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ENVIRONMENTAL DECLARATION 2021 voestalpine Tubulars GmbH & Co KG www.voestalpine.com/tubulars
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CONFIDENTIAL – FOR INTERNAL USE ONLY!
ENVIRONMENTAL
DECLARATION 2021
voestalpine Tubulars GmbH & Co KG
KINDBERG Site
Environmental policy
Environmental assessment of individual areas
Ecological operating equation
Key environmental indicators
Life cycle analysis
Accident statistics
Environmental programme 2021/22
Declaration of Validity of the Environmental Declaration
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ENVIRONMENTAL
DECLARATION 2021
voestalpine Tubulars
Simplified Environmental Declaration 2021 according to EMAS Regulation (Regulation 1221/2009 (EC) & Regulation
2017/1505 (EU) & Regulation 2018/2026 (EU)) of the Council on the voluntary participation by organisations in a
Community eco-management and audit scheme (EMAS).
NACE code: 24.20
Company register no. 165400 k
EMAS site no.: AT-000208
ISO 14001 cert. no.: U1530048
GLN number: 9008390198421
Contact
Harald Kohlhofer, Dipl.-Ing.
Environmental Officer
Alpinestrasse 17, 8652 Kindberg, Austria
Telephone: +43/50304/23-366
Fax: +43/50304/63-346
E-mail: harald.kohlhofer@vatubulars.com
Website: www.voestalpine.com/tubulars AUDITED ENVIRONMENTAL
MANAGEMENT
Kindberg, March 2021
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CONTENTS
1 Management policy 6
2 Environmental assessment of
individual areas 7
2.1 General development of the business 7
2.2 Environmental performance of the company 8
3 Ecological operating equation 14
3.1 Materials and Energy Equation 14
3.2 Use of materials 15
3.3 Waste 16
3.4 Hazardous waste 17
3.5 Water/Waste water 19
3.6 Exhaust air 24
3.7 Energy 27
3.8 Transport 28
3.9 Use of land 28
3.10 Indirect environmental aspects 29
4 Life cycle analysis 30
5 Key environmental indicators 31
6 Accident statistics 36
7 Environmental programme 2021/22 38
8 Legal compliance 41
9 General information 42
10 Declaration of Validity of the Environmental Declaration 43
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1 MANAGEMENT POLICY Our company is committed to manufacturing high-quality seamless steel pipes and tubes and providing first-class services that meet or exceed the expectations of our customers and comply with the applicable international standards*. We achieve customer satisfaction through integrity and meeting our obligations, and in so doing, help our customers to realise their ambitions. We ensure the future success and sustainability of our business operations by the efficient use of resources, target-focused continual improvement, protecting the environment and compliance with all applicable statutory requirements – while always guaranteeing the highest safety standards for our employees. We successfully achieve those goals by focussing on five key areas: quality, safety, environment, saving energy and asset management. Quality means the following for us: » Faultless products and services » Customer satisfaction through focusing on customers and meeting customer requirements » Flexibility and order fulfilment Health and safety mean the following for us: » In technical terms: safe workplaces, working materials, tools and equipment, and suitable personal protective equipment » In organisational terms: creating awareness, ongoing safety campaigns and training » In terms of conduct: safe practices and setting examples at all levels » Health promotion Environmental protection means the following for us: » Responsible and economical use of resources » Minimising emissions and avoiding harmful effects on the environment » Continual improvement of environmental performance Energy management means the following for us: » Increasing energy-efficiency – reducing energy costs » Using renewable forms of energy » Circular economy and sustainability Asset management means the following for us: » Minimising the cost of plant and equipment over its entire life cycle » High levels of plant availability » Highly qualified staff for the installation and maintenance of plant and equipment We ensure the effectiveness of the management system through the excellent qualification levels, outstanding personal responsibility and high commitment levels of all employees and by the provision of all necessary resources. *ISO 9001, API Specification Q1, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, ISO 50001, ISO 55001 6 MANAGEMENT POLICY
2 ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT OF
INDIVIDUAL AREAS
2.1 General development of the business
Production volume:
(t)
500,000
450,000 433,549 437,158 431,029
426,926
414,872 414,894 413,087
398,318 400,616
395,110
400,000
350,000 337,999
329,592 325,768
310,995
300,000 284,500 288,955
271,287
255,846 255,345
250,000
209,890
200,000 186,846 185,476
150,000 133,886
100,000
50,000
0
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Number of employees:
1,400
1,306 1,314
1,207 1,222
1,200 1,174
1,129
1,092 1,106 1,103
1,050 1,050
1,023 1,015
1,005
1,000 953
884 890
857
823
799
800 774
756
646
600
400
200
0
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
People employed as at 31st December each year
Environmental assessment of individual areas 72.2 Environmental performance of the company Environmental, energy and health & safety programme: For the financial year 2020/21 (01/04/2020 to 31/03/2021), a common environmental, energy and health & safety programme was defined in which 37 individual targets were defined for the areas of » Materials/resources used » Waste » Exhaust air » Waste water » Energy » Transport » Legal compliance » Safety » Health Achievement of individual targets from the 2019/20 programme (carried over) Three targets were carried over from the 2019/20 programme, of which one has been completed and two have not been implemented. Implemented target: » Optimisation of the furnace management systems in WBH 1 and WBH 2 by improving energy-efficiency and even operation of the furnaces – implemented (operating data incorporated in the furnace management systems) Targets not implemented: » Increasing safety by the purchase of a new stacker truck in Boiler Pipe Finishing – not implemented (investment cancelled due to economic situation) » Definition and description of re-integration management relating to accidents and illness based on an analysis of the current situation – not implemented (implementation not possible due to the pandemic) 8 Environmental assessment of individual areas
Achievement of individual targets from the 2020/21 programme
Of the 37 environmental, energy and health & safety targets for the FY 2020/21, 28 were achieved on time, which
equates to an achievement rate of 76%.
