Severstal launches Worldsteel's global greenhouse gas reduction program

PJSC Severstal has begun an active phase of work under the Acceleration Program of the World Steel Association, which aims to reduce its impact on the environment and climate. This project will enable the Cherepovets Steel Mill to conduct a study using the Worldsteel system and identify opportunities to reduce CO2 emissions. The association's program assumes work in four main areas: optimal selection and use of raw materials, energy efficiency, increased productivity and process reliability.

Worldsteel specialists visited the production site of CherMK on September 10-12, 2019. Association employees held a series of meetings with experts and Severstal's management to identify areas of work to improve the efficiency of the process and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Working with Worldsteel experts allowed Severstal to agree on a methodology for estimating CO2 emissions, identify key driving forces for emission reductions, and develop a program to further work with Worldsteel under the Step Forward program to achieve industry best practices.

Severstal has been participating in the Worldsteel benchmarking system for several years, providing data on greenhouse gas emissions, and CherMK is currently ranked 16th out of 64 companies with comparable production technology, with a result of 2.1 tonnes CO2 /tonne liquid steel. (coverage areas 1-3). But the company plans to further significantly improve its position in this area. At CherMK, an inventory of the main sources of CO2 has already been carried out, an emission map has been developed, and the carbon content in raw materials and slags has been measured to clarify the emission factors of greenhouse gases.