HBIS COMPANY DONATED CARGO VEHICLE FOR FOOD TRANSPORT TO THE LOCAL PRE-SCHOOL NAŠA RADOST

HBIS COMPANY DONATED CARGO VEHICLE FOR FOOD TRANSPORT TO THE LOCAL PRE-SCHOOL NAŠA RADOST

 

Wednesday 04.10.2023

Deputy General Director of HBIS Serbia, Wang Lianxi, had handed the keys to a refrigerated vehicle for food transportation to a director of the “Naša radost” preschool institution, Mirjana Krstić, at the “Pčelica” kindergarten in Papazovac.

Expressing his pleasure on the occasion, Wang said that “the donation is a symbol of our commitment to the wellbeing of children in the local community.” The donated vehicle will be used for the daily delivery of food to kindergartens and distribution kitchens. Recalling the famous Chinese saying that “a good neighbor is closer than a distant relative,” Wang stated, “We are dedicated to the well-being of our community and the growth of its future generations. At HBIS Serbia, we have been assisting neighboring communities since we took over the Smederevo Steel Mill. We have helped hospitals, schools, kindergartens, and various other institutions. We will not stop there. We will strive to continuously provide assistance because that is our mission.”

Expressing gratitude to HBIS Serbia for the provided van, the director of the Preschool Institution “Naša radost ,” Mirjana Krstić, said that it arrived at the right time as the institution’s capacity is expanding with two more larger facilities in Radince and Drugovac in the near future. “Thanks to this vehicle, we will complete food delivery in the fastest and most efficient way, which is of great importance to us.”

HBIS COMPANY DONATED CARGO VEHICLE FOR FOOD TRANSPORT TO THE LOCAL PRE-SCHOOL NAŠA RADOST

 

Wednesday 04.10.2023

Deputy General Director of HBIS Serbia, Wang Lianxi, had handed the keys to a refrigerated vehicle for food transportation to a director of the “Naša radost” preschool institution, Mirjana Krstić, at the “Pčelica” kindergarten in Papazovac.

Expressing his pleasure on the occasion, Wang said that “the donation is a symbol of our commitment to the wellbeing of children in the local community.” The donated vehicle will be used for the daily delivery of food to kindergartens and distribution kitchens. Recalling the famous Chinese saying that “a good neighbor is closer than a distant relative,” Wang stated, “We are dedicated to the well-being of our community and the growth of its future generations. At HBIS Serbia, we have been assisting neighboring communities since we took over the Smederevo Steel Mill. We have helped hospitals, schools, kindergartens, and various other institutions. We will not stop there. We will strive to continuously provide assistance because that is our mission.”

Expressing gratitude to HBIS Serbia for the provided van, the director of the Preschool Institution “Naša radost ,” Mirjana Krstić, said that it arrived at the right time as the institution’s capacity is expanding with two more larger facilities in Radince and Drugovac in the near future. “Thanks to this vehicle, we will complete food delivery in the fastest and most efficient way, which is of great importance to us.”

COMPANY AT THE FAIR OF GREEN IDEAS, PROJECTS AND INNOVATIONS

COMPANY AT THE FAIR OF GREEN IDEAS, PROJECTS AND INNOVATIONS

 

Monday, 05.06.2023.

HBIS Serbia Company was one of the participants in the Fair of green ideas, projects and innovations, which was organized June 5 – on the occasion of World environment day in Belgrade, on Kalemegdan.

In the exhibition part of the Fair, our project “Introduction of new Programmable logic controllers (PLC) for data processing from the MEAC system on continuous dust meters” was presented. The PLC processes the data from the installed continuous dust meters and timely alerts the production operators in the event that half-hourly legal emission limits may be exceeded. In addition to which, on the HBIS Serbia company web site , data on the measurement of emissions are published daily, which ensures the transparency.

Our project, together with the other presented, was evaluated as an innovative solution for the green transition in the Western Balkans. It is one of the 16 best projects and the first of four selected in the first phase projects for co-financing in the field of “Decarbonization, energy efficiency and reduction of industrial emissions”. In addition to this field, the second one was “Application of circular economy for resource efficiency and industrial symbiosis” with 6 selected projects, the third field were “Pollution reduction with an emphasis on air quality” projects 4 of which were to be co-financed in this phase, and the fourth “Protection and investment in biodiversity and ecosystems”, out of which two projects were selected for co-financing.