Number
40
37
35
30
28
25
21
20
15
15
10
5
5
3
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0
Management system targets Environmental/energy Health & safety targets Individual targets Individual targets Targets still in process of Target figure not achieved Targets not implemented
2020/2021 targets 2020/2021 2020/2021 2020/2021 in total implemented 2020/2021 implementation 2020/2021
Three targets have been carried over to the 2021/22 programme with new achievement deadlines:
» Effective securing of plant and equipment against unintentional restarting by providing the plants/
employees concerned with suitable LOTO devices as per demand evaluation – ongoing project
» Proper use of fall arrester/safety harness PPE by provision of practical training for technicians and
production staff on the subject of safe working at heights (as per demand evaluation) by SFK – ongoing
project (implementation not possible due to pandemic)
» Implementation of AUVAfit programme action plan by analysing results of the AUVAfit programme for
developing and implementing measures – not implemented (implementation not possible due to pandemic)
One target was not implemented:
» Avoiding skin burns caused by contact with hot handrail in the hollow billet (LUP) recirculation area and/
or the stairs to the reeler (LWW) by installing a water-cooling system for the handrail in the hollow billet
recirculation area and the stairs to the reeler – not implemented (implementation not possible due to cost
savings in the A&B programme)
Environmental assessment of individual areas 9There were 5 targets for which the figure aimed at was not achieved: » Lowering the ENPI energy performance index by 0.95% by reducing the no-load losses and the speed of motors and reducing the temperature in the reheating furnace (NWO) by means of normalisation rolling – target figure not achieved (discontinuous mode of operation causes higher specific energy consumption levels) » Lowering the base load energy component of 2,100kW by 100kW by implementing various energy-saving measures in all areas of operation – target figure not achieved (implementation not possible due to lack of human and financial resources as a consequence of the economic situation) » Savings of 1,665,000kWh pa in the area of process water and compressed air supply – which equates to an annual cost saving of approx. 83,000 euros – by lowering the process water and compressed air supply pressure levels on the weekends when there is no production and progressive leakage elimination in the plants – target figure of minus 25% not achieved (actual figure: 20% reduction) » Lowering the accident rate in CY 2020 to < 6.0% in the area of the seamless tube rolling mill by implementing targeted measures for raising staff awareness – target figure not achieved (accident rate in seamless tube rolling mill in 2020 was 8.20) » Maintaining 80% satisfaction with implemented HSM measures through quality and number of measures (based on HSM survey) – target figure not achieved (as a result of the pandemic, only 21 measures could be implemented – HSM survey was not carried out in 2020) Individual targets FY 2020/21 according to area: Materials/resources used Two individual targets were defined for the area “materials/resources used” and achieved on time. » Substitution of the solvent-based corrosion-proof coating by UV coating (Ford axles) by modifying the UV coating according to customer requirements and thereby reducing the use of solvents and solvent emissions – implemented (change-over to tube passivation – solvent-based coating therefore no longer necessary) » Increasing awareness of the need for careful use of resources by introducing annual training for all sales staff by the Sales Department IMS coordinator – implemented (Webex training of sales staff completed) Waste In the area of waste, one individual target was defined and implemented on time. » Increasing effectiveness in the collection of waste and waste logistics by producing a location plan detailing all waste collection points on the site – implemented (location plan showing all waste collection points on the site produced and sent to waste disposal provider) Exhaust air In the area of exhaust air, two individual targets were defined and implemented on time. » Improving the effectiveness of the existing air extraction and the lighting for the socket grinding station by converting the air extraction system and installing new light units – implemented (air extraction and lighting optimised) » Improving the air quality in the socket forming shop by investigating optimisation potential of the Absolent extractors and implementing appropriate improvement measures – implemented (integration of flow restrictor valves and replacement of HEPA filter stages) 10 Environmental assessment of individual areas
Waste water In the area of waste water, one individual target was defined and implemented on time. » Guaranteed compliance with the limit for nitrite level in the waste water from the neutralisation plant by adapting the waste water treatment process – implemented (compliance with nitrite content limit guaranteed by addition of sodium hyperchloride) Energy In the area of energy, seven individual targets were defined, four of which were implemented on time. The figure aimed at was not achieved in the case of three of the targets. » Reduction of natural gas consumption in the case of normalisation-rolled tubes in the reheating furnace by reducing the stretch reducing mill (SRW) outfeed temperatures to prevent baked-on scale on the normalisation rolling furnace (NWO) walking beams – implemented (outfeed temperatures reduced in the stretch reducing mill (SRW)) » Increasing the proportion of natural light in work areas by the Linsinger and HEID machines in the socket forming shop by installation of several dome skylights in the roof of the socket forming shop – implemented (installation of 10 dome skylights in the production shed roof) » Lowering the ENPI energy performance index by 0.95% by reducing the no-load losses and the speed of motors and reducing the temperature in the reheating furnace by means of normalisation rolling – target figure not achieved (discontinuous mode of operation causes higher specific energy consumption levels) » Clear presentation of energy-related key indicators and data by development of an energy dashboard showing energy consumption and energy performance indicators – implemented (implementation of an energy dashboard completed) » Presentation of no-load energy data to support the cost-reduction programmes by introducing the new key indicator “EEE” for hot tube production at transformer level – implemented (presentation in the form of value-adding energy consumption) » Lowering the base load energy component of 2,100kW by 100kW by implementing various energy-saving measures in all areas of operation – target figure not achieved (implementation not possible due to lack of human and financial resources as a consequence of the economic situation) » Savings of 1,665,000kWh pa in the area of process water and compressed air supply – which equates to an annual cost saving of approx. 