Article 1
The BAT conclusions for iron and steel production are set...
Article 2
Application and Interpretation
ANNEX
BAT CONCLUSIONS FOR IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTION
SCOPE
GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS
EXPRESSION OF EMISSION LEVELS ASSOCIATED WITH THE BEST AVAILABLE TECHNIQUES...
DEFINITIONS
1.1.
General BAT Conclusions
1.1.1.
Environmental management systems
1.
BAT is to implement and adhere to an environmental management...
Applicability
1.1.2.
Energy management
2.
BAT is to reduce thermal energy consumption by using a...
Description of BAT I.i
Description of BAT II – IV
Applicability of BAT II – IV
3.
BAT is to reduce primary energy consumption by optimisation of...
Description
Applicability
4.
BAT is to use desulphurised and dedusted surplus coke oven...
Applicability
5.
BAT is to minimise electrical energy consumption by using one...
Applicability
1.1.3.
Material management
6.
BAT is to optimise the management and control of internal...
Description
7.
In order to achieve low emission levels for relevant pollutants,...
Applicability
1.1.4.
Management of process residues such as by-products and waste
8.
BAT for solid residues is to use integrated techniques and...
Description
Applicability
9.
BAT is to maximise external use or recycling for solid...
10.
BAT is to use the best operational and maintenance practices...
1.1.5.
Diffuse dust emissions from materials storage, handling and transport of...
11.
BAT is to prevent or reduce diffuse dust emissions from...
1.1.6.
Water and waste water management
12.
BAT for waste water management is to prevent, collect and...
Applicability
1.1.7.
Monitoring
13.
BAT is to measure or assess all relevant parameters necessary...
14.
BAT is to measure the stack emissions of pollutants from...
15.
For relevant emission sources not mentioned in BAT 14, BAT...
Description (relevant for BAT 14 and 15)
16.
BAT is to determine the order of magnitude of diffuse...
Description
Direct or quasi-direct measurement
Indirect measurements
Calculation of emissions with emission factors
1.1.8.
Decommissioning
17.
BAT is to prevent pollution upon decommissioning by using necessary...
1.1.9.
Noise
18.
BAT is to reduce noise emissions from relevant sources in...
1.2.
BAT Conclusions For Sinter Plants
Air emissions
19.
BAT for blending/mixing is to prevent or reduce diffuse dust...
20.
BAT for primary emissions from sinter plants is to reduce...
Bag Filter
Description
Applicability
Advanced electrostatic precipitator
Description
21.
BAT for primary emissions from sinter strands is to prevent...
22.
BAT for primary emissions from sinter strands is to reduce...
Description of the RAC process mentioned under BAT V
Applicability of techniques mentioned under BAT V
23.
BAT for primary emissions from sinter strands is to reduce...
Description of waste gas recirculation under BAT I.i
Applicability of BAT I.i
Applicability of other primary measures under BAT I.ii
Description and applicability of the RAC process under BAT II.i...
Applicability of the SCR process under BAT II.ii
24.
BAT for primary emissions from sinter strands is to prevent...
25.
BAT for primary emissions from sinter strands is to reduce...
26.
BAT for secondary emissions from sinter strand discharge, sinter crushing,...
Water and waste water
27.
BAT is to minimise water consumption in sinter plants by...
28.
BAT is to treat the effluent water from sinter plants...
Production residues
29.
BAT is to prevent waste generation within sinter plants by...
30.
BAT is to recycle residues that may contain oil, such...
31.
BAT is to lower the hydrocarbon content of the sinter...
Description
Energy
32.
BAT is to reduce thermal energy consumption within sinter plants...
Description
Applicability
1.3.
BAT Conclusions For Pelletisation Plants
Air emissions
33.
BAT is to reduce the dust emissions in the waste...
34.
BAT is to reduce the sulphur oxides (SOX), hydrogen chloride...
35.
BAT is to reduce NOX emissions from the drying and...
Description
36.
