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PM Presents Prime Minister’s Trophy for Excellence to Tata Steel Ltd. and Bhilai Steel Plant of SAIL

By : Sustainability ..., Aug 28, 2012

The Prime Minster Dr. Manmohan Singh has urged the steel industry to adopt the latest energy efficient technologies in our modernization and expansion programmes. He said this while presenting the Prime Minister’s Trophy for the Best Integrated Steel Plant for the Year 2008-...

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Burning questions

By : Sustainability ..., Aug 16, 2012

Indian industry has one foot mired in outdated and unsustainable practices, while its other foot is poised for a leap forward. This dichotomy is clearly displayed in the environmental and operational health and safety practices of some of our heavy industry — the backbone of...

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Subject Tags: Business , energy , steel

India suspends Posco steel plant environment licence

By : Anonymous, Mar 30, 2012

An Indian tribunal has suspended the environmental licence given to the South Korean company Posco for building a steel plant in the state of Orissa.

The National Green Tribunal also ordered a fresh review by the Ministry of Environment and Forests.

The plant...

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Subject Tags: Disaster , POSCO , steel

Korea’s POSCO Gets Green Light to Operate in Orissa, India

By : Sandeep Roy, Apr 26, 2011

In January, Korean steel giant POSCO finally received the green light from the Ministry of Environment & Forests (MoEF) of the Government of India (GOI), for the $12 billion project in Orissa -- the state which is located on the east coast of India.

The project is...

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Subject Tags: India , POSCO , steel , Technology

SAIL, RINL emit more CO2 than rivals while producing steel

By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 28, 2011

State-owned SAIL and RINL have emitted more carbon dioxide while producing steel than their global peers and domestic rival Tata Steel, a report by CAG has said.  "On an average, 1.9 tonne of CO2 is emitted for every tonne of steel produced globally. The average CO2 by...

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Posco and LanzaTech to Collaborate on Renewable Energy

By : sustainabilityo..., Feb 21, 2011

LanzaTech has signed a memorandum of understanding with Posco :  , one of the largest steel producers in the world, covering the implementation of its gas fermentation technology to convert the steel maker’s flue gases to ethanol and other value added products.

Posco...

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