83,000 euros – by lowering the process water and compressed air supply pressure levels on the weekends when there is no production and progressive leakage elimination in the plants – target figure of minus 25% not achieved (actual figure: 20% reduction) Transport Two individual targets were defined and implemented on time in the area of transport. » Energy and cost saving by reducing individual transportation by 20%, reduced rail link usage and less shunting activity by change-over to double-headed trains between Donauwitz and Kindberg, which can carry substantially larger quantities – implemented (basic condition for double heading with RCA created) » Creation of new possibilities for transporting pipes/tubes to Russia, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan to improve costs, quality and environmental impact Reduction of the number of trains by 10% by using DB Cargo for pipe/tube transportation Inclusion of pipes/tubes in container trains in relation Germany - China Loading of pipes/tubes into 45ft OT containers – implemented (basic conditions created – practical implementation not possible due to lack of orders) Environmental assessment of individual areas 11
Legal compliance In the area of legal compliance, one individual target was defined and implemented on time. » Improvement of level of knowledge regarding legal changes by means of quarterly bulletin on legal changes to all plant managers and IMS coordinators – implemented (twice-yearly legal bulletin for executive management, plant managers and IMS coordinators) Safety In the area of occupational health and safety, 19 targets were defined, of which 15 were implemented on time. Two targets are targets carried over to FY 2020/21. There was one target for which the figure aimed at was not achieved. One target was not implemented because the project was removed from the A&B programme for financial reasons. » Lowering the LTIFR accident rate indicator (Group benchmark) to
» Prevention of accidents in the course of work when loading and unloading railway wagons and HGV trailers with socket feedstock tubes (MVR) by replacing the worn-out wooden supports on the three MVR wagons and integration of higher wooden beams for supporting the socket feedstock tubes between the posts and acquisition of platform steps for safe access to the MVR loadspace floors – implemented (installation of new platform steps) » Safety-related modification of the gas supply points (oxy-acetylene) in the central workshop by implementing the measures as per explosion safety document – implemented (across-the-board implementation of the measures at the gas supply points) » Exclusive use of certified, correctly dimensioned and tested load lifting accessories by enquiring with and contracting external companies to produce suitable load lifting accessories – implemented (verified by certified inspectorate) » Factory-wide recording and identification of gas/air-mixture welding equipment including SAP assignment by recording of welding equipment (plant, site, number, SAP assignment), engraving and attachment of identification plates and entry of a check-list in the maintenance schedule (SAP) – implemented (all welding equipment uniquely identified by engraved plaque) » Effective securing of plant and equipment against unintentional restarting by providing the plants/ employees concerned with suitable LOTO devices as per demand evaluation – ongoing project – carried over to FY 2021/22 » Provision of regular instruction via the new e-learning system by digitisation of the existing instruction content for regular instruction of staff and provision as e-learning modules – implemented (e-Matrix e-learning system with 3 modules has been implemented – continual expansion of the system) » Proper use of fall arrester / safety harness PPE by provision of practical training for technicians and production staff on the subject of safe working at heights (as per demand evaluation) by SFK – ongoing project (implementation not possible due to pandemic) Health In the area of health promotion, two individual targets were defined, neither of which were implemented on time. One target is a target carried over to FY 2021/22. » Maintain 80% satisfaction with implemented HSM measures through quality and number of measures (based on HSM survey) – target figure not achieved (as a result of the pandemic, only 21 measures could be implemented – HSM survey was not carried out in 2020) » Implementation of AUVAfit programme action plan by analysing results of the AUVAfit programme for developing and implementing measures – not implemented (implementation not possible due to pandemic) Environmental assessment of individual areas 13
3 ECOLOGICAL OPERATING EQUATION
3.1 Materials and Energy Equation
Materials and Energy Equation 2020
Input: Output:
Current assets (usage in t) 208,949.773 Products and packaging (t) 186,121.843
Raw materials 207,814.000 Products 185,475.880
Operating supplies and consumables 489.810 Product packaging 645.963
Waste, reusable materials and used materials (t) 39,931.534
Packaging for products 645.963 Used materials 65.280
Reusable materials 32,426.774
Gas (input in m³) Non-hazardous waste 344.350
Process gas/calibration gas 744,883.005 Non-hazardous waste (special projects)*) 5,994.120
Hazardous waste 1,101.010
Water (input in m³) 2,508,012 Waste water (output in m³) 2,091,500
Drinking and sanitary water 21,381 Sanitary waste water (indirectly discharged) 18,920
Process water from wells 2,486,631 Process waste water (indirectly discharged) 115
Process waste water (directly discharged) 2,072,465
Compressed air (generated in m³) Exhaust air (emission in t) 42,961.798
Compressed air 32,353,196 Total gaseous emissions 42,943.530
of which CO2: 42,930.944
Remainder (CO, NOx, SO2, Ctot, CxHy): 12.586
Dust 4.072
Solvent emissions 14.196
Energy purchased Energy consumed (MWh) 284,125.554
Electricity (MWhel) 46,813.276 Energy converted (electricity) 46,813.276
Natural gas (m³) 20,868,215.472 Heating energy (natural gas) 236,436.881
Petrol (litres) 305.000 Propulsion energy (petrol) 2.596
Diesel (litres) 88,055.000 Propulsion energy (diesel) 872.801
*) Special projects (building projects)
14 ECOLOGICAL OPERATING EQUATION3.2 Use of materials
Raw material quantity used: 207,814.00kg (steel billets)
Consumables used
Description of input material Quantity in kg
Oils 125,582.57
» Hydraulic fluid 89,232.80
» Transmission fluid 34,390.33
» Compressor oil 1,087.12
» Engine oil 731.00
» Miscellaneous oils 141.32
