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Asia-Pacific Partners account for nearly 50 per cent of the world’s steel
production.
The Steel Task Force will facilitate the uptake of best available technology, practices
and environmental management systems in
Partnership countries together with
ncreased recycling. The Task Force
will assist in the provision of expert advice in
relation to the
opportunities to reduce greenhouse gas and other emissions levels
through
the introduction of existing and emerging technologies and identify any
other opportunities, with an initial focus on operations in China and
India.
Action will focus around securing improved benchmarking and reporting,
energy
and material efficiencies and technology development and deployment.
Objectives
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Develop sector relevant benchmark and performance indicators.
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Facilitate
the deployment of best practice steel technologies.
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Increase
collaboration between relevant Partnership country government,
research
and industry steel-related institutions
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Develop processes to reduce energy usage, air pollution and greenhouse
gas emissions from steel production
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Increase recycling across the Partnership.
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