Greenhouse gas emission reduction plan for specific NLMK projects

Russian steel company NLMK Group says it intends to continue to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions through 2023, while increasing steel production.

Its emissions target will be 1.91 tonnes of CO2 per tonne of steel, up from 1.98 tonnes in 2019 (a 3.5% decrease).

NLMK's program to reduce greenhouse gas emissions includes investment projects aimed at increasing energy efficiency, reducing the consumption of carbon-containing fuels and developing decarbonization technologies.

The launch in 2023 of a new power plant using secondary resources (associated steel smelting and blast furnace gases) at NLMK will reduce CO2 emissions by 650 thousand tons (36 kg per ton of steel) per year. The introduction of new ore dressing technologies at NLMK's Stoilensky GOK in the period from 2021 to 2023 will lead to an increase in the Fe content in the charge and a reduction in fuel consumption at NLMK's blast furnaces, reducing CO2 emissions by an additional 800 thousand tons (44 kg per tonne). steel) per year. NLMK Group also implements a portfolio of R&D projects aimed at integrating hydrogen use into production processes, CO2 recovery and recovery, and other decarbonization initiatives.

According to Grigory Fedorishin, NLMK Group CEO, the company continues to strive to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. He claims that the targets for reducing CO2 emissions are backed up by specific projects.

“We are also testing innovative technologies that will enable us to take the next step towards reducing CO2 emissions beyond the 2022 horizon.”

NLMK claims to have reduced CO2 emissions per tonne of steel by 3% over the past five years from 2.04 in 2015 to 1.98 in 2019 amid increased production.