Lubricants 138,378.07
» Grease 33,403.07
» Thread grease 41,435.00
» Mandrel lubricant 63,540.00
Paints and coatings 85,155.67
» Marking ink, enamel paint, etc. 25,893.83
» Corrosion-proof coating 1,800.00
» UV coating 57,160.00
» Marking ink 301.84
Solvents 12,378.71
Solvents without VOC content 1,120.00
Oil binding agent 3,200.00
Corrosion inhibitor/rust solvent 17,069.09
Metal machining fluid 18,723.50
Cutting fluid 6,811.00
Cleaning agents 13,723.29
Sealants/adhesives/slip agents 3,373.88
Welding release agents 5.88
Cold galvanising agents 27.00
Phosphating agents 44,905.00
Water conditioning agents 1,336.00
Fluxing agents 1,993.80
Chemicals 16,026.17
Total consumables: 489,809.63
ECOLOGICAL OPERATING EQUATION 15Gases Quantity in m3
» Acetylene 1,137.615
» Argon 1,201.050
» Carbon dioxide 360.000
» Propane 44.000
» Oxygen 729,932.900
» Nitrogen 11,790.000
» Gas mixture (argon/CO2) 338.800
» Hydrogen sulphide 31.900
» Hydrogen sulphide – nitrogen 38.276
» Hydrogen sulphide – CO2 8.464
Total gases: 744,883.005
3.3 Waste
Non-hazardous waste, reusable materials and used materials
Code number Description Quantity 2020 (in kg) Disposal interval
17202 Used wood, untreated 99,900 As required
18718 Shredded documents 200 As required
35202 Shredded data media 80 As required
31409 Building rubble 194,880 As required
57129 Thermo-mix 7,120 Fortnightly
57129 Plastics (safety caps) 3,500 As required
31444 Abrasives 3,640 As required
91101 Commercial waste 35,030 Every 4 weeks
Total of non-hazardous waste: 344,350
31468 White glass 340 Every 4 weeks
31469 Coloured glass 200 Every 4 weeks
35105 Metal packaging 840 Every 4 weeks
92401 Organic waste 3,980 Fortnightly
91201 Cardboard packaging 46,480 Fortnightly
91207 Light fraction, packaging 13,440 Fortnightly
Total of used materials: 65,280
35102 Mill scale 7,633,064 As required
35103 Scrap 21,869,370 As required
35103 Swarf 2,924,340 As required
Total of reusable materials: 32,426,774
Explanation re Section 3.3: Recycling pathways of reusable materials:
16 ECOLOGICAL OPERATING EQUATIONMill scale: Cement industry (Lafarge Perlmoser, Wietersdorfer & Peggauer)
Chemical industry (Donau Chemie)
Scrap: voestalpine Donawitz/Schrott Waltner/Schaufler
Swarf: Schrott Waltner
3.4 Hazardous waste:
Hazardous waste
Code no: Quantity 2020
Description
ÖNORM S2100 (in kg)
31637 Phosphating sludge 50,360
17209 Tar-impregnated wood 270
59803 Spray cans 1,063
31108 Spent furnace refractory 140,340 58201 Filter cloths/bags 7,399
31437 Mineral fibre 5,660 35205 RefrigeratorsWaste quantity development, 1998 to 2020:
(t)
2.500
2,500
Used materials
Non-hazardous waste
Hazardous waste
1,996.64
2.000
2,000 1,917.83
1,916.83
1,592.37
1,571.55
1.500
1,500 1,426.61
1,349.14 1,499.91
1,237.34
1,344.10
1,146.15
1,000.57
976.92 1,101.01
1.000
1,000 991.02
892.91 967.87
960.97
843.49
836.26 850.70
851.20
664.74 670.15
563.53
503.47
500 450.98
548.32 392.73 401.78
365.56 377.42 344.35
346.00 392.73
256.96 313.85 404.61 396.13
224.59 295.13 361.84
183.36 216.04 291.83
129.08 138.62
130.99 106.34 120.79 135.77 111.38 123.77
73.14 95.34
63.47 66.21 46.74 65.28
32.50 138.49
104.73 120.10 124.61 121.08 121.88 100.76 118.62
0 73.10
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Waste accrual relative to production volume (temporary store generation):
(kg)
10.00
8.14
8.00
5.94
6.00
4.00
1.86
2.00
0.35
0.00
kg of used materials kg of non-hazardous waste kg of hazardous waste kg of waste per t
per t of product per t of product per t of product of product (total)
18 ECOLOGICAL OPERATING EQUATION3.5 Water/Waste water
Sanitary water:
Consumption of drinking and sanitary water: 21,381 m3
Waste sanitary water: 18,920 m3
Process waste water:
Constituent streams of process waste water:
» Sedimentation for NRW waste water
» Gravel filter for waste water from CT plant
» Neutralisation for waste water from phosphating plant
» Flotation for waster water from upsetting plant
» Sand filter for waste water from heat treatment line 2
» Acid gas lab exhaust gas washer (indirect discharge) 115 m3
Measurement point: CT discharge shaft for constituent stream CT 1 (external inspection of 16-17/06/2020)
Measurement
Limit as per Measurement result Internal monitoring
Parameter result from
assessment from external inspection interval
internal inspection
Temperature 30 °C 20.9 °C - Continuous
pH value 6.5 – 8.5 8.44 - Continuous
Materials removable by filtration 22.5 mg/l 1.00 mg/l 2.34 mg/l Weekly
Iron 0.9 mg/l 0.015 mg/l - Not prescribed
COD 22.5 mg/lMeasurement point: Neutralisation plant (external inspection of 16-17/06/2020)
Measurement
Limit as per Measurement result Internal monitoring
Parameter result from
assessment from external inspection interval
internal inspection
Temperature 30 °C 19.1 °C - Continuous
pH value 6.5 – 9.0 7.80 - Continuous
Materials removable by filtration 50 mg/l 12.50 mg/l - Not prescribed
Iron 2.0 mg/l 0.18 mg/l 0.60 mg/l Fortnightly
Manganese 1.0 mg/l 0.17 mg/l 0.37 mg/l Fortnightly
Nickel 0.5 mg/l 0.35 mg/l 0.31 mg/l Fortnightly
Fluoride 20 mg/lMeasurement point: Seamless tube rolling mill (external inspection of 16-17/06/2020)
Measurement
Limit as per Measurement result Internal monitoring
Parameter result from
assessment from external inspection interval
internal inspection
Temperature 30 °C 26.2 °C - Continuous
pH value 6.5 – 8.5 7.98 - Continuous
Materials removable by filtration 50 mg/l 6.0 mg/l 8.01 mg/l Daily
Iron (filtered) 0.5 mg/l 0.020 mg/l 0.08 mg/l Daily
COD 50 mg/lSpecific water/waste water quantity relative to production volume:
m3/t
18.00
Water consumption
16.38
Waste water volume
16.00
14.50
13.52
14.00
11.28
12.00
9.94
9.73
9.70
9.69
10.00
9.06
8.36
7.78
8.01
7.83
7.79
7.72
7.73
7.60
8.00
7.28
7.00
7.06
7.06
6.87
6.82
6.53
6.72
6.75
6.70
6.60
6.53
6.46
6.25
5.88
5.62
5.77
5.78
5.17
5.58
5.38
6.00
5.32
5.26
5.26
5.33
5.19
5.12
4.00
2.00
0.00
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Total contaminant load 2020:
Max. permissible Contaminant load in kg
Parameter
contaminant load in kg per annum
Materials removable by filtration 142,704 11,284.00
COD 172,884 31,085.71
Hydrocarbons 16,837 398.09
Phosphorous 2,663 300.45
Iron 3,737 109.42
Ammonium 701 0.18
Aluminium 140 0.72
Nickel 9 2.36
Nitrite 18 6.16
Manganese 18 2.81
Chrome 411 0.11
The total contaminant load figures are calculated from the average waste water concentration levels identified
by internal inspections and the annual waste water volumes for the constituent streams.
22 ECOLOGICAL OPERATING EQUATIONUtilisation of maximum permissible waste water contaminant loads:
in %
40
35.17
35
30
26.92
25
20
17.98
16.07
15
11.28
10
7.91
5
2.36 2.93
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Groundwater inspection:
Groundwater analyses must be carried out every 2 years in the area of the decommissioned building waste landfill site.
