Finland-based stainless steelmaker Outokumpu has announced that the Regional Administration of Northern Finland (PSAVI) has granted Outokumpu's Tornio site an environmental permit for its operations, enabling the commissioning of the extension to ferrochrome production capacity in fall 2012.
The investment in ferrochrome production will double the ferrochrome production capacity to 540,000 mt per year. €60 million of the €440 million investment will be used for environmental investments.
Outokumpu also stated that it is developing and constantly improving its level of environmental protection and investing in the reduction of emissions. The treatment of waste water will be improved in connection with the ferrochrome investment, and the Ferrochrome Works waste waters will in the future be almost entirely in closed circulation.