Environment

Steel production is energy intensive and causes CO2 emission. In Sweden, SSAB’s blast furnaces are among the largest sources of CO2 emissions in the country. SSAB’s blast furnaces are among the most efficient in the world in terms of minimizing emissions, but there is still some room for further improvement.

The impact on the local environment in the vicinity of SSAB’s plants has decreased significantly in recent decades. Technical developments and increasingly stringent external demands dictate constant improvements in the operations.

The most important environmental aspects for SSAB are:

• Reduced emissions into the air of CO2, nitrogen oxides, sulfur oxides and dust
• Reduced emissions into water of nitrogen and suspended substances
• Efficient use of raw materials and energy
• A reduction in the volume of process waste sent for landfill