Environmental upgrade: converter part of company's $1-billion Clean AER Project.

PositionMINING - Brief article

Vale received the second of three new converter vessels for its Copper Cliff Smelter Aug. 11 as part of the company's $l-billion Clean AER Project.

The converter vessel weighs around 100 tonnes and is 14 metres long and 4.2 metres around. It is the second of three converters that are fabricated in Lively (a suburb of Sudbury) by Anmar for the project.

"The delivery of this converter, which was fabricated here in Sudbury, marks significant progress in the advancement of the Clean AER Project," said Dave Marshall, director of the Clean AER Project, in a press release.

The Clean Atmospheric Emissions Reduction Project is one of the largest single environmental investments in Ontario's history. It will reduce sulphur dioxide emissions by 85 per cent and greenhouse gas emissions by 40 per cent from current levels. It will also reduce dust and metals emissions a further 35 to 40 per cent.

The project involves a complete retrofit of the converter aisle in the...

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