Permanent representative of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in Serbia, Jakup Beriš, said that 47 innovations were presented at the Fair and emphasized that teamwork is what is necessary to solve environmental problems: “The idea is to expand all of this. We can achieve the desired results only if we work together: both businessmen, and scientists, and international organizations, and governmental and non-governmental sectors.”

These projects with solutions to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases contribute to the decarbonization of the economy, the reduction of environmental pollution and the achievement of ecological, social and economic benefits for local communities and citizens.

“We would like to become the first continent that will be carbon neutral in 2050,” said the head of the EU Delegation in Serbia, Emanuel Joffre.

The “EU Green agenda in Serbia” initiative, which strengthens the green transition of our country and its path to the European Union, was launched back in 2021 by the EU delegation and the Ministry of environmental protection of Serbia. It is being realized thanks to the support from the European Union, through a project implemented by UNDP in cooperation with the Embassy of Sweden, the country that holds the presidency of the EU and the European Investment Bank, with additional financial resources from Sweden, Switzerland and Serbia.

COMPANY AT THE FAIR OF GREEN IDEAS, PROJECTS AND INNOVATIONS

 

Monday, 05.06.2023.

HBIS Serbia Company was one of the participants in the Fair of green ideas, projects and innovations, which was organized June 5 – on the occasion of World environment day in Belgrade, on Kalemegdan.

In the exhibition part of the Fair, our project “Introduction of new Programmable logic controllers (PLC) for data processing from the MEAC system on continuous dust meters” was presented. The PLC processes the data from the installed continuous dust meters and timely alerts the production operators in the event that half-hourly legal emission limits may be exceeded. In addition to which, on the HBIS Serbia company web site , data on the measurement of emissions are published daily, which ensures the transparency.

Our project, together with the other presented, was evaluated as an innovative solution for the green transition in the Western Balkans. It is one of the 16 best projects and the first of four selected in the first phase projects for co-financing in the field of “Decarbonization, energy efficiency and reduction of industrial emissions”. In addition to this field, the second one was “Application of circular economy for resource efficiency and industrial symbiosis” with 6 selected projects, the third field were “Pollution reduction with an emphasis on air quality” projects 4 of which were to be co-financed in this phase, and the fourth “Protection and investment in biodiversity and ecosystems”, out of which two projects were selected for co-financing.

Permanent representative of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in Serbia, Jakup Beriš, said that 47 innovations were presented at the Fair and emphasized that teamwork is what is necessary to solve environmental problems: “The idea is to expand all of this. We can achieve the desired results only if we work together: both businessmen, and scientists, and international organizations, and governmental and non-governmental sectors.”

These projects with solutions to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases contribute to the decarbonization of the economy, the reduction of environmental pollution and the achievement of ecological, social and economic benefits for local communities and citizens.

“We would like to become the first continent that will be carbon neutral in 2050,” said the head of the EU Delegation in Serbia, Emanuel Joffre.

The “EU Green agenda in Serbia” initiative, which strengthens the green transition of our country and its path to the European Union, was launched back in 2021 by the EU delegation and the Ministry of environmental protection of Serbia. It is being realized thanks to the support from the European Union, through a project implemented by UNDP in cooperation with the Embassy of Sweden, the country that holds the presidency of the EU and the European Investment Bank, with additional financial resources from Sweden, Switzerland and Serbia.

AMBASSADOR H.E. CHEN BO AND SERBIAN PARLIAMENTARIANS VISITED NEW SINTER LINE

AMBASSADOR H.E. CHEN BO AND SERBIAN PARLIAMENTARIANS VISITED NEW SINTER LINE

 

May, 10.05.2023

The ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Serbia, H.E. Chen Bo, together with members of the Parliamentary Group of Friendship with China of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia have visited company HBIS Serbia on May 10. The numerous group of Parliamentarians and Chinese Embassy officials was joined by the Mayor of Smederevo Jovan Beč. The guests accompanied by HBIS Serbia company management headed by the managing director Sihai Song toured the New Sinter Line, where its features were presented in detail.

After the tour of the plant, guests were greeted by the director Song who emphasized: “We are very proud of our New Sinter Plant that we have put in operation in March last year, as well as two other major capital investments that we also commissioned during 2022. So far, we have invested more than 300 million euro in improvements to our equipment and the impact on the living and working environment, as well as in the investments for the benefit of the local community. With the progress of the Steel Mill we are actually fulfilling the promises we had made when taking over the factory.”

