# 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), Division: SCOPE

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

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:
Reference documents
Activity
Large Combustion Plants BREF (LCP)
Combustion plants with a rated thermal input of 50 MW or more
Ferrous Metals Processing Industry BREF (FMP)
Downstream processes like rolling, pickling, coating, etc.
Continuous casting to the thin slab/thin strip and direct sheet casting (near-shape)
Emissions from Storage BREF (EFS)
Storage and handling
Industrial Cooling Systems BREF (ICS)
Cooling systems
General Principles of Monitoring (MON)
Emissions and consumptions monitoring
Energy Efficiency BREF (ENE)
General energy efficiency
Economic and Cross-Media Effects (ECM)
Economic and cross-media effects of techniques
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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2012/135/annex/division/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2012-135/annex/division-1
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