Steel

• Promote energy-saving in production process (reduce energy consumption in 2010 by about 10% as compared with 1990)
• In coordination with regional community, make use of plastic waste and unused energy (down equivalent of about 3%)
• Supply of high-grade steel which will make it possible to save energy when using steel material. (Down similarly about 4% in society as a whole.)
• Contribute to energy conservation through international technological cooperation.

Measures

• Wider dissemination of existing energy-saving technology; promotion of practical application and popularization of revolutionary technology.
• Use of plastic waste at steel mills through cooperation of state and regional community and use of used and unused energy in regional community.
• Development and dissemination of high-function steel (high tension steel plate, electromagnetic steel plate, etc.)
• Cooperation in energy-conservation measures of joint implementation activity, etc.

• The volume of final disposal of byproducts (slug, dust, sludge) generated in the steel manufacturing process will be reduced in 2010 by 75% from 1990, and will aim for 99% recycling for use as resource. (Actual percentage in 1990 was 95%)
• Target of 75% will be set for steel can recycling in 2000 and an even higher rate will be aimed for.

Measures

• Promote in-factory recycling of by-products and, in coordination with users and the administrative authorities, expand the present ways of using by-products, and promote development of new uses.
• Conduct activities to educate consumers and continue economic support of municipalities, etc.

• Will push the grappling related to LCA.
• Environmental conservation will be pushed through physical flow measures.
• Forest resources will be protected by popularizing the steel house.
• Energy-saving and resources-conservation will be conducted in the office.
• Greenery will be planted in factory compounds and neighboring areas.