Marina Raguš, President of the Parliamentary Group of Friendship with China at the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia, pointed out that everyone is full of incredible impressions, especially when it comes to environmental standards: “They exceed many European standards even. We saw a factory that Serbia can be proud of”, said the People’s Deputy.

H.E. the ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Serbia Chen Bo reminded us that seven years have passed since the purchase of the factory by HBIS and that significant results were achieved during that period. “It was not easy, because the factory was facing many crises, but the people who run this Steel Mill managed to maintain production and thus saved 5000 jobs. In this way, a great contribution was made to further development of the City of Smederevo and the economy of Serbia itself. They achieved significant results in the field of environmental protection and solved the problems which previous owner failed to solve properly. The HBIS Company in Smederevo is a symbol of steel friendship between the two countries”, pointed the ambassador Chen Bo out.

At the end of the visit, the guests were shown three short presentations given by Ljubica Drake, General Manager of Environmental Protection, Milovan Tasić, General Manager of Engineering and Investments, and Miodrag Minic, General Manager for Primary Production. In their presentations, they shared a common theme – the achieved improvement of environmental protection.

AMBASSADOR H.E. CHEN BO AND SERBIAN PARLIAMENTARIANS VISITED NEW SINTER LINE

 

May, 10.05.2023

The ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Serbia, H.E. Chen Bo, together with members of the Parliamentary Group of Friendship with China of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia have visited company HBIS Serbia on May 10. The numerous group of Parliamentarians and Chinese Embassy officials was joined by the Mayor of Smederevo Jovan Beč. The guests accompanied by HBIS Serbia company management headed by the managing director Sihai Song toured the New Sinter Line, where its features were presented in detail.

After the tour of the plant, guests were greeted by the director Song who emphasized: “We are very proud of our New Sinter Plant that we have put in operation in March last year, as well as two other major capital investments that we also commissioned during 2022. So far, we have invested more than 300 million euro in improvements to our equipment and the impact on the living and working environment, as well as in the investments for the benefit of the local community. With the progress of the Steel Mill we are actually fulfilling the promises we had made when taking over the factory.”

Marina Raguš, President of the Parliamentary Group of Friendship with China at the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia, pointed out that everyone is full of incredible impressions, especially when it comes to environmental standards: “They exceed many European standards even. We saw a factory that Serbia can be proud of”, said the People’s Deputy.

H.E. the ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Serbia Chen Bo reminded us that seven years have passed since the purchase of the factory by HBIS and that significant results were achieved during that period. “It was not easy, because the factory was facing many crises, but the people who run this Steel Mill managed to maintain production and thus saved 5000 jobs. In this way, a great contribution was made to further development of the City of Smederevo and the economy of Serbia itself. They achieved significant results in the field of environmental protection and solved the problems which previous owner failed to solve properly. The HBIS Company in Smederevo is a symbol of steel friendship between the two countries”, pointed the ambassador Chen Bo out.

At the end of the visit, the guests were shown three short presentations given by Ljubica Drake, General Manager of Environmental Protection, Milovan Tasić, General Manager of Engineering and Investments, and Miodrag Minic, General Manager for Primary Production. In their presentations, they shared a common theme – the achieved improvement of environmental protection.

THE COMPANY DONATES TEN COMPUTERS TO THE SCHOOL IN VRANOVO

THE COMPANY DONATES TEN COMPUTERS TO THE SCHOOL IN VRANOVO

 

Thursday, 20.04.2023

HBIS GROUP Serbia donated ten computers to the elementary school “Dositej Obradović” in Vranovo for an IT cabinet. The donation was presented on April 20 by Zhao Kaixing, the company’s Executive Director for Engineering and Technological Support. With this donation, HBIS Serbia provides support to an important educational process, said Zhao, and it enabled the students of the school in Vranovo to learn how to work with computers and digital education.

“Modern technologies are developing at the speed of light, so these classes will be of great importance to you. In China there is a saying that a good neighbor is closer than a distant relative. We, as your closest neighbors, are always glad when we can help and provide support, and your school and our factory have already achieved good cooperation”, emphasized Zhao Kaixing.

He reminded that the company HBIS Serbia helped equip three classrooms in this school with new furniture last year through a donation, and that on the initiative of the school’s principal, the students of the oldest grades visited the plant in June last year, in order to get to know it better.

