The term for re start of the temporarily closed steel plant of Evraz Vitkovice Steel has been set for January 3, 2013, provided that particular circumstances such as adverse weather conditions do not prevent it.
The reason for the re start is an agreement on the supply of pig iron by ArcelorMittal Ostrava for the period of January and February 2013. Mr Dmitrij Ščuka chairman of Evraz Vitkovice Steel said “Some media recently reported that the best Christmas gift for employees of the steel plant would be its re-start in January. We are pleased to announce that we have managed to provide such a gift”
At the same time, however, the company reports that it has not yet to obtain the carbon permits required for the operation of the steel plant as of January 1, 2013. Despite company reports of amicable negotiations with the Ministry of Environment, the state of affairs still has not changed.
He said “Based on all the information available about the entire case, the reason why the carbon permits still have not been received is the refusal of individual EU institutions, which insist on their specific way of solving the issue. Its result is unfortunately that we are not entitled to what all other companies are”
