www.acobrasil.org.br/site/english STEEL | Building a Sustainable Future Brazil Steel Institute
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.
Associated Companies
APERAM SOUTH AMERICA stb ARCELORMITTAL AÇOS LONGOS ARCELORMITTAL TUBARÃO
COMPANHIA SIDERÚRGICA NACIONAL - CSN
COMPANHIA SIDERÚRGICA DO PECÉM - CSP
steel& GERDAU AÇOMINAS S.A. sustainability GERDAU AÇOS ESPECIAIS S.A.
GERDAU AÇOS LONGOS S.A.
SIDERÚRGICA NORTE BRASIL S.A. - SINOBRAS
THYSSENKRUPP CSA - CIA. SIDERÚRGICA DO ATLÂNTICO
USIMINAS
VALLOUREC SOLUÇÕES TUBULARES DO BRASIL S.A.
VILLARES METALS S.A.
VOTORANTIM SIDERURGIA S.A.
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] CHARCOAL SUSTAINABILITY PROTOCOL ENVIRONMENTAL Iron ore* Pig iron STEEL LIFE CYCLE Brazilian Steel 40.335 10³ t 1.521 10³ t The Charcoal Sustainability Protocolo, an initiative of Brazil Steel Institute and PERFORMANCE Steel production Industry associated companies, was launched in 2012. It contains 8 commitments, one of IN 2015 Charcoal External scrap 2016 which is to annually present the activities carried out, as follows: 214 10³ t 5.602 10³ t Raw materials from Coal / Anthracite external sources Fresh water abstracted 14.226 10³ t 249 milhões m³ Steel Producer Complex: Protocol Commitment Actions Carried out in 2016 Raw materials from 30 Power Plants (15 Integrated and external sources Fresh water recirculated 1. Acting within the precepts of Permanent commitment of the Purchased electric Extraction of 100% Coke 5.1 billion m³ power Production of goods 15 Semi-integrated) sustainable development and in companies of the sector in the raw material recyclable 2.748 10³ t 95% recirculation 9.876 mil MWh intensive in steel perfect harmony with the legislation, operation in total legal compliance Coke obsolescence scrap 100% Administered by 11 groups considering in an integrated and and in accordance with the principles 8.511 10³ t recyclable harmonious way the environmental, of sustainability in the production of social and economic aspects. steel, as well as demand from its process scrap suppliers the sustainable production Sinter Net Turnover: 28.395 10³ t Electric power of raw materials and inputs. (own generation) R$ 67 billion 9,633 thousand MWh (US$ 19.4 billion)* 2. Working with the productive chain Published, in September 2015, the Reuse and 750 thousand Charcoal 293 thousand remanufacturing in order to eliminate practices and ABNT technical standard that 1.307 10³ t hectares activities that violate labor rights or establishes guidelines for the hectares preservation areas cause damage to the environment. Sustainable Production of Pig Iron, reforestation (legal and addressing environmental, social and voluntary) Taxes Paid: (own) Pig iron Disposal and labor aspects. 3. Maintaining a business relationship 25.145 10³ t Recycling R$ 12.2 billion only with companies that comply with Sequentially, works to create the (US$ 3.5 billion)* all legal social and environmental certification standard for pig iron 83% from 17% from of requirements. based on ABNT NBR 16409: 2015 Internal scrap thermoelectric hydropower began, in order to guarantee 2.779 10³ t plant plant Use 4. Demanding documentary evidence sustainable production and compliance Steel is the most required by law for suppliers of with legal and social requirements in recyclable in the world. It can be Installed Capacity: charcoal and products derived the pig iron chain. therefrom. continuously recycled without loss 50.4 million tons/year Crude steel Co-products of quality. 31 milhões de t 18 milhões de t of crude steel at the end of 2016 8.3 million tonnes of steel scrap 5. Establishing a partnership with the The steel industry has taken an were recycled in 2016. Public Power for the development of important step towards the a social and environmental awareness development of a social and 9th World Ranking Producer program regarding charcoal suppliers. environmental awareness program with charcoal suppliers by finalizing Production (ton of Crude Steel): the Charter of Good Practices in Charcoal Production. * inclui pelotas Brazil = 31.3 million t World = 1,629.6 million t The Charter addresses four key themes: health and safety, legal 1.9% (Brazil/World) forestry, the environment, and labor The Brazil Steel Co-products Center, created at Brazil Steel Institute, promotes actions for conditions. the technical qualification and value added to co-products of steel production, so that they Latin America = 59.7 million t can be used in several applications. 52.4% (Brazil/Latin America) 6. Concluding, in up to 4 years, the full In 2016, 98% of the charcoal used for compliance to forest stocks according steel production by members of The Brazilian steel industry invests in its own generation of energy, either The most recent measurements and results are: to the respective demands of Brazil Steel Institute was supplied by through the reuse of the gases generated in the production process in production through own planting or wood from its own or third-party thermoelectric plants or through its own hydroelectric plants. In 2016, 49% of Publication of Standard ABNT NBR 16364:2015 of application of steel aggregate as third-parties planting, provided that in planted forests, in accordance with energy Associates: the electric power consumption of the plants was supplied through self- sub-base and base. line with legal requirements legal requirements. Own staff = 64,722 generation (41% in thermoelectric plants and 8% in hydroelectric plants). Tax reclassification of steel slag in NCM 2517.20, as macadam of blast furnace slag, Third-party staff = 40,754 other slag and similar waste. 7. Acting in partnership with the Studies have been carried out aiming Government, continuing the at the improvement of technologies Development of a study, together with DNIT, for the application of steel aggregate as development and implementation of for capturing and burning the gases in Productivity: technology for capturing and burning the process of producing charcoal. base and sub-base in experimental sections. 352 t/man/year the gases from the charcoal Companies in the sector invested R$ 1.1 billion in 2016 in production process, aiming to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases environmental protection projects. These initiatives include, among investiments others, programs for energy conservation, water recirculation, waste Co-products: Blast furnace and steelworks aggregates are used in the manufacture of (*) Conversion to the average reuse and emission reduction. cement, road paving and other applications. Powders and sludge collected in pollution dollar of the month. 8. Periodically presenting the Activities carried out in 2016 control systems are recycled in the process by replacing part of the raw materials and development of the actions presented in this publication. therefore by reducing the consumption of non-renewable natural resources. mentioned above in the Sustainability Report of the steel industry.