Thursday, 12 May 2011
Reuters reported that Brazil's Rio de Janeiro state ordered a halt to ThyssenKrupp's plan to expand its USD 6.5 billion Rio de Janeiro slab mill until work on pollution control systems is complete.
The state's environment secretary, Mr Carlos Minc, announced the work embargo in a statement on the environmental secretariat's Web site on Wednesday.
Mr Minc said the state has given the company one month to cover a pit used to hold hot metal, coal and gases in an emergency.
Until the work is complete, construction of a third coking-coal unit at ThyssenKrupp's Cia. Siderurgica do Atlantica mill in the city of Rio de Janeiro must stop.
Pollution from the plant, which began operation last year has brought protests from nearby residents and resulted in fines from local environmental authorities.
Production problems have led to emergency emissions of a "silvery" cloud made up of 70% carbon and 30% iron that is damaging the health of nearby residents.
The mill is designed to produce as much as 5 million tonnes of steel slabs a year using iron ore from Rio de Janeiro based Vale SA. ThyssenKrupp owns 73% of CSA and Vale 27%.
ThyssenKrupp ships the slabs to rolling mills in the United States and Europe for processing into flat steel products. (sourced from Reuters)
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