ghent. The accident occurred during repair of fire-resistant coating of the converter. Workers at the firm Loewe had carried out the repair work and was taking down scaffolding. A worker found his colleague had fallen unconscious and gave the alarm, before losing her own knowledge. However, he could be transported to time in hospital. For his colleague, it was already too late.
According to measurements, it appears that argon gas was present in the converter. Upon release of high concentrations of this gas in air, oxygen deficiency arises, which can lead to unconsciousness or even death. There were only 14% oxygen in the air, and this has resulted in the death of the worker. Workers do not wear masks during work. The prosecutor's work assumes that the argon gas emissions due to leakage in pipes and investigate whether crimes were committed safety at work. A superstore
search for metallurgy Liege
Metallurgical Research Centre (MRC) and ArcelorMittal Liège Research (AMLR) associate via a stake (90%) of the first in the second. The new research center called CRM Group and will occupy 230 researchers. The operating budget will be around 30 million euros, which should enable it to afford a nice place in the area of research and development in Europe (02/01/2011 6com).
Aperam: there is already talk of
Aperam savings plan, the new subsidiary steel which combines the activities ArcelorMittal in this sector, reacts (already) in its IPO too timid in an interview with Les Echos, CEO Bernard Fontana said he is committed to achieving $ 250 million in savings over the next two years. This does not preclude the permanent closure of the mill Isbergues. What in principle satisfy investors. A little less workers (6com 02/01/2011).
ArcelorMittal will outsource 450 jobs to CCS
BELGA IIb 27/01/2011 The outsourcing of computer services at ArcelorMittal will affect 450 workers, said the European Works Council. Announced in December, This project was initially involve 484 employees, mainly on Belgian and French sites of the group. Better quality, bringing new solutions and cost reduction are, as the steel giant, the main reasons for this act of outsourcing to CSC. ArcelorMittal said he considered several options including internal solutions and potential collaborations with service companies. After analysis it was found that SAC was the best solution.
ArcelorMittal intends to use social dialogue to minimize the social impact of this measure, he says. The contract will be signed with CSC in the second quarter and outsourcing start the third quarter.
Protest against outsourcing of IT
lequotidien.lu ArcelorMittal ArcelorMittal 27/01/2011 200 employees have demonstrated peacefully Thursday morning outside the headquarters of the steel group in Luxembourg against proposed subcontracting IT services company, the call several European trade unions. Brandishing placards "Do not touch our jobs" and bearing for most T-shirt with the boss of ArcelorMittal, Lakshmi Mittal, like a bloodthirsty "outsourcist", the demonstrators came from France, Belgium and Luxembourg wanted expose projects of the steel group to entrust part of his computer to the U.S. company CSC. "This is a passage in force," lamented Thursday during the demonstration Edward Martin, the CFDT delegate ArcelorMittal Lorraine. "After outsourcing accounting services and the separation of the branch of stainless steel, here are the computer. Tomorrow is who's next?" He asked. The unionist Lorraine has also deplored the lack of guarantees for the 484 employees of IT services can find a job at ArcelorMittal if outsourcing was wrong for some of them.
Duferco on strike from Monday to Friday at La Louviere
ls January 27, 2011 Workers Duferco La Louviere, a general meeting on Thursday morning, decided unanimously to go on strike Monday, January 31 at 6:00, and until Friday, February 4 6:00. This was announced Thursday at midday SETCa Centre and the FGTB-Metal. By this action, the workers want a share of protest against the draft central agreement "to regard as a project of social regression in particular in respect of wages and index particular, "said a statement union. Workers also want, through this gesture, throwing a clear message to Russia's Novolipetsk Steel (NLMK), which would be forecast to split the company into two (flat and long products), he says. Duferco workers require both investments to ensure the sustainability of all activities and the establishment of a social bond promoting solidarity between workers of different entities. New
CSD succeeds Harsco's website Duferco La Louviere
Harsco (ex Multiserv) has been replaced by New company (CDD group Strazzante) for park management to slag and scrap Duferco La Louviere. The operation resulted in the transfer of some forty workers employed on the site. The contract subcontract signed between the two companies is for a period of 18 months from 1 February. New CSD works for over a year for ArcelorMittal to Chertal. (L'Echo 6com 02/02/2011)
ArcelorMittal sees a rebound in early 2011
nouvelobs.com Reuters 8 / 2 ArcelorMittal plans a more rapid recovery than expected demand and prices for the beginning of this year . Gross operating (EBITDA) for the group, which alone accounts for 6% to 7% of world steel output, increased more than expected in the first quarter, settling in a range of 2 to 2.5 billion dollars, where experts had previously relied on 2.15 billion.
