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About the World Steel Association

The World Steel Association (worldsteel) is one of the largest and most dynamic industry associations in the world.

worldsteel represents approximately 170 steel producers (including 9 of the worlds 10 largest steel companies),

national and regional steel industry associations, and steel research institutes. worldsteel members represent around

85% of world steel production. worldsteels mission is to act as the focal point for the steel industry, providing global

leadership on all major strategic issues affecting the industry, particularly focusing on economic, environmental and

social sustainability.

Sustainable Steel Policy and Indicators 2014

World Steel Association 2014

ISBN 978-2-930069-75-3

Cover image: Webb Bridge, Australia designed by Denton Corker Marshall, in collaboration with artist Robert Owen

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Foreword 3

Policy and commitments 4

Steels endless life cycle 5

Environmental performance 6

Social performance 8

Economic performance 10

Industry sustainability initiatives 12

Sustainability indicators summary table 14

Contributing organisations and associations 15

TABLE OF CONTENTS


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Whether in lighter, more efficient vehicles or renewable

energy generation, steel is essential to the modern

world, and its use is critical in enabling man to

move towards a sustainable future. Steel is alsonecessary for new, highly efficient power stations and

the construction of smart electrical grids, transport

infrastructure development, energy-efficient residential

housing and commercial buildings.

More than 1.6 billion tonnes of steel are produced

every year. Currently, 47% of steel is produced and

used in mainland China. There will be continuing

growth in the volume of steel produced, particularly in

developing areas such as Latin America, Asia, Africa

and the Indian sub-continent, where steel will bevital in raising the welfare of developing societies. In

these regions, worldsteel estimates that 60% of steel

consumption will be used to create new infrastructure.

Industry commitment - a decade

of sustainability reporting

Sustainability reporting at a global level is one of the

major efforts that the steel industry undertakes to

manage its performance, demonstrate its commitment

to sustainability and to enhance transparency. We

are one of the few industries that report at the global

level and have done so since 2004 when the first

sustainability report was published.

This annual brochure is dedicated to our stakeholders.

It is the result of a joint effort between our members

as well as non-member steel companies and

associations. Our aim is to inform the public about the

environmental, social and economic performance of

the steel industry measured by a set of 8 sustainability

indicators.1This issue compiles data from 2003 to

2013 to demonstrate trends over the past decade.

1 The selected indicators were developed by worldsteel members i n

consultation with external organisations in 2003. They are applicable to

steel companies worldwide. The methodology for some indicators has

been further developed since then. Current calculation methodology for

all indicators is available at worldsteel.org.

Verification and coverage

Every year our aim is to increase global tonnage

coverage and the number of companies reporting toimprove representativeness. The reported data are

reviewed and verified by worldsteel staff to ensure the

accuracy and consistency of figures. The scope of the

sustainability report is steel plant sites, including R&D

facilities, for the environmental and social indicators and

consolidated financial data for the economic indicators.

The coverage over the years reflects the steel industry s

commitment and dedication to sustainability reporting.

Reporting is voluntary. In 2004, 42 steel companies

participated with a rise to 149 companies (96 directlyand an additional 53 via 6 associations) in 2014. Crude

steel produced by companies who reported on one

or more indicators for fiscal year 2013 was 640 Mt,

representing 40% of global crude steel production.

The increase in par ticipation is not equal across all

indicators but companies are nevertheless encouraged

to continue their participation, or to start contributing

even with fewer than 8 indicators, as it allows them to

monitor and improve their performance for those that

they are able to report. We continue to encouragefull reporting.

We recognise that continued engagement and

collaboration with our stakeholders are essential as

we str ive to become a fully sustainable industry in a

sustainable world. We welcome your feedback

and ideas.

Edwin Basson

Director General

World Steel Association

FOREWORD


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POLICY AND COMMITMENTS

The steel industry believes that sustainable

development must meet the needs of the present

without compromising the ability of future generations

to meet their own needs. Members of worldsteel arecommitted to a vision in which steel is recognised as

a key element of a sustainable world. This is achieved

by a financially sound industry that takes leadership

in environmental, social and economic sustainability.

Figure 1 below shows the steel industry sustainable

development policy, which was adopted in 2002

and built on a set of principles established in 1972,

and a statement of principles issued in 1992. The

policy encompasses seven commitments which havebeen translated into an industry-wide Sustainable

Development Charter. In 2012, 66 members of

worldsteel signed the Charter which commits them

to improving the social, economic and environmental

performance of their companies.

