December 03, 2008

BlueScope commits to reduce Port Kembla greenhouse gas

It is reported that BlueScope Steel has given a commitment to the Australia government to look at cost effective and practical ways to reduce greenhouse gases at its Port Kembla steelworks on the New South Wales south coast in Australia. BlueScope Steel has made the commitment with the signing of an agreement with the Australian Greenhouse Office.

Mr Noel Cornish president of industrial markets of BlueScope said that the company's gas reduction plan includes a range of studies including a co generation plant at the steelworks. He added that 50 engineers are working on a feasibility study for the plant, which has the potential to reduce 800,000 tonnes of CO2 annually.

Mr Cornish said that "The project itself will cost somewhere around USD 75 million, so we are working very hard and aiming to have this project in a position where we could seek to get approval to go ahead with it in about 12 to 18 months time."