Building waste landfill site measurement point: before and after tipping (02/09/2019)
Measured value Measured value
Parameter Unit
before tipping after tipping
Depth m 9.40 10.43
Temperature, water °C 10.3 10.8
pH value - 7.66 7.41
Electrical conductivity µS/cm 491 507
Acid capacity up to pH 4.3 mmol/l 3.60 3.60
Carbonate hardness °dH 10.4 11.2
Overall hardness °dH 12.0 12.3
Ammonium (NH4+) mg/l 0.013 0.013
Nitrate (NO3-) mg/l 5.54 6.52
Nitrite (NO2-) mg/l3.6 Exhaust air
Exhaust air calculation:
The basis for calculating the emissions in the exhaust air are the consumption of natural gas (20,868,215 m3) and
the consumption of diesel (88,055 l) in 2020.
Individual figures relating to exhaust air
Calculated emissions in exhaust air from natural gas and diesel consumption
Gaseous emissions in t pa in kg/t of product
CO2 42,930.944 231.4638
CO 1.043 0.0056
NOx 8.420 0.0454
SO2 0.402 0.0022
Ctot 2.713 0.0146
CxHy 0.007 0.00004
Gaseous exhaust air emissions: 42,943.530 t pa
Dust
Dust emissions in t pa in kg/t of product
Dust from filter systems 3.864 0.0208
Dust from natural gas 0.209 0.0011
Total dust quantity: 4.072 t pa
Solvents
Solvent emissions in t pa in kg/t of product
Solvent emissions from substances 13.824 0.0745
with solvent content
Solvent emissions from diesel 0.372 0.0020
Total solvent emissions: 14.196 t pa
24 ECOLOGICAL OPERATING EQUATIONCO2 emissions (in kg per t of steel tube produced):
kg/t
250.00
231.46
Exhaust air CO2
212.18
197.46 198.13
200.00 193.36
189.24
179.44
173.59 174.49 176.03
171.81 169.71
150.00
100.00
50.00
0.00
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Exhaust air emissions (in g per t of steel tube produced):
g/t
250.00
Exhaust air (remainder)
200.15
200.00
166.35
160.86
156.23
150.00 144.19
140.89
136.51 133.47
132.42
127.09 129.17
121.35
100.00
50.00
0.00
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Exhaust air: CO, NOx, SO2, Ctot, CxHy, dust, solvents
ECOLOGICAL OPERATING EQUATION 25Solvent emissions from the use of consumables with solvent content: Solvent quantity used in kg 19,477.71 Solvent emissions in kg 13,824.21 Solvent waste in kg 5,653.50 In addition to the 13,824.21 kg from the consumables used, there are also 372.03 kg of emissions with solvent content from the use of diesel fuel, so that the total solvent emissions in the exhaust air amount to 14,196.24 kg. The solvent content of the materials used is made up of various volatile organic compounds (VOCs), which are listed in the table below: Description Quantity in kg/year 1-methoxy-2-propanol 180.25 2-amino-ethanol 6.34 2-butanone 594.36 2-methoxy-1-methylethylacetate 1,129.82 4-hydroxy-4-methylpentane-2-on 44.88 Acetone 8,280.39 Butanol 913.91 Butylglycol 11.00 Dichloromethane 9.60 Dimethoxymethane 7.55 Dimethylether 28.41 Ethanol 559.02 Ethanolamine 561.60 Ethylacetate 27.88 Ethylbenzole 0.45 Isobutane/butane 58.09 Isobutylacetate 999.05 HC mixtures 211.10 Methyl-methacrylate 0.08 n-butylacetate 833.92 Naphtha 683.81 Propane 96.88 Propanol 21.43 White spirit 1,091.46 Toluol 3,123.01 Xylol 3.42 Total 19,477.71 26 ECOLOGICAL OPERATING EQUATION
3.7 Energy
Energy purchased Energy consumed (MWh) 284,125.554
Electricity (MWhel) 46,813.276 Energy converted (elec- 46,813.276
tricity)
of which renewable energies: 46,813.276 (MWh) = 100%
Natural gas (m³) 20,868,215.472 Heating energy (natural 236,436.881
gas)
Petrol (litres) 305.000 Heating energy (heating 2.596
oil)
Diesel (litres) 88,055.00 Propulsion energy (fuel) 872.801
Electricity generated by: Proportion in %
Hydropower 100.00
Solid or liquid biomass 0.00
Biogas 0.00
Other green energy 0.00
Wind energy 0.00
Total electricity purchased: 100%
Total energy consumption (in MWh per t of steel tube produced):
MWh/t
2.00
1.852 Energyconsumption
Energy consumption
(electricity,natural
(electricity, naturalgas,
gas,fuels)
fuels)
1.80
1.60 1.532
1.405
1.40 1.335 1.314 1.320
1.284 1.263 1.262 1.281
1.232 1.243
1.196 1.194
1.20 1.145 1.134 1.156 1.161 1.145 1.130 1.153 1.125
1.00
0.80
0.60
0.40
0.20
0.00
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
ECOLOGICAL OPERATING EQUATION 273.8 Transport
The entire incoming supply of feedstock (continuous-cast billets) is transported by rail.
The major proportion (63%) of outgoing shipment of the finished products takes place by rail; a smaller proportion
(37%) is transported by road on HGVs. Transport on site between the individual parts of the factory takes place
by HGV.
3.9 Use of land
Category Area in m2 Proportion in %
Total area 402,465 100
Built-up land 166,316 41.3
Company grounds not 207,967 51.7
built up
Roadways 3,639 0.9
Rail transport installations 2,682 0.7
Allotments rented out*) 21,552 5.3
Arable land, meadow*) 309 0.1
*) Due to the small size of the individual plots rented out, an assessment regarding “natural land management” is dispensed with.