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Once steel is produced, its life cycle is potentiallyendless because it is easy to recover with magnets

and 100% recyclable without loss of quality. This

makes it a permanent resource for society as long as

it is recovered at the end of each product life cycle.

Durable and reusable

Steels durability is one of the key properties that

make steel a sustainable material, allowing for the

reuse of countless products - from paper clips to

automotive components and rail tracks. A wide rangeof steel products, like automotive engines and wind

turbines, can be remanufactured for reuse, taking

advantage of the durability of the steel components.

Remanufacturing restores durable used products to

like-new condition. Both reuse and remanufacturing

extend the overall product life and thereby save

valuable resources.2

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100% Recyclable

Its recyclability is another key factor contributing to

steel being a sustainable material. 100% of scrap

from steel production and downstream processing is

collected and recycled directly into steel production.

Post-consumer scrap has to be collected and

prepared (for example by shredding and baling).

Because of the high value of steel scrap, there

are economic incentives that help to maintain high

recycling levels, in addition to environmental benefits.

Steel is the most recycled material in the world, with

over 650 Mt recycled annually, including pre- and

post-consumer scrap.3

Recycling accounts for significant energy and raw

material savings: over 1,400 kg of iron ore, 740 kg

of coal, and 120 kg of limestone are saved for every

tonne of steel scrap made into new steel.

3 Bureau of International Recycling (B IR), World Steel Recycling in Figures

2009-2013, 2014.

2 worldsteel, Sustainable Steel - At the core of a green economy, 2012.


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ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE

Environmental protection

Steel manufacturing has a variety of impacts on

the environment. The main impacts come from theuse of energy and raw materials, which result in the

emission of carbon dioxide (CO2), sulfur oxides (SOx),

nitrogen oxides (NOx) and dust to air, as well as water

consumption and associated emissions.

The steel industry is committed to act responsibly to

minimise or prevent negative environmental impacts.

Based on this commitment, our environmental

indicators track our performance in greenhouse-gas

emissions, energy intensity, implementing environmental

management systems and using resources efficiently.

worldsteel has developed a global and regional li fe

cycle inventory database including cradle-to-gate

environmental inputs and outputs tracking resource use

(raw materials, energy and water) and emissions to land,

air and water for 15 steel products.

worldsteel alsoproduces technical reports to help

improve the environmental performance of steel plants

around the globe. Most of these reports are kept up-to-

date through internal online sharing and benchmarking

systems. Examples of topics covered are:

air quality

by-products

energy use

maintenance and reliability

raw materials

water management.

Indicators 1 and 2: Greenhouse-gas

emissions and Energy intensity

The greenhouse gas of most relevance to the world

steel industry is carbon dioxide (CO2), as it makes up

approximately 93% of all steel industry greenhouse gas

emissions.4On average, 1.8 tonnes of carbon dioxide

are emitted for every tonne of steel produced (see p.

14, Indicator 1).

Technological advancements over the past 25 years

have enabled substantial reductions in CO2emissions

from steel production. These advancements include:

energy efficiency in the steelmaking process

improved steel recycling rates

increased recycling and utilisation of by-products

from steelmaking

extensive process automation for precise control

of steelmaking processes.

The efficient use of energy has always been one of the

steel industrys key priorities. Cost is a key incentive

for this, considering that energy purchases account

for 20-40% in basic steel production.5, 6Over the last

50 years, the steel industry has reduced its energy

consumption per tonne of steel produced by 60% (see

Figure 3). On average, energy intensity is currently

at 20 GJ per tonne of crude steel cast (see p. 14,

Indicator 2).

Modern steel production processes are now very

close to their theoretical minimum energy and CO2

intensity per tonne of steel output. While further

medium-term improvements will be made through

technology transfer and spread of best practice,

to make a significant difference in energy andCO

2intensity in the long term, new low-carbon

breakthrough steelmaking technology is required

(see worldsteel position paper: Steels contribution

to a low carbon future, 2014).

Figure 3: Indexed global energy consumpt ion/tonne of crude

steel production

4 worldsteel LCA Methodology Report, 2011.

5 The State-of-the-Art Clean Technologies (SOACT) for Steelmaking

Handbook, 2ndEditionAsia Pacific Partnership for Clean Development

and Climate, 2010.

