United TaconiteCleveland-Cliffs, Inc. United Taconite LLChttp://www.cleveland-cliffs.comCleveland-Cliffs, Inc. United Taconite LLC United Taconite LLC is proposing to significantly reduce emissions of greenhouse gases, mercury and other air pollutants while increasing production of taconite pellets under a $104 million improvement project at United Taconite’s processing plant in Forbes, Minnesota. The Green Production Project includes an estimated $35 million for retrofitting the plant to burn lower-emitting fuels and adding new emission control equipment. Upgrades to United Taconite’s concentrator and pellet plant equipment will allow an increase in taconite pellet production to 6 million tons per year from 5.3 million tons. Twenty-four new jobs will be added. The project allows United Taconite to use lower emission fuels. Currently, United Taconite uses a combination of fuels that includes natural gas, fuel oil, petroleum coke and Eastern coal. The Green Production Project will allow enhanced fuel blending and the use of lower-emitting fuels, resulting in substantially less use of petroleum coke and natural gas in favor of low sulfur coal and biomass. The renovations will allow United Taconite to use Renewafuel, a next-generation, carbon-neutral biofuel with substantially fewer greenhouse gas, sulfur dioxide and mercury emissions than fossil fuels. Construction will begin after the approval of permit amendments filed with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. Capital cost: $104 million
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Project NewsUTAC TO INVEST $104 MILLION TO REDUCE EMISSIONS, INCREASE PRODUCTION AND ADD NEW JOBSJuly 22, 2008Cleveland—United Taconite LLC, is proposing to significantly reduce emissions of greenhouse gases, mercury and other air pollutants while increasing production Read More » |  | Company Press Releases |
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