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Ternium is starting the implementation of an integrated Health, Safety and Environmental (HSE) management system, according to its HSE Policy, which is based upon the principle of sustainable development that integrates all its activities related to the community and future generations. 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. Climate change and the steel industry Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Ternium supports the industry’s search for innovative solutions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions over the life-cycle of steel products. Material Efficiency and Energy Intensity: Ternium continually reviews its operations to maximize the efficiency of energy resources, the re-use of by-products and the appropriate treatment and disposal of wastes, air emissions and waste waters. Today, steel producers use complex energy and gas management systems for optimal energy use in their processes. Gaseous by-products are used as fuels, replacing primary energy. Due to these strategies, the existing industrial processes related with primary steel production are operating close to the theoretical minimum green house gas (GHG) specific emission, particularly for the Electric Arc Furnace Route, which is the technology used by Ternium Mexico. As for Ternium Siderar that uses Blast Furnace, Coke Ovens and Blast Oxigen Furnace Route, some CDM projects (Clean Development Mechanism, under Kyoto Protocol) are under evaluation. At all Ternium plants, a significant portion of new investments contributes to reduce the environmental impact of its activities, products and services. |
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Steel Recycling: Steel scrap can be recycled, maintaining its proprieties and therefore saving energy and natural resources |
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Sustainability advocacy Ternium actively participates in different governmental and non-governmental environmental forums, mainly, the International Iron & Steel Institute (IISI), World Business Council for Sustainable Development (National Chapters), the Latin American Iron & Steel Institute (ILAFA), legal and administrative permanent commissions and environmental working groups of various industrial associations. |
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Co-products and by-products from diverse processes are managed in order to ensure standardized quality. In addition, source reduction, recycling and reuse are the strategies selected to minimize residues and wastes generation.