Built-up area
(buildings)
41.32%
Allotments rented out
5.35%
Arable land, meadow
0.08%
Roadways
0.90%
Rail transport
installations
0.67%
Company grounds
not built up
51.67%
28 ECOLOGICAL OPERATING EQUATION3.10 Indirect environmental aspects Seamless tube as a product produces no negative environmental impacts whatsoever during use, recycling or disposal. Its effect on the environment is neutral in use. The product creates no pollutant emissions of any kind when used for its intended purpose. At the end of their useful life, the pipes/tubes can be reused in the form of scrap as a secondary material in the iron and steel industry and are thus 100% recyclable. If the pipes/tubes are disposed of in landfill sites, no environmental effects of any kind are to be expected. In the development and design process, the specifications are largely determined by the customer and/or the purpose for which the product is to be used and thus are not within the control of the company to any meaningful degree. In connection with transport, it is worth mentioning that the customer base of voestalpine Tubulars is part of a global market in which the finished tubes/pipes are shipped worldwide by rail and sea. Environmentally significant products and services are procured in accordance with the criteria of the quality management system taking account of the environment-related criteria and, while ensuring that consumables, packaging materials and technical supplies with the least possible environmental impact are purchased. The selection of suppliers, assessment of them and approval of new suppliers are also carried out taking account of environment-orientated aspects. The environmental management requirements apply not only to the employees of voestalpine Tubulars. The contractors and subcontractors operating at the Kindberg site are required to make an undertaking to comply with the environmental standards specified by voestalpine Tubulars. The environmental impact caused by employees commuting to and from the workplace is difficult for the company to have any control over. However, there is the possibility of a public bus service which would provide the option of travelling by public transport. Due to the rural nature of the surrounding area and the associated inadequacy of the public transport system serving the site, the vast majority of employees are reliant on the use of private cars for travel to and from work. There are sufficient numbers of parking spaces available to staff in the immediate vicinity of the company grounds. Of the total workforce, 33% live in Kindberg, another 52% live within a radius of
4 LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS
Life cycle stages of seamless steel pipes and tubes:
Transport Seamless steel tube Seamless steel tube
(rail) produc�on produc�on
Feedstock
Transport Use by the
produc�on
(raw materials & scrap)
customer
Re-use
Raw material
extrac�on
(ore, coal, aggregates)
Recycling
Disposal
Calculation of carbon footprint:
Definition of the equation parameters takes account of the areas of raw material transport, feedstock production,
feedstock transport, steel pipe/tube production, on-site transport and transport of finished products to customers.
Percentage proportions of carbon equivalents:
13.6%
10.8%
75.6%
Feedstock production
Steel tube production
Transport and despatch
30 Life cycle analysis5 KEY ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATORS Environmental performance indicators The numbers referred to as environmental performance indicators are the environmental data and figures from the input/output analysis, although it is not the absolute figures but rather the specific values relative to the production volume in each case that are viewed as the environmental performance indicators. Production volume = Temporary store generation from hot tube production Production volume 2020: 185,475.88 t Material and energy equation for production of 1 t of steel tube (2020) As can be seen from the equation, the production of 1,000 kg of steel tube requires the use of 1,120.437 kg of raw material, representing a yield of 89.25%. The environmental performance indicators are heavily dependent on the capacity utilisation of the factory, as all environmental indicators are relative to production volume. That means that high capacity utilisation and the associated high production levels have a positive effect on all environmental performance indicators, that is to say on the specific input and output. For that reason, the year 2020 is only comparable to a limited degree with the previous years because, as a result of the prevailing circumstances (pandemic), a drastic downturn in the production figures is evident. Key environmental indicators 31
Developments in the company’s environmental performance indicators since 1998
Water consumption Compressed air consumption Natural gas Electricity
INPUT
in m3/t in m3/t in m3/t in MWhel/t
1998 12.40 189.14 126.61 0.274
1999 16.38 224.23 140.04 0.293
2000 7.28 158.38 96.66 0.208
2001 7.79 141.43 93.32 0.194
2002 9.73 160.02 100.94 0.211
2003 9.70 148.61 95.95 0.195
2004 7.06 132.68 96.08 0.192
2005 6.53 125.80 87.40 0.171
2006 6.87 121.26 86.51 0.170
2007 7.06 130.51 87.78 0.178
2008 6.72 130.87 88.08 0.179
2009 9.69 170.53 105.72 0.227
2010 7.73 141.92 94.37 0.191
2011 6.25 168.46 86.56 0.180
2012 5.78 175.31 85.66 0.175
2013 5.38 166.40 86.96 0.184
2014 5.26 159.37 84.59 0.182
2015 8.01 179.55 98.39 0.217
2016 7.83 166.94 98.72 0.219
2017 6.82 140.44 89.42 0.199
2018 9.06 144.43 87.72 0.199
2019 9.94 163.01 93.81 0.215
2020 13.52 174.43 112.51 0.252
20
18
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
Water consumption in m³/t
0
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
32 Key environmental indicators250
200
150
100
50
Compressed air consumption in m³/t
0
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
160
140
120
100
80
60
40
20
Natural gas consumption in m³/t
0
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
0.35
0.30
0.25
0.20
0.15
0.10
0.05
Electricity consumption MWh/t
0.00
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Key environmental indicators 33Non-hazardous waste Hazardous waste Waste water Exhaust air Energy consumption
OUTPUT
in kg/t in kg/t in m3/t in kg/t in MWh/t
1998 0.68 3.56 11.37 253.9 1.683
1999 0.59 4.28 14.50 280.8 1.852
2000 0.48 2.96 6.53 194.3 1.284
2001 0.62 3.01 5.62 187.4 1.232
2002 1.35 3.82 7.00 202.7 1.335
2003 0.91 3.14 7.78 192.6 1.263
2004 0.67 2.69 6.70 192.8 1.262
2005 0.79 2.88 5.17 175.4 1.145
2006 1.62 2.98 5.32 173.7 1.134
2007 1.13 3.37 5.58 176.2 1.156
2008 1.02 2.26 5.26 176.8 1.161
2009 1.87 4.05 7.72 212.4 1.405
2010 0.87 2.86 6.60 189.4 1.243
2011 1.18 3.34 5.77 173.7 1.145
2012 0.93 3.10 5.19 171.9 1.130
2013 0.95 4.81 5.33 174.6 1.153
2014 1.29 3.43 5.12 169.8 1.125
2015 1.64 5.51 7.60 197.6 1.314
2016 1.43 3.76 6.46 198.3 1.320
2017 0.96 4.64 5.93 179.6 1.196
2018 0.88 4.49 6.75 176.2 1.194
2019 0.90 4.82 8.36 188.6 1.281
2020 1.86 5.94 11.28 231.6 1.532
7
Non-hazardous waste in kg/t
Hazardous waste in kg/t
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
34 Key environmental indicators16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
Waste water volume in m3/t
0
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
300
250
200
150
100
50
Exhaust air in kg/t
0
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
2.0
1.8
1.6
1.4
1.2
1.0
0.8
0.6
0.4
0.2
Energy consumption MWh/t
0.0
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Key environmental indicators 356 ACCIDENT STATISTICS
In 2020, the Kindberg plant completed 1,082,039 hours of production. There are 829 employees on the payroll
(average figure for the year 2020).
