Environmental data for production of reinforcement bars from scrap iron and for production of steel products from iron ore in the Nordic countries

The aim of this project is to collect and compare environmental data for st eel products in order to generate data of good qualify for each of the Nord ic countries, This study gives the environmental data for the production of reinforcement bars and steel products in the Nordic countries together wit h a short description of the processes. The data are compared and variation s are discussed, It has not been possible to allocate the collected data to a single raw material or a single process that would have made the discuss ion easier. To facilitate the comparison, environmental data for the produc tion of electricity have been excluded, because the production methods diff er in the Nordic countries. To show the importance of different factors to the energy consumption, the Danish results have been recalculated and inclu de data for the production of electricity. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd. A ll rights reserved.