BAT for existing plants is to reduce NOX emissions from...
Applicability
37.
BAT for new plants is to reduce NOX emissions from...
Water and waste water
38.
BAT for pelletisation plants is to minimise the water consumption...
39.
BAT for pelletisation plants is to treat the effluent water...
Production residues
40.
BAT is to prevent waste generation from pelletisation plants by...
Energy
41.
BAT is to reduce/minimise thermal energy consumption in pelletisation plants...
Description
Applicability
1.4.
BAT Conclusions For Coke Oven Plants
Air emissions
42.
BAT for coal grinding plants (coal preparation including crushing, grinding,...
43.
BAT for storage and handling of pulverised coal is to...
44.
BAT is to charge coke oven chambers with emission-reduced charging...
Description
45.
BAT for coking is to extract the coke oven gas...
46.
BAT for coke plants is to reduce the emissions through...
47.
BAT for the gas treatment plant is to minimise fugitive...
Applicability
48.
BAT is to reduce the sulphur content of the coke...
49.
BAT for the coke oven underfiring is to reduce the...
50.
BAT for coke pushing is to reduce dust emissions by...
Applicability
51.
BAT for coke quenching is to reduce dust emissions by...
Description of BAT I
Applicability of BAT II
Applicability of BAT III
52.
BAT for coke grading and handling is to prevent or...
Water and waste water
53.
BAT is to minimise and reuse quenching water as much...
54.
BAT is to avoid the reuse of process water with...
55.
BAT is to pretreat waste water from the coking process...
56.
BAT for pretreated waste water from the coking process and...
Production residues
57.
BAT is to recycle production residues such as tar from...
Energy
58.
BAT is to use the extracted coke oven gas (COG)...
1.5.
BAT Conclusions For Blast Furnaces
Air emissions
59.
BAT for displaced air during loading from the storage bunkers...
60.
BAT for burden preparation (mixing, blending) and conveying is to...
61.
BAT for casting house (tap holes, runners, torpedo ladles charging...
62.
BAT is to use tar-free runner linings.
63.
BAT is to minimise the release of blast furnace gas...
Applicability of BAT II
64.
BAT is to reduce dust emissions from the blast furnace...
65.
BAT for hot blast stoves is to reduce emissions by...
Water and waste water
66.
BAT for water consumption and discharge from blast furnace gas...
67.
BAT for treating waste water from blast furnace gas treatment...
Production residues
68.
BAT is to prevent waste generation from blast furnaces by...
69.
BAT for minimising slag treatment emissions is to condense fume...
Resource management
70.
BAT for resource management of blast furnaces is to reduce...
Applicability
Energy
71.
BAT is to maintain a smooth, continuous operation of the...
72.
BAT is to use the extracted blast furnace gas as...
73.
BAT is to recover the energy of top blast furnace...
Applicability
74.
BAT is to preheat the hot blast stove fuel gases...
Description
Applicability
1.6.
BAT Conclusions For Basic Oxygen Steelmaking And Casting
Air emissions
75.
BAT for basic oxygen furnace (BOF) gas recovery by suppressed...
76.
BAT for basic oxygen furnace (BOF) gas recovery during oxygen...
77.
BAT is to minimise dust emissions from the oxygen lance...
78.
BAT for secondary dedusting, including the emissions from the following...
Description
Applicability
79.
BAT for on-site slag processing is to reduce dust emissions...
Water and waste water
80.
BAT is to prevent or reduce water use and waste...
81.
BAT is to minimise the waste water discharge from continuous...
Production residues
82.
BAT is to prevent waste generation by using one or...
Applicability of BAT V
Energy
83.
BAT is to collect, clean and buffer BOF gas for...
Applicability
84.
BAT is to reduce energy consumption by using ladle-lid systems....
Applicability
85.
BAT is to optimise the process and reduce energy consumption...
Description
Applicability
86.
BAT is to reduce energy consumption by using continuous near...
Description
Applicability
1.7.