6 Saving One Barrel of Oi l per Ton (SOBOT),American Iron and Steel

Institute, 2005.


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2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

CO2

25 25 27 30 38 49 45 51 52 50 n/a

Energy 25 25 27 30 38 49 45 51 52 50 n/a

Mat.Eff. 25 27 27 31 25 26 36 38 41 42 44

EMS 26 34 31 35 25 27 36 42 44 43 45

Table 1: Number of repor ting companies for Indicators 1 through 4

Figure 4: Environmental management system (EMS)

Indicator 3: Material efficiency

worldsteel members repor t that 96% of the raw

materials used on-site to make crude steel areconverted to products and by-products, meaning that

very lit tle waste goes to landfill (see p. 14, Indicator 3).

The industrys goal is zero waste. Mater ial ef ficiency is

also promoted through innovative design for reuse and

the development of high-strength steels that allow for

dematerialisation (see case study p. 11).

Recovered by-products can be recycled during

the steelmaking process or sold for use by other

industries. Use of by-products supports the

sustainability of the steel industry. It prevents landfillwaste, reduces CO

2emissions and helps preserve

natural resources. The sale of by-products is also

economically sustainable. It generates revenues for

steel producers and forms the base of a lucrative

worldwide industry.3

Some companies report a by-products utilisation and

recycling rate as high as 99%.7

Indicator 4: Environmental management

system (EMS)

An EMS helps an organisation to monitor and

improve its environmental performance and to

increase its operating efficiency. Water management

and air quality control are key aspects of an effective

EMS.

According to worldsteels sustainability statistics,

in 2013 approximately 90% of steel industry

employees and contractors worked in EMS

registered production facilities (EMAS or ISO 14001

certification), up from 86% in 2003 (see p. 14,

Indicator 4). A number of steel member companiesachieved 100%. This increasing trend is expected

to continue as new and stricter regulations are

enforced in countries globally.

7 Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Sustainabilit y Report 2013.

Also at worldsteel.org:

Steels low carbon future position paper

Global and regional life cycle inventory data

for 15 steel products

Local environmental issues: How steelcompanies manage water and air quality

Climate Action Programme

Fact sheets on Steel and Energy, Raw

Materials, and By-products


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Employee safety and health

Safety and health is the number one priority for the

steel industry. worldsteels policy is to help all ourmembers achieve an accident-free workplace as there

is no area, process or type of work that cannot be

accident-free.

This is supported through:

use of industry safety and health principles

sharing experience and good practice through

seminars, workshops and development of an alert

network to share serious incidents

annual reporting on safety performance includingLTIFR (Indicator 5)

safety and health excellence recognition programme

showcasing member initiatives and projects

an annual global Steel Safety Day.

Indicator 5: Lost time injury frequency rate

(LTIFR)

One of the most common indicators of safety is lost

time injury frequency rate. A lost time injury is an

incident that causes an injury that prevents the personfrom returning to his next scheduled shift or work

period. Figure 5 shows a steady and notable decline

in the number of lost time injuries, demonstrating the

industrys commitment to eliminating accidents and

injuries. Reporting by member companies on this

indicator has more than doubled since 2004.

In 2014, worldsteel and its members launched

an annual global Steel Safety Day to continue

working together with all involved in the industr y

to create a safer work environment in the steel

industry.

Participating companies carried out a safety

audit across the entire employee group from

CEOs to engineers to managers, operators

and service providers. The audit focused onidentifying the hazards for the main causes of

safety incidents within the steel industry and

setting up action plans to manage the hazards

and risks for each site.

More than 480,000 people from 373 sites

participated in the first industry-wide safety

audit on 28 April this year including 39

member companies, representing 53% of

worldsteel members production.

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Employee development and training

The steel industry is committed to offer employees

the opportunity to further their education and develop

their skills. Not only is this a way of enhancing quality

of work and productivity but it also boosts employee

satisfaction. worldsteel measures performance in this

area with the employee training indicator. Training and

knowledge management are also enhanced through

the worldsteel steeluniversity initiative.

safetyDay


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steeluniversity and 8thsteelChallenge

steeluniversity, a worldsteel initiative, is a web-based industry university delivering education and training to

current and future employees of steel companies and related businesses. steeluniversity includes courseson steel manufacturing, steel applications, ferrous metallurgy, steel business, environment and safety.

steeluniversity offers more than 30 training modules via its online learning system steelLearning+ accessible

from the website steeluniversity.org. Students from over 400 universities and employees from more than

100 companies have used steeluniversity to supplement their education.

steeluniversity sponsors an annual steelChallenge to test students and young industry professionals on their

knowledge of steel manufacturing and use of one of the advanced simulations offered in steelLearning+.

