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Implementation of the REACH regulation at Salzgitter AG
The year just passed was also characterized by the introduction of the so-called REACH Regulation
which is dedicated to the Registration, Evaluation and Authorization of Chemicals. At an early stage,
we identified that the implementation of this new legislation is significant for large parts of our valuecreation
chain in many areas. It affects both the procurement of input materials by our Group companies
and our efforts to ensure the future delivery of our products to customers. This is why we have
established the requisite organizational structures and taken measures to ensure that the REACH
Regulation is implemented appropriately and on time within the Group.
Appropriate landfill legislation retained for the steel industry
Salzgitter AG has to date achieved significant progress in the avoidance and recycling of waste. However,
as is the case with other steel companies, and due to the particularities of our operations, we are
unable to entirely do away with the operation of our own landfills, despite these successes. These sites,
which are typical to the steel industry, are currently classified as so-called mono-landfills. The mineral
waste deposited in these landfills does not have an impact on the environment owing to its properties
and appropriate processing. Subsidence is minimal, and it produces no landfill gas. As it is possible
to gauge long-term landfill behavior with certainty, special landfill legislation which contributes to
appropriate and proper environmental protection applies to such locations. The German government
is currently intending to create an integrated framework of landfill legislation that draws together and
unifies various directives and regulations. We welcome this project, and we will seek to ensure that the
valuable special regulations are retained for mono-landfills.