The group would increase its capital spending by more than 50% this year. ArcelorMittal has posted a net loss unexpectedly on the last three months of 2010 from $ 780 million against a profit of 1.1 billion a year ago. The gross operating profit (EBITDA) of ArcelorMittal for the period is, however, shown at a higher level of expectations, to 1.85 billion. The quarterly loss was largely due to exceptional items. The group divided its activities including stainless steel, combined into a new subsidiary called Aperam. Aperam on Tuesday released pro forma income rose, with earnings per share of $ 1.64 in 2010, against a loss of $ 1.54 last year. "The price levels should remain moderate throughout 2011 because of overcapacity in the sector," said Bernard Fontana, Executive Director of the new company.
The price of iron ore jumped 22% since mid- November. At the same Meanwhile, prices of hot rolled steel in the United States have appreciated by 49%, but this increase should be felt in the accounts of ArcelorMittal until the second half. The group, which wants to lessen its dependence on mining giants by developing its own production of iron ore, said it expected to grow 10% this year compared to 2010. Over the whole of last year, it stood at 48.9 million tonnes against 37.7 million in 2009.
http://www.arcelormittal.com/rls/data/upl/128-35-0-4Q10_ER_presentation_.pdf "4Q 2010 EBITDA of $ 1.9 billion includes $ 0.1 billion sale of CO2 quotas.
CercleFinance.com 8 / 2 According to Aditya Mittal, the group would be, upon publication of the first quarter of 2011, separate results for its mining operations. ArcelorMittal has recently launched a bid for the Canadian mining company Baffinland. The group wants to review its production sites in Europe to improve its competitiveness. Restructuring are already planned in Luxembourg. Despite this, the group plans to invest over five billion dollars this year, of which 30% will be dedicated to mining activities. With gains of 3.7% to 28.3 euros, ArcelorMittal signed one of the best performances of the CAC 40 Tuesday morning.
www.estrepublicain.fr 8 / 2 Florange currently operates two blast furnaces, the latter having been rebooted to "adapt to the expected demand in the first and second quarters," said Michel Wurth. This reboot also occurs when the first blast furnace should be shut down within a year for maintenance. Asked about the sustainability of sites in Luxembourg, Michel Wurth said ArcelorMittal was "very committed to maintaining a high activity" in the country. In Luxembourg, the activity of steels used in construction recorded "negative results" in 2009 and 2010 and is the subject of a proposed restructuring. "In Luxembourg, as in other European countries, we must be efficient and competitive, otherwise we can not continue," said Gonzalo Urquijo. "We review each site to see how to improve them," he said.
ArcelorMittal to mobilize more resources for production in 2011
www.usinenouvelle.com February 8, 2011 ArcelorMittal continues to adjust its production, persistent overcapacity. The company no plans to permanently close one of the important sites. For Lakshmi Mittal "in Europe and the United States, we will not return to pre-crisis situation before 2015." The steel "gradually improving" its utilization rate, expected around 76% in the first quarter of 2011 against 69% in the last quarter of 2010. Lakshmi Mittal table in 2011 on a 10% increase in production of iron ore and 20% for coking coal. Mittal expects this year to a further increase of 7% of the steel market in China. Rising commodity prices will remain "one of the biggest challenges." AM will continue to pass this increase on its selling price. In 2010, the group recorded a jump in its net profit to 2.9 billion.
ArcelorMittal: 262 jobs under threat?
