WorldSteel welcomes the new ISO standard for emissions CO2

The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has published a new method for calculating the intensity of carbon dioxide emissions from the production of cast iron and steel. The CO2 standard is based on the data collection methodologies that have been used over the past five years in the steel industry.

The World Steel Association, created in 2007, is designed to provide manufacturers by a reliable guide for monitoring CO2 emissions. The number of participating organizations is constantly growing from the moment the program launch, from 38 companies in 2007 to 51 in 2011 and represent more than 200 metallurgical plants around the world. Of these, 33 manufacturers of steel provided their data on CO2 emissions using this methodology for five years. Within the framework of this program, the WorldSteel conducts a study in the field of the influence of metallurgical production on the climate.

World Steel Association welcomes the publication of the ISO standard. Dr. Edwin Basson, General Director of WorldSteel, said: “We are very glad that the published standard confirms the relevance of our methodology.” This global development is aimed at maintaining the standard and the further implementation of this methodology in the metallurgy industry.

Steel plays an important role for the modern world, and the use of steel products is crucial for humanity on the path to a stable future. Steel plants actively control CO2 emissions, focusing on more problematic activities. Standards are designed for two categories of steelmakers: part 1 (ISO 14404-1)-for metallurgical plants with domain furnaces and part 2 (ISO 14404-2)-forkli-metallurgical plants with electric arc furnaces.