FULL DISCLOSURE Fact Sheet

The document details the environmental failures of ArcelorMittal South Africa Ltd (AMSA) at its Vanderbijlpark facility, citing extensive air and water pollution, groundwater contamination, and a lack of transparency regarding climate risks. It highlights AMSA's status as one of South Africa's top 10 greenhouse gas emitters and its resistance to carbon taxes and air quality standards.

• AMSA is one of the top 10 emitters of greenhouse gases in South Africa, producing 14.84 million tonnes of CO2 annually, which exceeds the 2012 annual CO2 emissions from electricity use in Cape Town.
• The Vanderbijlpark Works facility has caused significant groundwater contamination, including a coal tar pool approximately 3m thick, leading to a statutory remediation order from the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) in November 2018.
• AMSA has faced criminal prosecution and compliance notices for violating air emission licence conditions, with SO2 emissions growing by approximately 24% in absolute terms in 2018.
• Despite its parent company's support for the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), AMSA does not subscribe to the TCFD and opposes the introduction of a carbon tax in South Africa.

APA

Centre for Environmental Rights (2019). FULL DISCLOSURE Fact Sheet. https://cer.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/AMSA-Full-Disclosure-5-web-1.pdf?x21779

Chicago

Centre for Environmental Rights. FULL DISCLOSURE Fact Sheet. 2019. https://cer.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/AMSA-Full-Disclosure-5-web-1.pdf?x21779.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{centreforenvironmentalrights2019full, author = {{Centre for Environmental Rights}}, title = {{FULL DISCLOSURE Fact Sheet}}, institution = {Centre for Environmental Rights}, year = {2019}, month = may, url = {https://cer.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/AMSA-Full-Disclosure-5-web-1.pdf?x21779}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }