Tata Steel Nederland has announced it is to temporarily shut down the direct sheet plant (DSP), its casting roller plant, in Ijmuiden, Kallanish learns from a statement.
“Recent emission measurements show that the emission of chromium-6 at one chimney is higher than the legal standard,” the company says.
“Because safety and the environment are our main priority, we take this measurement very seriously. In consultation with the North Sea Canal Area Environment Agency (ODNZKG), we have decided to shut down the DSP. We are currently working on additional technical and organisational measures to reduce Chromium-6 emissions. Only after we have tested that the DSP fully meets all standards again, we will take the installation into normal use,” it adds.
It has informed the Environment Agency of the decision and will continue to do so in the measures to be taken.
Previously, the coke plants at Tata Steel IJmuiden were targeted by Extinction Rebellion (XR) just weeks after it was ordered by Dutch environmental regulators to rectify emissions issues.
