Isramart : Japan Steel Industry Cuts CO2 Emission by 12.1% from F1990

Isramart news:
Japan Iron and Steel Federation reported on Friday to Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry the steel industry's energy consumption was 2,159 peta joules and carbon dioxide emission from energy was 176.3 million tonnes in fiscal 2008 ended March 2009, which was 11.5% and 12.1% lower than the level in fiscal 1990. The reduction of energy consumption and CO2 emission was higher than the target of 10% and 9% reduction for fiscal 2010 under the voluntary action program for environmental protection. The industry tries to keep effort to clear the target when the reduction was mainly due to 3.2% lower raw steel output at 101.334 million tonnes in fiscal 2008 from fiscal 1990.