Tata Steel Netherlands faces fines of almost 27 mn euros over emissions

 Tata Steel Netherlands will face fines of almost €27 million ($28 million) if it doesn’t take measures at its coke plaBy Charlotte Hughes-Morgan.

 Dutch regulators have threatened Tata Steel with fines and the forced closure of one of its coke plants in IJmuiden if the company doesn’t significantly reduce toxic emissions in the next twelve months.

Tata Steel Netherlands will face fines of almost €27 million ($28 million) if it doesn’t take measures at its coke plants within eight weeks, the North Sea Canal Area Environment Agency said on Thursday.

Emissions of volatile organic compounds and heavy metals at the plants continue to exceed the limit, the regulator said.