Vallourec Wins Award for Water Treatment Facility
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- Vallourec Star announced Tuesday that it was was presented the 2014 Environmental Stewardship and Recycling Award at the Steel Manufacturers Association annual board meeting held in May.
The company was recognized for the outstanding results achieved at its newly built state-of-the art water treatment facility here that fully embraces the best practices in water reclamation promoted by the SMA.
Vallourec Star, a joint venture between Vallourec and Sumitomo Corporation, is a North America leading producer of premium seamless pipes used primarily in oil and gas applications. It unveiled its new $1.2 billion pipe mill here last year.
The water treatment facility produces consistent, high-level water quality required in the company’s pipe-making and finishing processes 24 hours a day, seven days a week, the company said. The fully automated site recaptures and reuses more than 99% of the total water recirculating flow, producing water that is clean enough to drink. Additionally, 97% of solids and waste generated from the manufacturing process are recycled through the company’s waste management plant, according to Vallourec.
“The recycling rates we have achieved are significant and reflect Vallourec’s commitment to sustainability in all of its forms,” said Kristin Malosh, Vallourec Star environmental, health and safety manager. “Vallourec Star’s employees are diligent in putting those principles in action, and we are honored to be recognized by the SMA for our efforts.”
PICTURED: Dick Teets, executive vice president at Steel Dynamics Inc. and chairman of the Steel Manufacturers Association, Amy Paff and Kristin Malosh, Vallourec Star, and Philip Bell, SMA President.
SOURCE: Vallourec Star.
Published by The Business Journal, Youngstown, Ohio.
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