Environment
SSAB North American Division (NAD) is committed to being an industry leader with respect to the environmental issues which affect it. At NAD, we recognize that sound environmental performance is in the best interests of our shareholders and society.
To carry out this commitment NAD undertakes many activities that include:
- Implementing and maintaining policies for proper environmental management and taking steps to ensure the policies, practices, and procedures are operating effectively
- Undertaking environmental evaluations of all operations, projects and purchases
- Maintaining emergency preparedness plans, training and equipment, environmental action plans, and systems
- Undertaking ongoing environmental audits of operations
- Reporting regularly to the SSAB Board of Directors, and
- Working with the community, governmental agencies and other stakeholders to facilitate discussion on environmental matters and to develop scientifically sound, economic, and equitable environmental standards and procedures, based on stable and predicable criteria.
 | All of SSAB North American Division's operating facilities have received ISO 14001 certification of their environmental management systems. |
Recyclability of Steel
SSAB North American Division’s core business provides a major assist to the environment since virtually all of its raw material is steel scrap. This means that the need for mining iron ore that would have been required to produce the same amount of virgin steel using a more energy-intensive process isn’t required. And all this is accomplished by using materials that would otherwise be left abandoned or placed in landfills. Fewer emissions are also created using this process but they still must be properly controlled.
Read more in this report:
Recycled Content of SSAB North American Steel
For more information on steel recycling, see the Steel Recycling Institute.
At both its Montpelier and Mobile Steelworks SSAB NAD is pioneering in the use of triboelectric or broken bag detection to continuously monitor the performance of the baghouses that collect emissions created in the steelmaking process. The triboelectric system detects changes at such low levels that equipment malfunctions are discovered before unwanted emissions exceed a given standard, making it possible to correct malfunctions before harm is done.
SSAB North American Division is also actively involved in industry associations and the initiatives they are undertaking on behalf of the steel industry as a whole.
American Iron and Steel Institute initiatives.
Steel Manufacturers Association.
International Iron and Steel Institute (IISI) Sustainability.