Participants compete against other teams in a two-round competition, with regional champions going on to

compete in the world championship round held in Brussels, Belgium each February.

The winners in the industry category for the 8 th

steelChallenge 2013/4 were Kausik Tamuli andAnimesh Kumar Singh of Tata Steel Ltd. in India. The

winners of the student category were Ezio Agustin

Casalini and Francisco Braas of Universidad

Nacional del Sur in Argentina.

The 9thsteelChallenge is scheduled for

November 2014 when the regional champions

will be identified. The winning entrants will be

invited to take part in the world championships

in February 2015.

Indicator 6: Employee training

Employee training refers to instruction provided to

enhance the skills, capabilities and knowledge ofemployees. Training may involve various types of

programmes such as classroom instruction, computer-

based training, or on-the-job instruction. Employee

training measures the total days of training per

employee. This indicator does not focus on safety and

health training, but may include it. For 2013, members

of the steel industry reported 7.8 days of training per

employee (see p. 14, Indicator 6).

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

LTIFR 35 33 36 44 41 64 90 92 89 74(p)*

Training 26 33 28 31 24 26 33 38 39 38 38

Table 2: Number of repor ting companies for Indicators 5 and 6

(p) = preliminary; data collection in progress

* In addition to 74 worldsteel member companies, 54 non-member companies repor ted via 4 regional associations.


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Table 3: Number of repor ting companies for Indicators 7 and 8 *Investment in new processes and products

Investing in innovation

Innovation is at the heart of the steel industry. Over

75% of the steels in use today did not exist 20 yearsago. Approximately 60% of the steel grades used

to manufacture automobiles today were introduced

in the last 10 years. Investing in the development

of high-strength steels also allows for reuse and

dematerialisation of steel products which saves

resources (see case study p.11).

The steel industry must ensure the continued

investment in the development of new steel products

and production technologies. One of the indicators

used to track this is Investement in new processes andproducts, Indicator 7.

Indicator 7: Investment in new processes

and products

Investment in new processes and products is the sum

of capital expenditure and research and development

expenditure expressed as a percentage of revenue,

where:

Capital expenditure refers to money used to acquireor improve long-term assets such as property,

plants, and new equipment

Research and development expenditure refers to

money used to develop new scientific or technical

knowledge to develop new products, processes,

and services.

Figure 6 shows a steady increase in investment in new

processes and products between 2003 and 2013.

Member companies reported an average value of

8.6% of revenue for investments in new processes andproducts for 2013 compared with 6.0% of revenue in

2003.

Contributing to society

The steel industrys greatest value contribution

is providing society with steel products that are

indispensable in sustaining and improving our modern

world and standard of liv ing. There is hardly any object

that we use that does not contain steel or that was not

created with equipment made of steel. From common

kitchen utensils to automobiles and wind turbines,

steels durability and strength add value to society.

While it is dif ficult to quantify this added value, one

indicator used by worldsteel aims to quantify the value

distributed to society by the steel industry: Economic

value distributed, Indicator 8.

ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

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Indicator 8: Economic value distributed

(EVD)

EVD includes direct and indirect contributions,

regardless of the countrys financial structure e.g. all

contributions are captured - whether made directly

from the company to the community or indirectly from

the company through government taxes, shareholder

dividends or employee salaries, etc.

For 2013, steel companies reported distributing

582.7 billion US$ to society or 97.3% revenue (see

p. 14, Indicator 8), directly and indirectly. This figure

includes:

Operating costs (payments to suppliers, contractors,

etc.)

Employee salaries and benefits

Dividends paid to all shareholders

Interest payments made to providers of loans

Payments to government (gross taxes and royalties)

Community investments (voluntary contributions

and investments of funds in the broader community,

including donations and scholarships, etc.).

Innovative designs for reuse and

recycling

BlueScope Steel makes products that can be

used in designs for disassembly and reuse.

