US Steel Invests $ 200 Million to Upgrade Coke Plant

United States Steel Corporation announced that it has reached an agreement with the Allegheny County Health Department to resolve the company's battery compliance enforcement order appeal at the Clairton plant in Clairton, PA.

Under the terms of the agreement, US Steel has invested approximately $ 200 million in upgrading the plant's coke oven batteries, including upgrades to emissions controls and plant infrastructure. The investments associated with the new agreement are in addition to significant environmental improvements already made by the company, including more than $ 50 million earmarked for the Clairton plant in 2018 and $ 100 million annually spent on compliance. environmental requirements at Mont Valley. The object is working.

Under this agreement, the company will also improve the training of plant workers and will undergo annual air compliance audits by a third-party consultant with extensive experience in monitoring coke oven batteries, while the health department will review the methods used to observe emissions to ensure that measurements are fair. ... consistent and efficient.