Division SCOPE

These BAT conclusions concern the following activities specified in Annex I to Directive 2010/75/EU, namely:

— activity 1.3

coke production

— activity 2.1

metal ore (including sulphide ore) roasting and sintering

— activity 2.2

production of pig iron or steel (primary or secondary fusion) including continuous casting, with a capacity exceeding 2,5 tonnes per hour.

In particular, the BAT conclusions cover the following processes:

• the loading, unloading and handling of bulk raw materials

• the blending and mixing of raw materials

• the sintering and pelletisation of iron ore

• the production of coke from coking coal

• the production of hot metal by the blast furnace route, including slag processing

• the production and refining of steel using the basic oxygen process, including upstream ladle desulphurisation, downstream ladle metallurgy and slag processing

• the production of steel by electric arc furnaces, including downstream ladle metallurgy and slag processing

• continuous casting (thin slab/thin strip and direct sheet casting (near-shape))

These BAT conclusions do not address the following activities:

• production of lime in kilns, covered by the Cement, Lime and Magnesium Oxide Manufacturing Industries BREF (CLM)

• the treatment of dusts to recover non-ferrous metals (e.g. electric arc furnace dust) and the production of ferroalloys, covered by the Non-Ferrous Metals Industries BREF (NFM)

• sulphuric acid plants in coke ovens, covered by the Large Volume Inorganic Chemicals-Ammonia, Acids and Fertilisers Industries (LVIC-AAF BREF).

Other reference documents which are of relevance for the activities covered by these BAT conclusions are the following:

The techniques listed and described in these BAT conclusions are neither prescriptive nor exhaustive. Other techniques may be used that ensure at least an equivalent level of environmental protection.