These are components of a building, or ent ire

buildings that are designed with the intention

of reuse rather than demolition. For example,

the MacArthur Centre for Sustainable Living in

Australia was designed for disassembly using

reusable and renewable materials.

The design incorporates whole sheets of steel for

the roofing and much of the walling to maximiseopportunities for those sheets to be used again

in the future. When the steel is no longer needed,

it can be recycled back into new steel.

Investing in development of high-

strength steels

BlueScope Steel has successfully developed

high-strength steel products, so that the same

function is achieved using fewer raw materials.

This is known as dematerialisation. For example,

roofing that was once manufactured at 0.55mm thick, is today made from high-strength

Colorbond steel 0.42 mm think a reduction of

24%.

Steel framing is another example of design

innovation that maintains functionality with less

material use. Some house framing that used to

be 1.20 mm thick is only 0.6 mm thick today

a saving of 50%.


World Steel in Figures 2014

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Wind turbines

Steel Solutions in the Green Economy:

FutureSteelVehicle

Steel solutions in the Green Economy:

Affordable social housing


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Steelie Award: Excellence in Sustainability

Every year, worldsteel hosts an awards ceremony at

its annual conference in October to recognise thecontributions and achievements of companies and

individuals in various categories including best website,

communications, life cycle assessment, sustainability

etc.

The Excellence in Sustainabilit y award seeks

to recognize a specific sustainability initiative or

programme that has made a positive impact, or

provided benefits in all three areas of sustainability

including economic, environmental and social

performance.

A judging panel consisting of internal and external

judges selects the winner based on:

the level of the ini tiatives impact or benefits (for the

company and society) in each of the three areas of

sustainability economic, environmental and social

the extent of communication and outreach how

widely the ini tiative is communicated to stakeholders

and/or the level of community/stakeholder outreach

related to the initiative.

The 2014 final ists for this award are presented here.

The Excellence in Sustainabilit y award winner will be

announced at worldsteels 48thannual conference in

Moscow on 6 October 2014.

INDUSTRY SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVES

ArcelorMittal Sonasid: Responsible

ship dismantling in Morocco for steel

recycling

Recycling is at the hear t of the steel industry, as

scrap steel is a key raw material for steelmaking.

With some 70 disused ships temporarily moored

at Moroccan ports - hampering trade and posing

an environmental hazard ArcelorMittals Sonasid

site began exploring the potential benefits that a

local shipbreaking industry could offer to the local

economy and environment as well as for its site by

ensuring the availability of scrap and simultaneously

reducing the carbon intensity of its steelmaking

operations.Beginning with a pilot project in 2012 to dismantle a

vessel, Sonasid was able to ensure that internat ional

social and environmental standards for the

recycling of ships (the Hong Kong Convention) were

embedded in the development of this new local

industry from the start.

The preparatory work to develop the shipbreaking

industry in Morocco began in 2013 with plans to

commence shipbreaking activity there by 2015 with

the construction of a shipbreaking unit.

Sonasids use of scrap steel instead of DRI as a raw

material is expected to deliver carbon savings of 0.8 t

CO2for every tonne of steel produced and will entail

further emission reduction of 3000t CO2/year through

limiting transportation of scrap from Europe. Existing

end-of-life ships in Morocco provide the potential

for the local scrap industr y to increase by 20%. The

disappearance of disused ships from Moroccos

ports is leading to an improvement in the countrys

coastline, a vital asset for the countrys economy.


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Gerdau: Improving the sustainability of their scrap supply chainGerdau has been conducting the Base of the Pyramid (BOP) project in partnership with the public sector and

non-profit organisations since 2007. The project aims to formalise the scrap recycling activities in Brazil, Chile,

Peru and Uruguay, countries where scrap collectors have traditionally worked independently without any protective

equipment or social security and usually under poor working conditions.

The main phases of the project were:

to ensure training in management and technical skills of the recyclers

to strengthen cooperation and communication between the different stakeholders

to monitor progress and contribute to public policies at local and national level.

Many environmental, social and economic benefits have been observed.

For example, in the cities where the project was implemented,approximately 1,630 tons/year of waste generated are now correctly

disposed of; 1,200 waste collectors received 34,424 hours of training

during the 27 months of the main project s duration; suppliers

average income registered an increase of 155% from 2011 to 2013.

Supplier relations with the company have also improved.

