Baku Steel Company's Environmental Initiatives: Protecting Biodiversity and Reducing Carbon Footprint

Baku Steel Company (BSC) has been actively implementing an environmental protection program, focusing on expanding green areas, preserving biodiversity, and reducing its carbon footprint. The company's latest project involves planting 3,000 olive trees and Eldar pine saplings on a 5-hectare area in the Mushfigabad settlement of the Garadagh district. This initiative, organized in collaboration with the 'Azerbaijan Greening and Landscape Construction' OJSC, is expected to absorb approximately 48 tons of carbon dioxide annually and produce thousands of cubic meters of oxygen. The trees will also contribute to reducing air pollution, mitigating the effects of climate change, and maintaining ecological balance.

Key Takeaways:

• BSC has planted approximately 5,050 trees over the last three years, enabling the annual absorption of about 86 tons of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
• The company's tree-planting campaign has been successful, with the trees planted in the Mushfigabad settlement absorbing about 48 tons of CO2 annually and producing thousands of cubic meters of oxygen.
• BSC has also invested in 'clean production' and environmental management technologies, modernizing the Gas and Dust Collection Unit at its production site in Baku to reduce industrial emissions.
• The upgrade has increased the filtration capacity from 930,000 mA3/hour to 1,700,000 mA3/hour, reducing the amount of dust and solid particles emitted into the atmosphere to a level compliant with international environmental standards.
• BSC's environmental initiatives aim to protect the environment and build a green future, adhering to the principles of sustainable development.

Statistics:

• 3,000 olive trees and Eldar pine saplings planted on a 5-hectare area in the Mushfigabad settlement, absorbing approximately 48 tons of CO2 annually.
• 5,050 trees planted over the last three years, reducing carbon emissions by approximately 86 tons annually.
• The trees planted in the Mushfigabad settlement will produce thousands of cubic meters of oxygen annually.
• 1,700,000 mA3/hour filtration capacity achieved after modernizing the Gas and Dust Collection Unit at BSC's production site in Baku.
• Approximately 38 tons of CO2 absorbed annually by olive trees (2500 trees).
• Approximately 10 tons of CO2 absorbed annually by Eldar pines (500 trees).

Sources:

• Baku Steel Company
• 'Azerbaijan Greening and Landscape Construction' OJSC
• 'AS Metals Technologies SA'
• Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Azerbaijan
• Swiss company 'AS Metals Technologies SA'