01Safety and environment
Hot metal, cold discipline
A steel mill is a dangerous place. We measure safety every shift, recycle almost all our water and run a 6 MW solar field beside the melt shop.
- Days since lost time injury
- 214
- Water recycled
- 94%
- Solar
- 6 MW
- Scrap recycled in 2026
- 512,000 t
02Safety
How we keep 420 people safe
Permit to work
No maintenance on furnaces, cranes or rolling stands without a signed permit and lock out.
Heat stress plan
Rotations, shaded rest and electrolyte water for furnace crews, especially from February to April.
Visitor rules
Boots, helmet, glasses and an escort for every visitor, no exceptions.
Stop the line
Anyone can stop any line for a safety concern, with no blame.
03Energy
Solar beside the furnace
Our solar field supplies about a sixth of the mill's daytime power. Melts are scheduled to use it, and the reheating furnace runs on gas rather than diesel.
Electric melting of scrap uses a fraction of the energy of making steel from iron ore, which is why recycled steel is the lowest carbon steel there is.
04Community
Neighbours of the mill
Local hiring
86 percent of staff live in the FCT or Niger State.
Apprenticeships
Thirty electrical and mechanical apprentices a year.
Clean water point
A borehole and water point at the mill gate for the Idu community.
05Questions
Safety and environment
Does the mill produce smoke?
Fume extraction and bag filters capture dust from the melt shop. Emissions are monitored monthly.
What happens to slag?
It is crushed and sold as road base aggregate.
Can schools visit?
Secondary school science groups can visit the visitor gallery, which is outside the production area.