The use of scrap as a raw material reduces the volume of waste

disposed of by society in inappropriate places and reduces the

consumption of energy and other natural resources during steel

production, while minimising CO2emissions.

JSW Steel: Promoting vocational education through local training centres

India has a goal of transforming around 500 million Indian youths into skilled technicians through vocationaleducation by the year 2022. In order to help achieve this target, the OP Jindal Centre at Vasind is running a

vocational programme for the youth. The Vasind site is a 100% subsidiary of JSW Steel. Most of the youth trained

at the Centre are from economically marginalised families.

So far, 1,674 students have undergone vocational training in different trades, including technical studies

(electronics, welding, IT etc.), but also tailoring, fashion design and machine embroidery to name just a few.

The JSW Foundation init iated the vocat ional project back in 2003 by conducting an extensive study covering 30

nearby villages to assess the need for technical education and other trades.

In 2013, the JSW Foundation conducted a survey to assess the impact of these courses in the lives of students.

So far, 81% of the students covered by the survey are

employed and 67% are using skill sets learnt to earn their

livelihood. Some 24% of the respondents are self-employed

using the skill set and 9% of them are pursuing further

studies through apprenticeships.

The response and success spawned similar efforts at other

sites including JSW Steel Vijayanagar, which set up its

vocational technical centre in 2008.

Through this initiative, JSW is strengthening their community

engagement efforts and empowering the local youth.


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Environmental Performance

1 Greenhouse gas emissions (tonnes CO2/tonne crude steel cast)

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

1.6* 1.7* 1.7 1.7 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.8 1.8(p)

2 Energy intensity (GJ/tonne crude steel cast)

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

19.0* 19.1* 20.0 20.6 20.8 20.8 20.1 20.7 19.6 20.0 20.0(p)

3 Material efficiency (% of materials converted to products and by-products)2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

97.1 96.1 97.9 97.2 97.9 98.0 97.9 97.7 94.4 96.5 96.4

4 Environmental management systems (EMS) (% of employees and contractors working in EMS-registered

production facilities)

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

86.4 91.9 84.0 85.5 85.1 86.6 88.9 87.6 89.9 89.5 90.2

Social Performance

5 Lost t ime injury frequency rate ( injuries/mill ion hours worked)

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

4.8 4.1 4.6 4.4 3.1 2.5 2.3 1.9 1.5 1.6(p)

6 Employee training (training days/employee)

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

8.1 9.9 12.1 10.5 11.1 8.0 8.5 6.7 7.7 7.9 7.8

Economic Performance

7 Investment in new processes and products (percent of revenue)

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

6.0 6.2 6.7 7.8 7.9 8.3 10.2 8.8 8.3 10.3 8.6

8 Economic value distributed (billion US$:1strow; percent of revenue: 2ndrow)

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

323.8 308.3 470.7 477.0 617.9 642.8 582.7

83.0 68.2 92.3 91.7 93.1 97.4 97.3

Table 4: Summary of indicator results

Notes:

(p)= preliminary; data collection in progress

Indicators 1 and 2:*Prior to 2005, energy and CO2associated with intermediate product p roduction (e.g. conversion of coal to coke) was not included.

Indicators 1 and 2 are calculated using route-specific energy and CO2intensities for three steel production routes: basic oxygen furnace, electric arc

furnace and open hear th furnace. The indicators are also weighted based on the production share of each route. Indicator 1 includes CO2emissions

only as these make up approximately 93% of all steel industry greenhouse gas emissions.

Indicator 5:Lost time injury frequency rate includes fatalities and is calculated based on figures including contractors and employees. Data prior to

2004 is not available.

Indicator 6:Employee training includes production and non-production facilities.

Indicator 8:Data collection for Economic Value Distr ibuted (EVD) star ted in 2007.

In 2004 (when we first reported 2003 data), 42 steel companies participated with a rise to 149 companies (96

directly and an additional 53 via 6 associations) in 2014 (for fiscal year 2013). Crude steel produced by companies

who repor ted on one or more indicators for fiscal year 2013 was 640 Mt, representing 40% of global crude steel

production. Values in Table 4 may vary slightly from previous editions of this sustainability report due to updatesreceived from individual companies.

