Indian Iron and Steel plants: Draft of the Environmental Protection Amendment Regulations

Posted on: 01 / 10 / 2019 | 0 Comentarios | Tags: combustion equipment, energy efficiency in use of gas, Environment protection, equipos de combustión, india, protección del medio ambiente, siderurgia, Steel and Iron industry

The Indian Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MOEFCC) published on December 4, 2019 a Draft of the Environmental Protection Amendment Regulations, to further intensify the current Environmental Protection regulations of 1986 .   

The Amendment is included in Annex 1 concerning the standards for the emission or discharge of environmental pollutants. Emission standards for steel plants have been replaced by new, more restrictive standards. In addition, in Annex I, Rule 3 related to the “Standard for the emission or discharge of environmental pollutants from various industries”, entry into serial number 99 for spongy iron plants (Rotary Kiln) shall be eliminated.

The Amendment to improve the protection of the environment in steelmaking includes parameters for the reduction of emissions such as 50 mg / Nm3 of particulate matter and 500 mg / Nm3 of Nox in the case of coke oven batteries and sintering and pelletizing plants, and 50 mg / Nm3 of particles and 400 mg / NOx in gas-based power plants as well as in rolling plants.

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