2019 2020
Accident rate Accidents per 100 employees 5.69 4.70
Accident frequency Accidents per million hrs 36.13 36.04
Accident severity Lost working hours per accident 90.18 76.41
Absence due to accidents Absence as % of working hours 0.33 0.28
Working hours lost per year and employee 5.13 3.59
The accident statistics include all reported work accidents (with/without loss of working hours) involving paid staff.
6.00
5.69
Accident rate
5.13
Absence due to accidents
5.00
4.70 Hours lost�
4.00
3.59 Accident rate
=
Accidents per 100 employees
3.00
Absence due to
accidents
=
Absence as % of working hours
2.00
Hours lost
=
Hours per year and employee
1.00
0.33 0.28
0.00
2019 2020
100
90.18
90 Accident frequency
Accident severity
80 76.41
70
Accident frequency
=
60
Accidents per million hours
50 Accident severity
=
40
Absence per accident
36.04
30
20
10
0
2019 2020
36 Accident statisticsThe development of the key indicators for accidents shows that the accident rate for 2020 declined by 17.40%
compared with 2019 (from 5.69 in 2019 to 4.70 in 2020) and the resulting lost working hours fell by 30.02% (from
5.13 to 3.59) compared with the previous year.
14
12.75
12
11.01
10 9.69
9.54
9.11
8.83 8.44 8.53
8.18
7.77 8.79 8.68 7.65 7.67
8 8.32
6.85 7.76
7.29 7.46
6.62 5.69
6
6.24 5.91
4.70
4
2
Accident rate
Accidents per 100 employees
0
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
16
14.17
14 13.67
12.23
12
10.96
11.24
10.42
10.13
9.99
10
8.79
8.58 8.46
8.00
8 8.55
8.15
6.47
6.98 5.99
6 6.80 5.58
6.24 5.13
5.33
5.18
4
3.59
2
Hours lost
per year and employee�
0
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Accident statistics 377 ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMME 2021/22
For the FY 2021/22 (01/04/2021 to 31/03/2022) a quality, environmental, energy, health & safety and asset
management programme was drawn up and approved by the executive management.
Responsibility
Item Subject Target Programme Deadline
holder
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
1 Environmental Creation of marketing Analysis for production of TM February 2022
Product Declaration tools having regard for the an Environmental Product
environmental aspects of the Declaration
products and production
2 Process roadmap for Clear presentation of the Digital representation of the TM February 2022
digitisation company’s process roadmap process roadmap and link to
relevant IMS documents for the
relevant processes
3 Electronic IMS train- Staff awareness-raising Implementation of a training TM February 2022
ing module regarding integrated module relating to IMS topics
management system issues in e-matrix
4 Supplier survey Analysis of information from Production of a survey TM February 2022
monitored suppliers regarding questionnaire for all monitored
qualifications/approvals and suppliers
assessment
USE OF MATERIALS
5 Dressing shop Optimisation of external and Use of materials TN31 February 2022
External and internal internal oiling on the calibration Development of new tools and
oiling systems, less spray mist and tool optimisation
reduction of lubrication
consumption by 15%
6 Annual quantities Documentation of all annual Creation of an Excel TF May 2021
Use of materials quantities for operating spreadsheet containing all
supplies and consumables relevant information about the
that are not ordered through use of operating supplies and
the Purchasing Department consumables in department TF
WASTE
7 Waste code numbers Implementation of modified Change over to the new waste TM December 2021
requirements for identification code numbers in the waste
of waste using new waste disposal records according to
code numbers the current waste register
8 Awareness-raising Increasing awareness in Provision of a training course TM February 2022
Company waste connection with waste for problem-waste disposal
management transport, collection and sorting staff and stacker truck drivers
38 Environmental programme 2021/22EXHAUST AIR
9 Socket forming Reduction of nitro thinner Acquisition of sealed stainless TN32 June 2021
Nitro thinners vapours by 50% during steel containers for filling with
cleaning of sprayer jets in the nitro thinners
socket painting shop
10 Road markings Need for markings has risen Research and consultation TA22 February 2022
Spray cans sharply – completion of an with suppliers, obtain quotes
assessment re the replacement and compile a comparison
of the 750ml spray cans and calculation
cost comparison
WATER/WASTE WATER
11 Waste water Obtain re-award of the water Submission of a project to TM December 2021
CT plant licence for the waste water the authorities on time and
Constituent stream 1 treatment plant processing of the procedure by
CT plant constituent stream 1 the authorities
12 Waste water Obtain re-award of the water Submission of a project to TM December 2021
CT plant licence for the waste water the authorities on time and
Constituent stream 2 treatment plant processing of the procedure by
(upsetting plant) CT plant constituent stream the authorities
2 (upsetting plant de-
pressurisation flotation plant)
ENERGY
13 PV system Power supply to the industrial Installation of photo-voltaic TA February 2022
site using local renewable systems on the rooves of
energy at a level of 4GWh pa the production sheds for an
of self-generated electricity installed power output of 4MW
14 Dressing shop Reduction of energy Optimisation of lamp control TN31 February 2022
UV coating systems consumption by and defined cleaning intervals
UV lamps by 15% for UV lamps
15 Energy efficiency Achievement of the Keep no-load energy TA February 2022
energy-efficiency target of consumption as low as possible
≤1.487MWh according to
actual production volume
16 Seamless tube rolling Reduction of lighting failures Installation of high- TA11 February 2021
mill lighting and energy saving of temperature resistant light
Cooling bed >50MWh pa sources and energy savings
TRANSPORT
17 CO2 emissions Publication of all CO2 Calculation of the CO2 KVL May 2021
emissions in relation to all emissions per tonne-kilometre
inbound and outbound based on expertise figures and
transport digital analysis for each mode
of transport in QlikView
Environmental programme 2021/22 39LEGAL COMPLIANCE
18 Recurring inspections Factory-wide overview of Evaluation with involvement of TM February 2022
recurring inspections by TÜV Austria
creation of a reference
document as summary of the
statutory inspections
SAFETY
19 LTIFR accident indi- Reduction of accident Continuation of the TM3 February 2022
cator indicator LTIFR (Group “Consciously Safe” programme
benchmark) to ≤9.0 and ongoing measures for
awareness-raising among staff,
regular safety inspections,
analysing and learning from
accidents
20 Dressing shop Reduction of occupational Introduction of trainer-led TN31 February 2022
Mini workshops accidents by 20% by workshops
organised independent
provision of mini workshops by
