ThyssenKrupp Announces Completion Of Water Treatment Facilities For New Alabama Mills

ThyssenKrupp Stainless USA and ThyssenKrupp Steel USA today announced the completion of the process water and wastewater treatment systems at its new facilities in Calvert, Alabama. The systems were designed and built by N.A. Water Systems, a Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies (VWS) company located near Pittsburgh, PA. The water systems will be operated by Veolia Water under a long-term outsourcing contract.

The process water system is currently operating for the commissioning of equipment for the new carbon steel and stainless steel facilities. The carbon steel operations are building to a manufacturing capacity of 4.3 million metric tons of carbon steel products, with plans to start up its hot strip mill this summer and ramping up to include cold rolling and galvanizing processes. The stainless steel operations are building to a manufacturing capacity of 1 million metric tons of stainless steel products beginning this fall with cold rolling and finishing processes, and a later ramp-up of hot and cold forming operations and a melt shop. Total treatment capacity for the process water is 14.4 million gallons per day (MGD). The 5.8-MGD capacity wastewater treatment system also has been completed and stands ready for operation once steel production begins this summer.

Both systems incorporate VWS' patented ACTIFLO Turbo sand-ballasted clarification technology. The wastewater treatment system also includes VWS' AnoxKaldnes Moving Bed Bioreactor (MBBR) integrated with an activated sludge process for organics removal, and chemical conditioning using an innovative TURBOMIX™ reactor for metals precipitation. These technologies enable the treatment processes to produce high-quality water within a very small footprint as compared to conventional systems.

(From left to right) Kirk Schwab, Vice President and General Manager, N.A. Water Systems, Dr. Uli Albrecht-Frueh, President and CEO, ThyssenKrupp Stainless USA, and Christoph Lackinger, President and CEO, ThyssenKrupp Steel USA, cut the ribbon on the new water treatment plant operations at their new stainless and steel processing facilities in Calvert.

"Today's announcement is a culmination of more than two years of extraordinary teamwork with Veolia Water, local contractors R.J. Baggett and Gulf Electric, and Crowder Construction," said ThyssenKrupp Stainless USA Construction Coordinator John Hayden. "The plant is designed with the latest technology to safeguard the environment and provide flexibility for future growth, and builds upon ThyssenKrupp's well known commitment to sustainability." N.A. Water Systems completed the design-build projects with value-added engineering and an exemplary safety record, on schedule and under the budget originally projected.

Company Information
In May 2007, ThyssenKrupp announced that it would build the new state-of-the-art steel and stainless steel processing facilities in Alabama after a highly competitive site selection process in the U.S. Once operational, the facilities will operate 24 hours per day, 365 days per year. Additional information can be found at www.thyssenkruppnewusplant.com or www.thyssenkruppsteelusa.com.

ThyssenKrupp is one of the world's largest integrated materials and technology companies. The Group is headquartered in Düsseldorf, Germany, with operations in more than 70 countries, over 187,000 employees and sales of more than $50 billion in fiscal 2008/2009. The eight business areas of the Group are organized into two divisions – Materials and Technologies: Materials includes the business areas Steel Europe, Steel Americas, Stainless Global and Materials Services. The Technologies division is made up of the business areas Elevator Technology, Plant Technology, Components Technology, and Marine Systems.

ThyssenKrupp Steel USA and ThyssenKrupp Stainless USA were created in 2007 to build and operate new, technologically advanced carbon steel and stainless steel processing facilities in north Mobile County, Alabama. The $5 billion project is a cooperative effort among the two business areas of the Materials division, creating a unique production partnership that allows for cost-sharing in areas such as infrastructure, logistics and processing.

ThyssenKrupp USA, Inc. and its subsidiaries account for approximately 17,000 employees and annual sales of $6.5 billion in fiscal year 2008/2009. Through its predecessor companies, ThyssenKrupp has been part of the U.S. historical landscape for over 170 years, dating back to 1837 when Alfred Krupp, founder of predecessor company Krupp, provided coin minting machine prototypes to the U.S.

N.A. Water Systems, LLC, is a Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies company that provides water and wastewater solutions ranging from treatability studies to complete turnkey installation of treatment systems for industrial clients in North America. With expertise based on 100 years of experience and a staff of approximately 120 employees, N.A. Water Systems meets the needs of both industrial and municipal customers.

Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies, subsidiary of Veolia Water, is a global provider of technology solutions and design-build services in water treatment. With over 9,500 employees in 57 countries, Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies recorded revenue of $3.6 billion in 2009. Combining the specialized expertise of North American subsidiaries including Biothane, Crown Solutions, HPD, John Meunier, Kruger, N.A. Water Systems, PICA and Whittier Filtration, Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies serves the industrial and municipal markets.

Veolia Water, the water division of Veolia Environnement, is the world leader in water and wastewater services and technological solutions. Its parent company, Veolia Environnement (NYSE: VE and Paris Euronext: VIE), is the worldwide reference in environmental services. With more than 310,000 employees in 74 countries, Veolia Environnement recorded annual revenues of $49.8 billion in 2009. Veolia Environnement is in the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI World) and Dow Jones STOXX Sustainability Index (DJSI STOXX). Visit the company's Web sites at www.veolianorthamerica.com, www.veoliawaterna.com and www.industries.veolia.com

SOURCE: ThyssenKrupp USA, Inc.