The health, safety & environment (HSE) policy is the fundamental document in which the organization states its intentions and principles in relation to its overall performance. Based on the principle of sustainable development, integrating all related activities, including the community and future generations.
Environmental management system
Ternium has an integrated health, safety & environment (HSE) management system, according to its HSE Policy.
The management system is a set of processes and practices that helps Ternium constantly improve its environmental performance in accordance to the guidelines of international standards such as ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001.
Applying eco-efficiency and integral safety concepts throughout the system, from product design and industrial investment through production operations, and fostering the development of the communities with which it interacts.
All Ternium industrial facilities have specific procedures for the proper operation, maintenance and control of plants with potential impact on the environment.
The company maintains its commitment to continually reviews its operations to maximize the efficiency of energy resources, the reuse of by-products and the appropriate treatment and disposal of waste, air emissions and waste waters.
The use of resources such as scrap as raw material in steel production has a direct consequence on the environmental benefits.
Steel scrap can be recycled, maintaining its proprieties and therefore saving energy and natural resources.
Climate change & Ternium
To address the challenge of climate change Ternium complies to the "Sectoral Approach" proposed by Worldsteel, considering that only a global effort can provide an effective solution. The Worldsteel Association (WSA) is the leading industry association whose members produce steel for about 85% of world steel output.
Ternium and other steel companies that comply with the program, work in four dimensions: monitoring CO2 emissions & reductions, working with clients to achieve more efficient applications in terms of CO2 & recycling, promoting industry best practices around the world, and investing in research & technology development.
Companies such as Ternium participating in this program are committed to measure CO2 emissions from its production plants following a common methodology. Ternium has reported its emissions to the WSA data collection team, thus allowing a benchmark of the sector in both routes of steel production (electric arc and blast furnace) and likewise identifying possible improvements to reduce CO2 emissions.
For its work Ternium was recognized by Worldsteel as a member of Climate Action, an award granted to those companies that have fulfilled their commitment to provide information about CO2 emissions, based on a common methodology designed specifically for this program.