www.lequotidien.lu Schifflange 04/02/2011 The future of the association concerned and Rodange Steel. On 13 October, the unions said they were still very satisfied with cooperation with the management of ArcelorMittal. After follow-up meeting on the agreement Lux2011, with sustainability of the production sites of Luxembourg group, the association Steel, formed by unions and OGBL LCGB, and noted that "measures taken by ArcelorMittal as Investment and changing staff meet quite agreements of 2011. "
Since then, the tone has changed. January 27, Raymond Kapuscinsky, Steward of OGBL said that eventually the production sites in Luxembourg could also be affected by the restructuring plans. Those fears now seem to be confirmed on the eve of the negotiations should lead to a new framework agreement between unions, ArcelorMittal and government. The association Steel has shown surprise and the attitude of the management of factories and Schifflange Rodange, which according to the unions "seem to operate in a logical out agreement Tripartite steel. Employee representatives are particularly concerned a plan to reduce costs by 38 million euros, which is beyond the scope of agreements Lux2011. The association
Steel lamented the lack of an industrial plan. Under these conditions, unions say they are formally opposed the deletion of 262 full-time jobs under the restructuring plan. This reduction of one third of the workforce - both sites have currently about 900 employees - according to the association can save 8.8 million euros. "There is still concern that the proposed strategy would result in a risk of closure or abandonment of sites and Rodange Schifflange, further underline the unions, who want to announce every effort to minimize the risk that other production sites are facing a similar fate. The association
Steel calls on government to meet as soon as possible the Tripartite steel to make the point about the intentions of ArcelorMittal. Emphasizing regular contact with unions, ArcelorMittal recalls the establishment of a working group on the proposed sites for future Rodange and Schifflange, which produces several types of long products (rebar, different types of rails ,...). A closure two plants seems excluded for now. "The goal is to define how to adapt the site for current market conditions very difficult - particularly in the area of constrcution - as well as ensure long-term sustainability of site activity." He will return no doubt to Michel Wurth, member of the Luxembourg branch of ArcelorMittal, to clarify the future plan on Tuesday. Unions to ensure grain. The agreement
Lux2011 Brief
Signed December 19, 2008 between ArcelorMittal, the association Steel and plan future Lux2011 two parts with primarily a commitment by ArcelorMittal to invest until the end of 2011 75 million euros in production sites in Luxembourg.
The second component is social with accompanying measures such as 400 administrative jobs eliminated by ArcelorMittal. This operation has resulted in virtually no layoffs directly through specific instruments such as early retirement, redeployment unit and plans for continued employment. These same tools are applied to ensure a guarantee of employment on the production sites.
ArcelorMittal Rodange Schifflange and not threatened, but ...
www.lequotidien.lu 09/02/2011 At Belval, Differdange, Dudelange, with its new steels for automotive ultrasolides already approved by Fiat and Ford, or in the wire drawing of Bettembourg, where we work for photovoltaics, the year 2010 was rather smoothly at ArcelorMittal Luxembourg and should continue along the same lines in 2011.
Thus, if the application is back for special steels and high value added, it still is not in the construction industry and steel mass suffering in the group. In Luxembourg, this includes sites and Rodange Schifflange.
Michel Wurth, member of the management board of ArcelorMittal has explained that these two sites had lost 30 million euros in 2009 and $ 15 million over the first three quarters of 2010.
He did not confirm the figure of 262 full-time jobs at risk at these sites which include 900 employees but has engaged in a little calculation. He believes that the performance gap between these sites and other sites the group is 250 people. In sum, the site would have 250 people too many. According to management, when an employee group average produces 2500 tons of steel per year, and Schifflange Rodange, an employee produces only 1,400 tons. The goal is to reach 2200 tons in Luxembourg. A goal could be reached more quickly If growth picks up faster than expected, while its return to normalcy is not expected before 2015.
Yet, Michel Wurth was adamant there is no question of closing sites and Schifflange Rodange. Management confirmed that the agreement Lux2011, concluded in 2008 with the unions for the protection of sites of ArcelorMittal in Luxembourg, was still valid. The group is just beginning discussions for future sites. The unions would like to see in this part of the investments are made in such sites. But before investment, Michel Wurth wants the tools of the sites are studied to see how to transform them with what they already possess. He announced this at the establishment of a working group which will be associated with unions.
Birth of a global steel giant
lefigaro.fr 03/02/2011 Nippon Steel and Sumitomo Metal will merge, creating the second largest global steel behind ArcelorMittal. The future group will employ 75,000 people worldwide and generates more than 50 billion euros of turnover. It has a market capitalization of around 25 billion euros. Its annual production exceeds 45 million tons of steel, which is still far enough of that of ArcelorMittal, which is approaching 100 million tons.
The transaction will enable the new group to cope with a degraded environment in Japan. Local steelmakers have indeed faced a long decline in production of automotive manufacturers, even if the year 2010 marked the first bounce. On the other hand, they face the rising prices of raw materials, particularly iron ore. Nippon Steel and had lowered its earnings forecast at the end of January to take account of these difficulties. The larger size of the new group will enable it to better negotiate with suppliers as with its customers.
This is primarily defensive and its impact on global competition are limited. The next wave of mergers should also be more for emerging markets including China. "Reconciliations are expected in the Chinese market, which remains highly fragmented and poorly disciplined. And they will do good for the entire steel industry, "explains one analyst.
