Luxembourg-based steelmaker ArcelorMittal has announced that its Bosnia and Herzegovina-based subsidiary ArcelorMittal Zenica has commissioned the world’s first hybrid filter, part of a €12.4 million investment in environmental and steel production projects.
According to the company’s statement, ArcelorMittal Zenica is the first steel plant in the world to have industrial-scale hybrid filtration technology installed in its sinter plant. A total of €3 million has been invested in the new technology, which has cut dust emissions significantly, to well below the EU limit of 20 mg/Nm3. The company also plans to install a second filter, so that both sinter plant stacks’ dust emissions are filtered.
Meanwhile, an investment of €5.2 million has also been made to increase ArcelorMittal Zenica’s annual rebar in coil production capacity from 300,000 mt to 320,000 mt, while also introducing improvements in the product quality and range, ease of storage and delivery.