ARCELORMITTAL TEMIRTAU, BALKASHTSVETMET TO PAY OVER 1.2 MLN TENGE IN FINES

摘要

ArcelorMittal Temirtau and Balkashtsvetmet, a subsidiary of Kazakhmys, have paid 1,244,725 tenge in environmental damages in the Karaganda region of Kazakhstan, Regional Environmental Prosecutor Amanzhan Akhmetov told a February 26 press briefing in Karaganda. The violation of environmental legislation by the companies was discovered during the inspection that ended in early February, he said. "ArcelorMittal Temirtau and Balkashtsvetmet inflicted damage by neglecting air cleaning procedures," Akhmetov said.