ThyssenKrupp taxable profits halved in Q1 to 145 million EUR
awp / afp 02.11.2011 ThyssenKrupp, the German number one steel, saw its profits curtailed by high costs associated the commissioning of new blast furnaces, preventing full advantage of a recovery that is gaining momentum in its markets. Its net profit after minority interests fell 13% year on year to 142 million euros and pretax profit was reduced by more than two, to 145 million euros against 313 million euros in first quarter 2009 / 2010. The exercise group runs from October 1 to September 30.
This cons-performance is attributable to the loss posted by the Steel Americas, an operating loss of almost 400 million euros, itself due to "start-up costs of new plants" in the United States and Brazil. Their construction coincided with the crisis, which has eroded the steel market. In Brazil, the plant on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro has been under fire from critics because of its impact on the environment. And the costs go far beyond initial forecasts: ThyssenKrupp announced Friday to wait "a considerable negative contribution" of Steels Americas at its annual results because of the two investment exceeding 500 million euros. Suddenly, the action was red lantern of the DAX index in Frankfurt Stock Exchange, losing 1.41% to 30.69 euros. Both sites have also caused an outbreak of the debt of ThyssenKrupp rose to 5.81 billion euros at end-December, 2 billion euros more than three months earlier. "The reduction of our net debt is our top priority," said Heinrich Hiesinger about it, boss of the group arrived at the helm in late January.
"Plan particles is announced
ls 16 / 2 The results of study of the Scientific Institute of Public Service (ISSeP) on ambient air quality in the Liege region are striking. Not only for its inhabitants, moreover, in March 2010 the European Court of Justice gave notice to Belgium to comply with the IPPC (Integrated Pollution Prevention and Pollution), which establishes a set of emissions standards.
To recap, the study showed that ISSeP Liege, these standards are not respected for fine particles and benzo (a) pyrene. "These data concern, and it's been a while that we are working on it, says it does in the office of Walloon Minister of the Environment Philip Henry (Ecolo). The Minister will propose in March the Government Action Plan Particles in Liege, along the lines of what has been done successfully in Charleroi: to strengthen the administration better to study pollution, work more closely with companies to force them to reduce their emissions. If we want to reduce emissions, we must better understand the sources. Because it is clear that in the case including ArcelorMittal, we can not let the company continue issuing as it does currently. And the company has already been asked to propose a plan for improvement. "It should be noted that
has already adapted the environmental permits for various polluting enterprises IPPC standards, even if it was falling behind with the requirements of the European Commission. But companies have a deadline to come into compliance, one to three years in general. These revisions
emission standards are based on the principle of "BAT" Best Available Technology or Best Available Technology ": it does, logically, that emission reductions that are technically feasible when it imposing them. Standards are imposed either upon application (or renewal) of environmental permits issued by municipalities or by adjusting the permits issued to new standards (this is the case with Directive IPPC). These permits are sometimes challenged: Arcelor-Mittal has gone into appeal against the emission standards imposed by the municipality of Seraing for Plant Community of Ougrée.
is the Regional Directorate of the Police and Controls (DPC) which then ensures compliance with these standards. Given the results of the study ISSeP, it is reasonable to ask whether the controls are sufficient.
"There are many controls, we meet Henry in the office. But what can be improved, it is our knowledge of particles and emission sources. And this is the direction of plane particles. "
the Walloon Parliament, the member Ecolo Veronica Cremasco arrested the minister (PS) of the Health Eliane Tillieux (twice) and Minister Henry on the subject recently: "Each year, the Liege region exceeds emission standards. It starts to do well! I await the Minister Henry stand firm on this issue: we must be more strict with companies, especially steel, which should be cleaner. This is done well elsewhere! As for the public health problem posed by such over-standard, they do not seem to bother the Minister of Health, whose responses are staggering vacuity.
But while companies are adapting to the standards, while we studied, people continue to suffer the fumes! "
Recall that the industry is not only responsible for emissions of fine particles. But according to the ISSeP, 55 to 59% anyway.
