Climate change
NLMK Group’s activities include:
- Assessment of direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions (Scope 1, 2, 3) in line with the international GHG Protocol standard;
- Regular verification of greenhouse gas emission data;
- Assessment of climate-related risks and opportunities in line with the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD);
- Regularly providing СО2 emission data to the World Steel Association (WSA);
- Assessing the carbon footprint of products;
- Fine-tuning and monitoring projects aimed at reducing СО2 emissions;
Key projects aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions
NLMK Group
2020–2023
Reduction of fuel and flux consumption due to increased Fe content in concentrate
800
kt per year
СО2 reduction
Construction of Recovery CGP-2
Effect:
Recovery of BOF gases and 95% self-sufficiency in electric energy
650
kt per year
СО2 reduction
Turbine blower for Blast Furnace No. 7
33
kt per year
СО2 reduction
Rotating air heater replacement on CGP Boiler No. 12
8
kt per year
СО2 reduction
Parus boiler-house upgrade
3
kt per year
СО2 reduction
NLMK Group
2019–2020
Construction of cogeneration boiler houses at NLMK Ural (Nizhny Sergi and Beryozovsky)
Effect:
CO2 savings (Scope 1 + Scope 2)
27,000
t
СО2 savings
Construction of a hot water boiler house at NLMK Ural (Revda)
Effect:
CO2 savings (Scope 1 + Scope 2)
7,000
t
СО2 savings
Turbine air blower for Blast Furnace No. 7 at NLMK Lipetsk
Effect:
CO2 savings (Scope 1 + Scope 2)
30,000
t
СО2 savings
Construction of the additional beneficiation section at Stoilensky
Effect:
CO2 savings (Scope 1 + Scope 2)
81,000
t
СО2 savings
Use of dynamic stacking model when forming iron ore stacks and the APCS when metering out fluxes in coal preparation sections at NLMK Lipetsk
Effect:
CO2 savings (Scope 1 + Scope 2)
8,000
t
СО2 savings
Shutting down the converting process in BOF at the set carbon value (for some of the product mix)
Effect:
CO2 savings (Scope 1 + Scope 2)
2,000
t
СО2 savings
NLMK Group is exploring advanced decarbonization methods at its sites. The most promising ways for NLMK to utilize CO2 are process water softening, slag carbonization, and market sales of carbon dioxide. NLMK is undertaking research to study the use of hydrogen in the production process.