BAT Conclusions For Electric Arc Furnace Steelmaking And Casting
Air emissions
87.
BAT for the electric arc furnace (EAF) process is to...
88.
BAT for the electric arc furnace (EAF) primary and secondary...
89.
BAT for the electric arc furnace (EAF) primary and secondary...
Applicability of BAT I
90.
BAT for on-site slag processing is to reduce dust emissions...
Water and waste water
91.
BAT is to minimise the water consumption from the electric...
92.
BAT is to minimise the waste water discharge from continuous...
Production residues
93.
BAT is to prevent waste generation by using one or...
Applicability
Energy
94.
BAT is to reduce energy consumption by using continuous near...
Description
Applicability
Noise
95.
BAT is to reduce noise emissions from electric arc furnace...
Commission Implementing Decision
of 28 February 2012
establishing the best available techniques (BAT) conclusions under Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on industrial emissions for iron and steel production
(notified under document C(2012) 903)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2012/135/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010 on industrial emissions (integrated pollution prevention and control) , and in particular Article 13(5) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Article 13(1) of Directive 2010/75/EU requires the Commission to organise an exchange of information on industrial emissions between it and Member States, the industries concerned and non-governmental organisations promoting environmental protection in order to facilitate the drawing up of best available techniques (BAT) reference documents as defined in Article 3(11) of that Directive.
(2)
In accordance with Article 13(2) of Directive 2010/75/EU, the exchange of information is to address the performance of installations and techniques in terms of emissions, expressed as short- and long-term averages, where appropriate, and the associated reference conditions, consumption and nature of raw materials, water consumption, use of energy and generation of waste and the techniques used, associated monitoring, cross-media effects, economic and technical viability and developments therein and also the best available techniques and emerging techniques identified after considering the issues mentioned in points (a) and (b) of Article 13(2) of that Directive.
(3)
‘BAT conclusions’ as defined in Article 3(12) of Directive 2010/75/EU are the key element of BAT reference documents and lay down the conclusions on best available techniques, their description, information to assess their applicability, the emission levels associated with the best available techniques, associated monitoring, associated consumption levels and, where appropriate, relevant site remediation measures.
(4)
In accordance with Article 14(3) of Directive 2010/75/EU, BAT conclusions are to be the reference for setting the permit conditions for installations covered by Chapter 2 of that Directive.
(5)
Article 15(3) of Directive 2010/75/EU requires the competent authority to set emission limit values that ensure that, under normal operating conditions, emissions do not exceed the emission levels associated with the best available techniques as laid down in the decisions on BAT conclusions referred to in Article 13(5) of that Directive.
(6)
Article 15(4) of Directive 2010/75 provides for derogations from the requirement laid down in Article 15(3) only where the costs associated with the achievement of emissions levels disproportionately outweigh the environmental benefits due to the geographical location, the local environmental conditions or the technical characteristics of the installation concerned.
(7)
Article 16(1) of Directive 2010/75/EU provides that the monitoring requirements in the permit referred to in point (c) of Article 14(1) are to be based on the conclusions on monitoring as described in the BAT conclusions.
(8)
In accordance with Article 21(3) of Directive 2010/75/EU, within four years of publication of decisions on BAT conclusions, the competent authority is to reconsider and, if necessary, update all the permit conditions and ensure that the installation complies with those permit conditions.
(9)
Commission Decision of 16 May 2011 establishing a forum for the exchange of information pursuant to Article 13 of the Directive 2010/75/EU on industrial emissions established a forum composed of representatives of Member States, the industries concerned and non-governmental organisations promoting environmental protection.
(10)
In accordance with Article 13(4) of Directive 2010/75/EU, the Commission obtained the opinion of that forum on the proposed content of the BAT reference document for iron and steel production on 13 September 2011 and made it publicly available.
(11)
The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee established by Article 75(1) of Directive 2010/75/EU,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
OJ L 334, 17.12.2010, p. 17.
OJ C 146, 17.5.2011, p. 3.
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