APERAM SOUTH AMERICA
ARCELORMITTAL AÇOS LONGOS
ARCELORMITTAL TUBARÃO
CIA. SIDERÚRGICA NACIONAL - CSN
GERDAU AÇOMINAS S.A.
GERDAU AÇOS ESPECIAIS S.A.
GERDAU AÇOS LONGOS S.A.
SIDERÚRGICA NORTE BRASIL S.A. - SINOBRAS
THYSSENKRUPP CSA - CIA. SIDERÚRGICA DO ATLÂNTICO
USIMINAS
VALLOUREC & SUMITOMO TUBOS DO BRASIL - VSB
VALLOUREC
VILLARES METALS S.A.
VOTORANTIM SIDERURGIA S.A.
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Brazil Steel Institute
Associated Companies
STEEL | Building a Sustainable Futurewww.acobrasil.org.br/site/english
Av. Rio Branco, nº 108 - 29º Andar - Centro - Rio de Janeiro - RJ - CEP: 20040-001
Phone: (+55 21) 3445-6300 - Fax: (+55 21) 2262-2234 - E-mail: [email protected]
It was created in 1963, to promote competitiveness of
Brazil steel industry and perform several activities such
as studies, researches and representation in private and
public forums. Throughout these years, the Institute has
always been engaged with sustainable development
within the country and social demands, as shown in its
actions for sustainability, based on economic, social and
environmental principles.
Steel Production
Manufacturing
Pre-consumer steel scrap
100% recyclable
Post-consumer steel scrap
100% recyclable
Use
Reuse and remanufacturing
Steel recycling
Raw material extraction
CHARCOAL SUSTAINABILITY PROTOCOL THE LIFE-CYCLE OF STEELENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE IN 2014
Charcoal Sustainability Protocol, an initiative by Brazil Steel Institute and its
associated companies, was launched in 2012. There are 8 commitments in this
protocol, and one of which is to present all activities performed on annual
basis, as follows:
Protocol Commitment
1. To operate within the principles of sustainable development and in full compliance with the legislation, considering environmental, social and economic aspects in an integrated and harmonic manner.
5. To establish partnerships with the Government Authorities in order to develop programs for raising social and environmental awareness among charcoal suppliers;
6. To conclude, within 4 years, full compliance of forest stocks with the respective production demands by means of own plantation or outsourced plantation, provided in accordance with the legal requirements.
7. To act with the Government to continue the development and implementation of technologies regarding impounding and burning of gases produced during the process of charcoal production, aiming at reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
8. To present, in a regular basis, the development of those aforementioned actions in the Sustainability Report of the steel industry.
2. To act with the production chain towards eliminating practices and activities that violate labor rights or cause damage to the environment.
3. To only maintain commercial relationships with companies in full compliance with all legal, social and environmental requirements.
4. To require, as per the legislation in force, all relevant documents from producers of charcoal and derived products.
Permanent commitment of steel companies during their operations, as well as full compliance with legal requirements and sustainability principles during production of steel, requiring from their suppliers a sustainable production of raw materials and inputs.
Steel industry took a big step towards the development of a social and environmental awareness program with charcoal suppliers, with the development of the Booklet on Charcoal Sustainable Production.
The Booklet addresses four fundamental themes: health and safety, legal forest, environmental and working conditions.
In 2014, 93% of the total amount of charcoal used in steel production by Brazil Steel Institute members came from own planted forests or outsourced planted forests, in accordance with legal requirements.
Preparation of a working plan to develop a technology regarding impounding and burning of gases produced during the process of charcoal production, in pilot phase.
Activities performed during 2014 are presented in this publication.
Preparation, in progress, of ABNT technical standard providing guidance for a Sustainable Production of Pig Iron by Charcoal, addressing environmental, social and labor aspects.
Government authorities, universities, NGOs, pig iron and steel producers were invited to participate in the preparation of such standard.
Performed actions 2014/2015
The Brazilian steel industry invests in the generation of its own energy, by
reusing of gases generated in production process in thermal power stations
or hydroelectric plants. In 2014, 53% of the energy consumed in plants
was self-generated (being 43% from thermal power stations and 10% from
hydroelectric plants).
Steel is the world's most
recycled material. It may be
continuously recycled without
losing its quality.
9.6 million tons of steel scrap
were recycled in 2014.
Throughout 2014, the companies of this industry invested R$ 1.2 billion
in environmental protection programs. These initiatives involve energy
preservation, recirculation of water and steel recycling programs.
Brazil Steel Coproducts Center, created in Brazil Steel Institute promotes actions for
technical qualification and adding value to steel co-products, in order to foster its use in many
applications.
The most recent measures and outcomes are:
Publication of ABNT NBR 16364:2015 Standard for application of aggregate steel as
sub-base and base.
Fiscal reclassification of steel steel slag in NCM 2517.20, as macadam of blast furnace
slag, of other slags or similar waste.
Development of a study, along with DNIT, for application of aggregate steel as base and
sub-base in experimental stretches.
energy
investments Blast furnace and steel slags are used to produce cement, road pavement and other
applications. The dusts and sludge collected in pollution control systems are recycled in the
process, replacing a portion of raw materials, therefore decreasing the consumption of
non-renewable resources.
* including pellets
Charcoal244 10³ t
Raw materials from internal sources
Coke9.013 10³ t
Sinter31.590 10³ t
Charcoal1.381 10³ t
Pig Iron26.018 10³ t
Internal Scrap2.969 10³ t
Recirculated freshwater6 billion m³
95% recirculation
Electricity(own power generation)
10.121 mil MWh
Crude Steel33,9 million t
Coproducts22 million t
19% from hydroelectric power plants
81% from thermal power
plants
Pig Iron1.656 10³ t
Iron ore*41.601 10³ t
External Scrap 6.646 10³ t
Collected Freshwater294.488.873 m³
Purchased Electricity8.843 mil MWh
Coal / Anthracite 14.342 10³ t
Coke2.589 10³ t
842.000 haof reforestation
(own)
387.000 haof Preservation
Areas (legal and volunteer)
Raw materials from external sources
Brazil Steel Industry
2014
Steel Production Park:
29 Plants (14 Integrated and
15 Semi-integrated) Controlled
by 11 groups
Net Sales:
R$ 72,8 billion
(US$ 31,1 billion)*
Taxes Paid:
R$ 16,3 billion
(US$ 7,0 billion)*
Installed Capacity:
48,8 million t/year of
crude steel at the end of 2014
th9 Producer in World Ranking
Production (t crude steel):
Brazil = 33,9 million t
World = 1.665,1 million t
2,0% (Brazil/World)
Latin America = 65,4 million t
51,8% (Brazil/Latin America)
Productivity:
355 t/employee/year
(*) Conversion at the monthly average
rate for Dollar.
Workforce:
Own workforce = 71.473
Sub-contracted workforce = 50.666
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