Environmental standards are ahead of technological progress in many EU countries

Environment and sustainable development are the unshakable pillars of EU policy, which are reflected in limiting the amount of harmful emissions, especially in metallurgy and energy.

Efficiency and competition are quite important, but above all environmental requirements are the main factors of investment required for the metallurgical industry. However, environmental standards are ahead of technological progress in many EU countries.

From an industrial point of view, the most important is the Industrial Emissions Directive, which came into force in the fall of 2014 and requires you to adapt your system to your requirements. Best available technology is necessary in terms of the directive's requirements, although not always justified in terms of business costs.

The range of actions taken in the EU is wide and requires modernization in many areas, especially in the case of blast furnaces and emissions from the steel industry in general.