SUSTAINABILITY INDICATORS SUMMARY TABLE


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CONTRIBUTING ORGANISATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS

1 Acciai Speciali Terni S.p.A. (AST)

2 Acciaierie Bertoli Safau S.p.A.

3 ACERINOX S.A.

4 Acron i, d.o.o.

5 Aichi Steel Corporat ion

6 Altos Hornos de Mexico S.A.B de C.V. (AHMSA)

7 Anshan Iron & Steel Group Corporation

8 Aperam

9 ArcelorMit tal

10 ArcelorMittal Industeel Benelux N.V.

11 Arr ium Limited

12 Badische Stahlwerke GmbH

13 Baoshan Iron & Steel Co. Ltd.14 Baosteel Group Corporation

15 BlueScope Steel Limited

16 Byelorussian Steel Works

17 CELSA Group

18 CELSA Steel Group

19 EMTA A20 China Steel Corporation

21 Cogne Acciai Speciali Spa

22 Compania Siderurgica Huachipato S.A. (CAP ACERO)

23 Daido Steel Co., Ltd.

24 DEACERO, S.A. de C.V.

25 Deutsche Edelstahlwerke GmbH (DEW)

26 Dillinger Httenwerke AG

27 Dongbu Steel Co. Ltd.

28 Emirates Steel29 Eregli Demir ve elik Fabrikalari TAS (Eregli Iron and Steel Works, Co.)

30 Essar Steel Ltd.

31 Evraz Group

32 EZZ Steel

33 Georgsmarienhtte Holding GmbH

34 Gerdau Aos Especiais

35 Gerdau S.A.

36 HADEED, an Affiliate of Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC)

37 Halyvourgiki Inc.

38 Httenwerke Krupp Mannesmann GmbH (HKM)

39 HYUNDAI BNG STEEL Company Ltd.

40 HYUNDAI Steel Company

41 JFE Steel Corporation

42 Jindal Stainless Ltd43 JSW Steel Limited

44 Kobe Steel, Ltd

45 Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works (MMK)

46 Metal lo invest

47 Metinvest Holding LLC

48 NatSteel Holdings Pte Ltd

49 Nedstaal B.V.

50 Nippon Kinzoku Co., Ltd.

51 Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation

52 Nippon Yakin Kogyo Co., Ltd.

53 Nisshin Steel Co., Ltd.

54 Novolipetsk Steel (NLMK)

55 Nucor Corporation

56 Outokumpu Oyj

57 Ovako AB

58 Pacific Steel NZ

59 POSCO

60 POSCO-Thainox Public Company Limited

61 Qatar Steel Company (Q.S.C.)

62 Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd (VIZAG Steel)

63 Rautaruukki Oyj

64 Saarstahl AG

65 Sahaviriya Steel Industries Public Company Limited (SSI)

66 Salzgitter AG Stahl und Technologie

67 Schmolz + Bickenbach Group68 Severstal JSC

69 Shabro Metals & Technologies Limited (SMTL)

70 Shougang Group

71 SSAB AB

72 SSAB Americas

73 SSAB EMEA

74 Steel Authority of India Ltd. (SAIL)

75 Tang Eng Iron Works Co. Ltd.

76 Tata Steel Europe

77 Tata Steel Group

78 Tata Steel Limited

79 Techint Group

80 Tenar is

81 Te rnium

82 Ternium Siderar83 The Timken Company

84 ThyssenKrupp AG

85 ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe AG

86 TINECK ELEZRNY, a.s

87 Tung-Ho Steel Enterprise Corporation

88 UGITECH

89 United States Steel Corporation

90 Usinas Siderrgicas de Minas Gerais S.A. (USIMINAS)

91 Va llourec

92 voestalpine AG

93 Walsin Lihwa Corp.

94 Wuhan Steel

95 Yieh United Steel Corporation (YUSCO)

96 Zhangjiagang Pohang Stainless Steel Co.,Ltd. (ZPSS)

Contributing associations

1 Asociacin Latinomericana del Acero (Alacero)

2 American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI)

3 International Stainless Steel Forum (ISSF)

4 The Japan Iron and Steel Federation (JISF)

5 Wirtschaftsvereinigung Stahl (Germany Steel Federation- VDEh)

6 South East Asia Iron and Steel Institute (SEAISI)

The 96 organisations and six associations listed below contributed data for one or more of the 2013 indicators.The six associat ions provided data for an additional 53 organisations. Subsidiary companies are l isted separatelyfrom their group (or parent) company if they contr ibuted additional data not submitted by the group.


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