Recently the International ecological forum «Environment for Ukraine» took place in Kiev. Representatives of several ministries, domestic and foreign companies, working in the field of clean technologies and environmental safety, and also delegates from the European Union took part in the forum.
Participants of the forum had an opportunity to exchange experience in the field of energy saving and the introduction of alternative kinds of fuel, propaganda of ecological tourism.
– The most complicated work done by our enterprises is directed towards the future, – with confidence exclaimed the organizer of the ecological forum, Director of the Ukrainian centre of international exhibitions, conferences and forums Alexander Pashkevich. – One of the best examples is Zaporizhstal. Ferrous metallurgy is a power-consuming process, an ecologically unpleasant production. But if at the enterprise in due time and to the fullest extent means are invested in environmental safety, as is done at Zaporizhstal, it bears fruit. Not only for the citizens of Zaporozhye but also for all Ukraine.
During the work of the forum the largest in Ukraine international specialized exhibition devoted to clean technologies and also the International forum ECOSMART-2011 and the III Ukrainian bio fuel forum took place. In comparison with last year, the scale of the International ecological forum «Environment for Ukraine» has increased more than twice. This concerns both exhibition areas and the number of participants and also the planned scientific conferences and round table sessions. Under the statement of the organizers, the Ministries of ecology and natural resources of Ukraine this forum has become the “main ecological event of the year”.
It’s become a tradition that one of the central places of the International exhibition centre is occupied by the Zaporizhstal stand. Today the enterprise conducts work in all directions of nature protection activity. First of all, it concerns programs of gas, water and air cleaning, and emissions decrease into atmosphere within the framework of the Kyoto Protocol. The products of Zaporizhstal Agricultural Complex were a sort of highlight. The quality of the products could be estimated by all those interested.
For the introduction of modern ecologically-safe technologies Zaporizhstal became the winner of the All-National project «Ecology, environment and nature management of Ukraine». This award was presented to representatives of Zaporizhstal at the international ecological forum «Environment for Ukraine» for successful introduction of projects within the framework of the Kyoto Protocol.
Ecological programs of Zaporizhstal were highly appreciated at the ministerial level. The adviser of the Prime-Minister of Ukraine and part-time main co-ordinator of the international ecological forum Anatoly Tolstoukhov considers that technologies which are introduced by Zaporizhstal can be useful for other metallurgical enterprises of the country too: «It is extremely important. Development of production, especially metallurgical, without an ecological component in Ukraine is impossible. Both nature, production and people, will suffer. Only by uniting efforts and by understanding the importance of ecology improvement is it possible to think and build both business and economy».
The main specialist in protection of nature and radiation safety of Zaporizhstal Nikolay Silin noted, that for reduction of environment pollution at Zaporizhstal the process equipment is being continuously improved, emission and discharge sources are being equipped with cleaning installations, recycling and use of industrial wastes are being continuously carried out. As a result improvement of all ecological indicators has been achieved.
– The award received by Zaporizhstal is a recognition of those achievements, which we have obtained at this stage. It is also a message for the future for the enterprise to go on introducing what has been planned and to realize all nature protection measures.
In a financial equivalent the current expenses of Zaporizhstal for environmental protection annually exceed 100 million UAH which allow to effectively maintain nature protection objects of Zaporizhstal and in due time solve ecological problems.