World Steel Association launches research project on water resources management in steel industry

World Steel Association officially launched the water resources management research project in February 2021. The focus of this survey is to collect and sort out typical water management cases of steel companies under different water conditions and different policy environments. The project team will collect water management practices and cases of different types of steel plants from around the world and share them. Solutions and future plans. This survey will focus on qualitative content and will cover all types of steel mills and various water resources challenges, including comprehensive utilization of water resources, water shortages, water quality challenges, zero discharge of sewage, water use regulations, etc.
 
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