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Coke oven technology in the 21st century will cut down on harmful gas produced by burning coal at high temperatures, whether its done by recovering the gaseous byproducts or burning them in the ovens, industry experts said Tuesday.
The process by which noxious gases are burned in the coke ovens "is taking off in the U.S.," because it is a simpler process and poses less risk to the environment, said Hardarshan Valia, the co- chairman of the Met Coke World Summit, which opened yesterday in the Pittsburgh Hilton Hotel, Downtown. The event, which has attracted more than 200 industry representatives from around the world, continues through Thursday.
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SIC 3312
This classification includes establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing hot metal, pig iron, and silvery pig iron from iron ore and ir...
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Court to Enforce Order, Settle Air Quality Violations
MEADVILLE, Pa., June 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Department of Environmental Protection today filed in Commonwealth Court a consent decree that legally binds Erie Coke and its owner to comply with environmental laws and regulations, which will improve the environment and air quality in the region.
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MORGANTOWN - A subsidiary of Russian steel giant OAO Severstal will spend $140 million to rebuild the aging coke ovens at Wheeling- Pittsburgh Steel Corp.'s Follansbee site, then take half ownership and share the coke, the companies announced.
Severstal, which has been making acquisitions in recent months, aims to become one of the top five global steel producers. Severstal North America Inc. signed a letter of intent for the coke plant deal with Wheeling-Pitt last week and plans to close by March 31.
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The signs that describe the historic coke ovens also are in various states of disrepair.
A rope with "danger" signs twists in the wind where a once-proud symbol of Western Pennsylvania stood.
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Bethlehem Steel Corp's decision to outsource its management information system (MIS) requirements was premised on the conclusion that the company had to concentrate on its core expertise in steelmaking to ensure that it could maintain its competitive edge. Thus, the decision to outsource was an acknowledgment that its MIS function had become inefficient and was unable to keep pace with new developments in a rapidly changing information technology (IT) environment. Bethlehem Steel approached the question of how best to select an IT vendor with methodical care. First, it identified a list of specific goals it wished to achieve with MIS outsourcing. Then, it rigorously evaluated outsourcer candidates with a view to selecting a vendor that could reliably provide cost savings without loss of...