Mittal Steel USA Exceeds ENERGY STAR(R) Goal to Shed Light on Energy Savings
29 März 2007 - 11:30PM
PR Newswire (US)
CHICAGO, March 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Mittal Steel USA is
helping to protect the environment for future generations by
getting about 20,000 employees to take the ENERGY STAR Change a
Light Pledge to use energy-efficient lighting. In doing so, the
company vastly exceeded the goal it set with the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) of collecting 5,000 pledges from its U.S.
employees through the ENERGY STAR Change a Light, Change the World
Campaign. Mittal went even further by helping employees fulfill the
goal of the campaign by exchanging each pledge for a compact
fluorescent light (CFL) bulb and a fact sheet on the amount of
energy that's saved by replacing an incandescent bulb with a CFL.
Bulbs went to virtually every Mittal Steel employee, at 22
locations in 14 states. The ENERGY STAR Change a Light, Change the
World Campaign is a national challenge sponsored by the EPA and the
U.S. Department of Energy to encourage Americans to consider the
energy they use and to switch to light bulbs and fixtures that have
earned the ENERGY STAR for energy efficiency. Mittal conducted the
campaign as part of its overall energy-awareness initiative, which
seeks to reduce the use of energy in its operations as well as in
employees' homes. Lighting accounts for about 20 percent of a
home's electricity use, and ENERGY STAR touts the switch to
energy-efficient lights as a significant way to reduce greenhouse
gases, save energy and protect the environment. According to EPA
estimates, Mittal employees' 20,000 pledges have the potential to
save more than 5.5 million kilowatt hours of energy and nearly 9
million pounds of greenhouse gas emissions. "These are the savings
from each employee changing just one bulb," said Larry Fabina,
manager of continuous improvement at Mittal Steel USA - Burns
Harbor (Ind.) and coordinator of the company's energy-conservation
initiative. "When they also bring their energy awareness to work,
there are dramatic opportunities for improving the environment
while they also help Mittal Steel's bottom line and the pool of
profits available for sharing." "Many things can be done to save
energy in just a few simple steps," said Wendy Reed of the EPA.
"Changing just one light in your home can make a difference to the
well-being of the entire community. "Mittal Steel USA's continued
efforts to encourage others to take the ENERGY STAR Change a Light
Pledge have proven to be an invaluable contribution to preserve
energy resources and help protect our environment." About Mittal
Steel USA Mittal Steel USA, with its affiliates, is the largest
steel producer in North America and the largest integrated steel
producer in the United States. It serves a broad U.S. manufacturing
base. The company was formed in April 2005 and consists of the
former Ispat Inland Inc. and the former International Steel Group.
It has operations in 12 states of the United States. About Arcelor
Mittal Mittal Steel USA is a subsidiary of Arcelor Mittal, the
world's leading steel company by both revenue and production. The
company operates 61 plants across 27 countries, employing some
320,000 employees. About ENERGY STAR ENERGY STAR was introduced by
the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in 1992 as a voluntary,
market-based partnership to reduce air pollution through increased
energy efficiency. Today, with assistance from the U.S. Department
of Energy, the ENERGY STAR program offers businesses and consumers
energy-efficient solutions to save energy and money, and help
protect our environment for future generations. More than 8,000
organizations have become ENERGY STAR partners and are committed to
improving the energy efficiency of products, homes and businesses.
For more information about ENERGY STAR, visit
http://www.energystar.gov/ or call toll-free 1-888-STAR-YES
(1-888-782-7937). DATASOURCE: Mittal Steel USA CONTACT: David C.
Allen of Mittal Steel USA Communications, +1-312-899-3692 Web site:
http://www.energystar.gov/
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