Metallurgical plant in Temirtau will significantly reduce emissions to the environment

The Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Kazakhstan, "KazTransGas" JSC and "ArcelorMittal Temirtau" JSC signed a Memorandum of Cooperation on supply of commercial gas to the metallurgical plant in Temirtau, the press service of the Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Kazakhstan reported.

The purpose of the memorandum is to create conditions conducive to establish a positive effect and impact to production processes of "ArcelorMittal Temirtau" JSC to the environment by transferring the metallurgical plant to natural gas with a connection to the Saryarka gas pipeline. The Memorandum is aimed at strengthening a long-term mutually beneficial partnership of the parties and defines the key aspects of further cooperation.

The memorandum signing ceremony was attended by: Vice Minister of Energy of the Republic of Kazakhstan Zhumabay Karagaev, Deputy Chairman of the Management Board of "KazTransGas" JSC Rustam Suleymanov and General Director of "ArcelorMittal Temirtau" JSC Biju Nair.

Within the framework of the memorandum, it is planned to cooperate on supply of commercial gas to "ArcelorMittal Temirtau" JSC with a total annual volume of 300 million m3 to 600 million m3 for a period of at least 15 years.

The environmental effect from conversion of the metallurgical plant to natural gas and implementation of other environmental measures will be a planned reduction of emissions to the environment from 6640 to 49,230 tons per year, which will significantly contribute to the improvement of the ecological situation in the region.

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