According to Mining News Pro - Ahmadreza Lahijanzadeh, Director General of the Isfahan Environment Department, on Sunday, December 20th of this year, together with the heads of the environmental departments of Mobarakeh and Lanjan cities and a group of experts in this field, while visiting Mobarakeh steel production lines, with the achievements and ongoing projects of this company in the field of environment.
While expressing his satisfaction at Foulad Mobarakeh, he said: Over the many years that we have been monitoring the investments and environmental activities of Foulad Mobarakeh, we have observed that this company is fully responsible in this area, and we can boldly say that until 1404, all environmental projects This company will become a successful model for other industries in the country and globally.
Director General of Environmental Department of Isfahan Province stated: Visiting Foulad Mobarakeh Wastewater Treatment Plant and knowing more about the company's actions in this field is evidence that Mobarakeh Foulad, with the significant investment it has made in the area of collecting urban waste water in neighboring areas, fortunately now Most of the water it needs comes from the treatment and recycling of these same wastes, which is a very valuable achievement.
Lahijanzadeh pointed out: Reports and visits show that valuable measures have been taken in Mobarake Steel in the field of dust collection and waste management, which can be used to familiarize the students and elites of the country with these activities in the form of extensive visits to Mobarake Steel.
He said: We congratulate all managers, employees and stakeholders of Foulad Mobarakeh for the plans, actions and achievements in the mentioned areas. Undoubtedly, Foulad Mobarakeh's thinking to institutionalize the highest global standards in production lines and the effort that has led to these achievements are valuable and commendable.
Mobarakeh Steel is a model for other organizations in the country and West Asia
Lahijanzadeh described the physical progress of complementary environmental projects in Mobarake Steel well and added: it seems that with the environmental thinking and determination of the company's management, the remaining projects will also come to fruition in the near future, and Mobarake Steel continues to be a model for other organizations in the country and West Asia.
“The great thing that Foulad Mobarakeh has done is to create a network for collecting urban waste water and preventing polluted water from entering the environment. This company has not only provided a part of the water it needs by purifying and recycling these waters, but it has also paid great attention to the sustainability of the environment, so we suggest other industries to enter this category and follow the example of Mubarakeh Steel. Perhaps, in many cities of the country, there is no wastewater collection network and treatment plant, and unfortunately, the wastewater enters the environment raw and untreated. It should not be forgotten that this action of Foulad Mobarakeh has greatly reduced the amount of raw water taken by this company, and as it was emphasized, it helps to preserve the environment, supply water to industry and respect the rights of wetlands.” He added.
“In a situation where countries like Turkey, with an area of less than a third of our country, produce 16,000 megawatts of solar and wind energy, unfortunately we have not yet reached 900 megawatts, fortunately Mobarakeh Steel has
pioneered in this field, and we hope that it will be a good start for the country.”
More than one billion dollars of investment for the company's environmental projects
During this visit, Mohammad Yaser Tayebnia, the CEO of Foulad Mobarakeh, while expressing his satisfaction with the presence of the general manager and experts of the province's environmental protection department in Foulad Mobarakeh, noted that since the beginning of operation, this company has invested more than one billion dollars in the field of environmental protection.
According to the managing director of Foulad Mobarakeh, this company has achieved good progress during a comprehensive five-year program and in the continuation of its activities in this field, including the implementation of the online monitoring plan, which is being implemented in two phases, and with the cooperation of knowledge-based companies. Based on the EFQM 2020 excellence model, it has taken extensive measures in the areas of water management, preventing the release of environmental pollutants, energy management, circular economy, and the use of clean and renewable energy. So that in some indicators such as water and energy management and controlling the concentration of CO emissions, it is currently in line with and sometimes lower than the index of global standards.
He pointed out: Mobarakeh Foulad Company considers compliance with environmental standards as its social and moral responsibility, and as a group that excels in management models and models of other domestic and sometimes international organizations, being a model and becoming a green industry in the field of environment is one of its The main goals of the company have been put in its agenda and it has never dealt with the environment as a task that was emphasized to the company from outside.
According to Tayyabnia, at least 5,000 large and small companies either operate in the field of supplying Mobarakeh steel or benefit from the intermediate products of Mobarakeh steel in the production of their final products; Also, this company has created employment opportunities for about 350,000 people directly and indirectly upstream and downstream of Foulad Mobarakeh, and several million people in families provide their livelihood through the cycle of Foulad Mobarakeh, however, the management of the company believes that that when this process is valuable, the view of sustainable development prevails in it, which fortunately Foulad Mubarake emphasizes on this principle.
He stated that more than 200 thousand billion tomans of development projects have been defined and are being implemented in Foulad Mobarakeh, he continued: Due to the start of these new projects, about 5000 new job opportunities have been created, and as soon as these projects are implemented, there will definitely be more. Young people will work in the company, and Mobarakeh Steel will take into account the value creation in the country by complying with environmental standards.
In another part of his speech, Tayyabnia mentioned Mobarakeh steel's investment in the plan to transfer water from the sea of Oman to the province as another of Mobarakeh steel's flagship measures in the field of sustainable development and environmental protection and clarified: Mobarakeh steel entered this project with a national perspective. and believes that just as the company has a central role in the industrial and economic development of the country, it should also have a central role and role model in other fields, including social responsibility.
Referring to the construction of a combined cycle power plant in Foulad Mobarakeh, Tayyabnia noted: the construction of this high-efficiency power plant will not only provide the electricity needed by the company, but also help the national power grid, therefore it is expected that the relevant organizations, including the administration The whole environment should help the production. Meanwhile, Mobarakeh Steel considers itself committed to complying with the environmental requirements and standards of this field and is ready to continue to be the driving force in production and compliance with environmental standards by applying the strategies of environmental protection experts.
Mobarake Steel's readiness for the development of researches and extraction of minerals in the country
In another part of his speech, Tayabnia stated: Mobarakeh Steel Company has inevitably entered the field of mining and mineral exploration in order to supply the iron ore it needs, and it is ready to carry out its study and exploration works with the cooperation of environmental experts. advance all the considerations of this field and help to carry out preliminary studies and develop researches and extract minerals of the country regardless of providing iron ore.