U.S. Steel unveils new coke battery

Feb 01, 2013 | 12:26 PM | Lisa Gordon

Tags  coke, U.S. Steel, John Surma, Leo Gerard, Clairton, C battery, emissions reduction, Environmental Protection Agency Lisa Gordon

PITTSBURGH — U.S. Steel Corp. has unveiled the new coke battery at its Clairton, Pa., plant, which is intended to reduce pollution while enhancing the company’s raw materials position.

The $500-million project was the largest-ever investment in the Clairton plant’s 112-year history and one of the largest single capital improvements for U.S. Steel as a whole, chairman and chief executive officer John P. Surma told attendees at an event marking the occasion.....





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