forepersons and supervisors
21 Emergency rescue Prevention of hold-ups in the Incorporation of presence TA2 February 2022
staff alarm chain by visualisation of (effected by site access) in
Alarm chain presence of emergency rescue the SiPass system
staff at alarm control centre
(door security)
22 PPE dispensers Increase certainty of Staff can obtain the necessary TM3 December 2021
availability of personal articles using their company
protective equipment (PPE) by pass
means of PPE dispensers
23 Electronic instruction Expansion of the choice of Provision of additional mod- TM3 December 2021
modules electronic instruction modules ules, e.g. on cranes, PPE, in the
online instruction system
24 “Consciously Safe” Increasing awareness Raising awareness on the part TM3 December 2021
refreshers of the central issues of of managers (especially new
the “Consciously Safe” forepersons and supervisors)
programme on the part of all of the “Consciously Safe”
managers programme by means of face-
to-face or online workshops
HEALTH
25 Health promotion Achievement of a high level Continuation of health- TM4 February 2022
of health by raising the health promoting measures and
ratio to ≥96% health-related support of staff
on site
26 BGF quality seal Obtaining the BGF quality Fulfilment of the 15 central TM4 February 2021
seal awarded by the Austrian quality criteria
business health promotion
network BGF for the years
2022 - 2024
40 Environmental programme 2021/228 LEGAL COMPLIANCE To ensure legal compliance, the legal requirements relevant to the company in the areas of environment, occupational heath & safety and energy legislation were identified. The tool used for the purpose is a legislation database that is updated every three months. The administration and updating of the legislation database is carried out by the Management Systems department. The procedure for assessing the legal requirements comprises the following steps: » Assessment of the legal requirements for relevance to the company » Where relevance is identified, determination of the resulting obligations and categorisation as once-only or recurring tasks » Definition of responsibilities (responsibility holders, task performers) for fulfilment of the legal obligations including definition of tasks, deadlines and intervals in the legislation database » Fulfilment notifications regarding completed tasks are likewise created in the legislation database » Ongoing monitoring of fulfilment of the tasks by the Management Systems department Information about new/due tasks is issued electronically by e-mails to the responsibility holders and task performers. A reminder interval can be defined for all tasks whereby timely notification by e-mail about outstanding tasks is automatically initiated. As well as the legal requirements, the legislation database also includes all official notices and imposed conditions, with obligations arising from officially imposed conditions being entered in the database along with the legal obligations. At present, it is possible to generate a legislation register with a list of all relevant legal requirements, as well as a summary of the compliance fulfilment level of the legal requirements, from the legislation database. A report as at the current date in accordance with §82b of the Austrian Trade Regulations (Gewerbeordnung) can be produced. Compliance with the legal requirements is verified by inspections and internal audits. Each month, the Management Systems department carries out an analysis of the legislation database and simultaneously reports the status to the senior management. Based on the analysis, an assessment of legal compliance is made without indication of any breaches of the law. LEGAL COMPLIANCE 41
9 GENERAL INFORMATION We are happy to answer any questions about environmental protection at our company. voestalpine Tubulars GmbH & Co KG A-8652 Kindberg, Alpinestrasse 17, Austria Tel.: 050304 / 23-0 Fax: 050304 / 63-0 Managing Director: Gerald Gfrerer, Dipl.-Ing. Environmental Officer: Harald Kohlhofer, Dipl.-Ing. Harald Kohlhofer, the Environmental Officer at voestalpine Tubulars, will be happy to answer any questions about the current Environmental Declaration, the company aims and objectives in the area of environmental protection and the measures implemented so far. Harald Kohlhofer, Dipl.-Ing. Tel.: +43/50304/23-366 Fax: +43/50304/63-346 E-mail: harald.kohlhofer@vatubulars.com http://www.voestalpine.com/tubulars 42 General information
10 DECLARATION OF VALIDITY OF THE
ENVIRONMENTAL DECLARATION
The Chief Environmental Inspector and Authorised Signatory
DI Wolfgang Brandl
of the environmental inspectorate
TÜV SÜD Landesgesellschaft Österreich GmbH,
Franz-Grill-Strasse 1, Arsenal Obj. 207, 1030 Vienna, Austria
(Registration number AT-V-0003)
hereby confirms inspection and verification that the site as specified in the Consolidated Environmental Declaration
of the organisation
voestalpine Tubulars GmbH & Co KG
Alpinestrasse 17
8652 Kindberg-Aumühl, Austria
with the registration number AT-000208
meets all requirements of Regulation 1221/2009 (EC) of the European Parliament and the Council of 25 November
2009 – in conjunction with Regulation 2017/1505 (EU) and Regulation 2018/2026 (EU) – on the voluntary
participation by organisations in a Community eco-management and audit scheme (EMAS).
This signed Declaration confirms that
» the inspection and validation were carried out in full compliance with the requirements of Regulation (EC)
1221/2009 as amended by Regulation (EU) 2017/2009 and Regulation (EU) 2018/2026,
» the result of the inspection and validation confirms that there is no evidence of non-compliance with the
applicable environmental requirements,
» the data and information in the Environmental Declaration for the site provide a reliable, credible and
truthful picture of all activities at the site within the area specified in the Environmental Declaration.
This Declaration may not be taken as equivalent to EMAS registration. EMAS registration may only be carried
out by a competent centre according to Regulation (EC) 1221/2009. This Declaration may not be used as an
independent basis for informing the public.
\The environmental inspectorate TÜV SÜD Landesgesellschaft Österreich GmbH is officially licensed for NACE
code 24.20 by the Austrian Federal Ministry for Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management.
Jenbach, 17/03/2021
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National organisation Wolfgang Brandl
Austria
(Chief Environmental Inspector) of TÜV SÜD Landesgesellschaft Österreich GmbH
Franz-Grill-Strasse 1, Arsenal Obj. 207, 1030 Vienna
The next Consolidated Environmental Declaration by voestalpine Tubulars GmbH & Co KG will be submitted for
inspection in March 2023. Yearly updates will be carried out in the intervening period.
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