The key environmental features of the project include the following:
- All the waste heat from the coke ovens will be converted to steam for power generation.
- A large proportion of the slag production will be processed for use in the local cement and construction industries.
- A majority of bag house dusts, mill scale, and other metallics will be recycled in the sinter plant.
- A significant proportion of the spent refractory will be recycled on site or returned to the refractory producers as feed.
These environmental initiatives will result in minimal amounts of materials requiring a landfill solution. Further, the water system servicing the iron and steel plant has been designed to be zero discharge, allowing for more sustainable processes.