According to the results of monitoring studies conducted on 10.10.2019 in the area of influence of production activities of PJSC "ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih" during the period of stopping the desulfurization workshop for repairs, experts of the Ecology Department of the Executive Committee of the Kryvyi Rih City Council recorded exceeding the maximum maximum one-time concentrations for dust, sulfur anhydride, ammonia, hydrogen sulfide, phenol. This is stated on the official page manage Facebook.
"Materials of research results are transferred to the State Ecological Inspectorate in the Dnipropetrovsk region, the Main Directorate of the State Food Service in the Dnipropetrovsk region, the Kryvyi Rih City Prosecutor's Office No. 1 for taking measures within the limits determined by the current legislation, powers," the message says.
Checking air pollution is carried out at the expense of the city fund for environmental protection by the Kryvyi Rih city department of laboratory research of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine.
Let us remind you that a criminal case was initiated against the metallurgical plant under Article 441 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (“Ecocide”). This is the first precedent in the country.
ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih considers recent events to be a new starting point in relations between the state and foreign investors and a serious signal to business circles about the real state of affairs with the protection of business in Ukraine.
ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih is a metallurgical plant, the largest metallurgical enterprise in the country that produces a wide range of long products. The parent company ArcelorMittal is the largest foreign investor in Ukraine.