At ArcelorMittal, we did not hesitate to comment on this burning issue:
"This is an important and dear to our hearts," said Etienne Botton, spokesman for the steelmaker to Liege. Blamed by many to be main cause of the pollution in the Liege region, the company hears not deny that it is a big card issuer. But she defends the voice of its director Raymond Propson Environment, environmental action, "Nuisances, there will inevitably always. But we are constantly improving our processes with substantial investment programs. At Coke, we made two dedusting since 2005, costing 11 million euros. We have launched programs sealing of oven doors and a plan of action on the masonry, for more than 8 million. Maintenance is very heavy! Finally, we initiated a plan gas desulphurization. 10 more million. At the steelworks Chertal, we must now make the secondary dust and be capable of measuring fine particles PM2, 5, which is not obvious. We have two years to achieve compliance. At Community, we are launching an action plan beefy, with a new generation of electrostatic precipitators, which represents 3.7 million investment. And the list goes on: the action plan presented to the Region list 150! "Rest for the Community, ArcelorMittal went into appeal against the standards imposed by the new license (Minister Henry decide
28 April at the latest). "Until 2009, the standard of dust emission was 150 milligrams per cubic normomètre (Editor's note: Nm3 is a m3 of gas at normal temperature and pressure), we want to impose ... 20, said Raymond Propson. We are offering 50. This is what is taxed, at best, other steel companies.
And Community is an essential element of our liquid phase. "We have no problem with reducing emissions, as part of BAT (Editor's note: Best Available Technology, see above), that is to say, when possible, says Etienne Botton. We know also that it is in our interest for the future.
But provided that the same standards are imposed everywhere, at least at European level. "Emphasizing that most of his tools were stopped at the second measurement campaign of ISSeP early 2009, the company finally recalled it was very controlled," Measurements are made by all accredited bodies quarters and we must produce our regular internal monitoring plans emissions. As our staff statement as it wears masks with filters, and the rate of PAH (Editor's note : Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons, including the famous Benzopyrene) is controlled. "■ P. Mo.
A tribute to the director makes trades Duferco La Louviere
The ordinary act is the title of the film the young director Maxine Cotton devoted to trades unsung steel from footage Duferco La Louviere. He paid tribute to his father, a mechanic for maintenance. The film was screened in Brussels and La Louviere, before nearly 200 people this weekend. He was greeted with enthusiasm. Other screenings are planned. (The New Gazette 21/02/2011)
Seraing: residents of blast furnace 6 complain about the nuisance
www.rtbf.be/ 22 / 2 The inhabitants of Seraing living at the foot of the blast furnace 6 do are not happy. Arcelor them yet though promised change, but they see nothing coming. Stany Goffin, a waterfront industrial site explains: "We must admit that when we come here, they are rusted sheet metal, dirty walls, no one will really bring some order in all this."
3 years ago has created the Collective HF6 who meet as many residents near the site as representatives of three opposition parties.
Already in 2007, Arcelor had made their promises. Socket Fabian, MR: "A number of guarantees have been given in terms of developing the site in terms of reducing dust, noise, etc.. These guarantees are staggered over a period of six months to two years after the date of permit issuance. Today, we have to realize that these guarantees, these improvements, they were not given. "
Arcelor defends investments to the tune of tens of millions have already been made. Etienne Botton, a spokesman, said: "We can cite the desulfurization of coke oven gas which will allow reduce emissions of SO2, is an investment of 11 million euros is for the time being. "An investment among others, but nothing sufficient, estimated there at Collective, to specifically improve quality of life of residents.
As for the mayor, Alain Mathot, he said that Arcelor as investments are underway and are still in the program. ArcelorMittal Liège City and soon communicate the details of these investments.
Agreement between Electrabel and 7 major industrial joint investments
Trends-Tendances Belga22/2/2011 Electrabel and 7 major industrial companies, including ArcelorMittal, the consortium met in Blue Sky, came to an agreement on joint investment in power plants. With this agreement, the 7 major manufacturers can invest in production facilities operated by Electrabel for a share of capacity of 800 MW. It includes both investment in existing and new plants in Belgium and abroad. In exchange, the big companies receive more security about their electric supply in the long term. It is unclear for now exactly what the central question. "The proposed agreement provides that these manufacturers, which together consume about 11 TWh per year, or 13% of consumption in Belgium, co-invest in a balanced mix power plants to gas, coal and nuclear, and get right to draw on existing nuclear plants, "the statement said. Today, E. ON already owns Drawing on Electrabel power. With agreement, the 7 major manufacturers will likely also be obtained. The 7 major manufacturers are ArcelorMittal Stainless Belgium Aperam, Aurubis Belgium, Nyrstar Belgium Solvay, Tessenderlo Chemie and Umicore. The agreement will first be submitted to the competition authorities. (LEE)
