Sustainable development of Ukrainian iron and steel industry enterprises in regards to the bulk manufacturing waste recycling efficiency improvement

Abstract

Purpose. Identify the tendency of sustainable development of Ukrainian iron and steel industry enterprises regarding the raising of the bulk manufacturing waste recycling efficiency.Methods. To achieve this purpose, a comprehensive methodological approach has been used, including an analysis of Ukrainian and foreign statistics data on the bulk manufacturing waste accumulation and handling, the analysis of potential consumers of goods from the Mining and Metallurgical Company (MMC) waste products of Ukraine, as well as the study of common policy tools for settling the issues of manufacturing waste accumulation in world practice.Findings. It was determined that smelter slags, which are an underestimated resource in the Ukrainian economy, are of primary interest in terms of the efficiency of bulk manufacturing waste recycling in Ukraine. In international practice, ferrous slags are used as a valuable resource base for many areas of business, which in most cases became possible through the implementation of favorable policies in the area of resource-saving and ecology. In addition, this paper identifies the main market barriers hampering the smelter slags recycling in Ukraine, as well as additional market restrictions for Mariupol metallurgical complexes that arose as a result of a military conflict.Originality. A number of policy tools (favorable policies in the area of resource-saving and ecology) have been formulated at national and regional levels to create the necessary competitive conditions for the smelter slags recycling and to support the sustainable development of MMC enterprises of Ukraine.Practical implications. The introduction of the proposed control mechanisms for the ferrous slags recycling will enable the provision of such industries as road engineering, cement and concrete industry, agriculture and a number of other industries with valuable industrial raw materials and above all, to ensure a balance of sustainability at the local level and eliminate the need for new territories to be allocated for manufacturing waste.

Analysis of the accumulation and influence of metallurgical slag to the environment

“…6. Розміщення основних підприємств цементної промисловості (а) та транспортної розв'язки регіонів-накопичувачів металургійних шлаків (б) Відстань від основних споживачів, високі тарифи на транспортування, обмежена пропускна здатність транспортної системи, дефіцит вагонного парку, відсутність великих локальних і регіональних інфраструктурних проектів, а також відсутність політики сприяння в області ресурсозбереження та екології, роблять шлакову продукцію маріупольських металургійних комбінатів менш неконкурентоспроможною порівняно з природним сировиною або шлакової продукцією інших підприємств чорної металургії України [19,20].…”

Problematic Aspects and Ways to Increase the Level of Metallurgical Slags Disposal

“…According to scientists, most vegetable plants for their economic purpose provide valuable products that should be used as a food and feed. Many vegetable plants have a large amount of nutrients and vitamins, preserving, antiseptic and bactericidal properties, which is extremely important for improving the quality of feed [1][2][3][4][5][6][7].…”

Transformational processes in post-technogenic ecosystems of Kolomyia lignite and Yaziv sulfur deposits in Western Ukraine

“…Underground and opencast mining in the Kolomyia lignite (Ivano-Frankivsk region, Ukraine) and Yaziv sulfur (Lviv region, Ukraine) deposits has led to the formation of accumulative and denudation forms of man-made relief. The negative impact of technogenic disturbances on the natural environment (degradation and destruction of vegetation and soil cover, biota pollution, spontaneous combustion of waste) is manifested not only in places of mineral deposits, but also covers large areas (Sykorova et al, 2018;Malanchuk et al, 2018;Chetveryk et al, 2018;Filonenko, 2018). Development of measures for restoration of the disturbed lands productivity should be based on various scientific reseach on natural restoration processes and anthropogenic formation of vegetation and soil cover in posttechnogenic areas (Koščova et al, 2018;Popovych et al, 2019a;Henyk, 2016;Petlovanyi & Medianyk, 2018;Petlovanyi et al, 2019;Abramowicz et al, 2021).…”