The principal of “Dositej Obradović” Primary School in Vranovo, Nataša Golubović, while handing over the Thank-you note to the company HBIS Serbia, said that this donation will enable the improvement of teaching, and that students can improve their knowledge in a quick, easy and accessible way and learn something new every day.

THE COMPANY DONATES TEN COMPUTERS TO THE SCHOOL IN VRANOVO

 

Thursday, 20.04.2023

HBIS GROUP Serbia donated ten computers to the elementary school “Dositej Obradović” in Vranovo for an IT cabinet. The donation was presented on April 20 by Zhao Kaixing, the company’s Executive Director for Engineering and Technological Support. With this donation, HBIS Serbia provides support to an important educational process, said Zhao, and it enabled the students of the school in Vranovo to learn how to work with computers and digital education.

“Modern technologies are developing at the speed of light, so these classes will be of great importance to you. In China there is a saying that a good neighbor is closer than a distant relative. We, as your closest neighbors, are always glad when we can help and provide support, and your school and our factory have already achieved good cooperation”, emphasized Zhao Kaixing.

He reminded that the company HBIS Serbia helped equip three classrooms in this school with new furniture last year through a donation, and that on the initiative of the school’s principal, the students of the oldest grades visited the plant in June last year, in order to get to know it better.

The principal of “Dositej Obradović” Primary School in Vranovo, Nataša Golubović, while handing over the Thank-you note to the company HBIS Serbia, said that this donation will enable the improvement of teaching, and that students can improve their knowledge in a quick, easy and accessible way and learn something new every day.

RESULTS OF DUST EMISSION REDUCTION PROJECT PRESENTED IN COMPANY HBIS SERBIA

RESULTS OF DUST EMISSION REDUCTION PROJECT PRESENTED IN COMPANY HBIS SERBIA

 

Monday, 10.04.2023

In HBIS GROUP Serbia, a meeting was held on April 10, where the management of the Environmental Protection Department and Sinter Plant presented the results of the project “Introduction of new PLC for data processing from MEAC system on continuous dust meters of the New Sinter Line”. The representatives of the Ministry of Environmental Protection of the Republic of Serbia and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), which supported the installation of light and sound alarms on three emitters on the New Sinter Line, as part of the project “EU or Green Agenda in Serbia”, as well as representatives of the local community – the City of Smederevo and the local communities of Radinac, Vranovo and Ralja attended the meeting.

After presenting the company HBIS Serbia and results of this project, as well as the current projects and improvements in the field of environmental protection according to assignments following the IPPC permit obtained last year, the participants of the meeting visited the New Sinter Line. They were presented with a simulation of sound and light alarm signals installed on continuous meters as well as the reaction of plant employees in such situations.

“The company installed continuous meters on 8 emitters in the factory, as required by law. We saw that with good process management and management of work methods, we could keep dust emissions under control at those emitters. A new PLC system was introduced in December 2022 on all 8 emitters. It is a separate control system, a computer with a specially developed program, which continuously processes data in real time, so production employees can react accordingly and adjust production processes in situations where legal limits may be exceeded. With this project, we set the goal of reducing the number of half-hourly exceedances by 80 percent, and our expectations are that we do not have a single half-hourly exceedance of more than 100 milligrams per cubic meter, which has been achieved since the beginning of this year”, said Ljubica Drake, the general manager of Environmental Protection in the company and emphasised:

“Average daily values with three continuous meters of the New Sinter Line with installed alarms are most often from zero to 5 mg/m3, which can be monitored online. A part of this project is enabling all interested parties to see the average daily values of dust from new sinter line emitters, so that these data are shown on the company’s website. The solution given through this project could also be applied in other companies, such as cement plants and thermal power plants. The support for this project is very important to HBIS Serbia because this recognizes the effort and progress invested in environmental safety in the factory.”

HBIS Serbia is one of the companies that answered the public appeal as part of the initiative “EU for green agenda in Serbia“. Our two projects qualified for co-funding, while the project of installing logic controllers (alarms) on continuous meters of New Sinter Line was supported. UNDP decision to support this project followed due to its positive environmental effects, as well as the impact on the local community and the population living in the vicinity of this industrial plant.

UNDP representatives emphasised that the initiative “EU for green agenda in Serbia“, which contributes to the green transition project is specific because it supports both the private sector and large companies that are also big polluters in order to jointly affect pollution reduction, decarbonisation, energy consumption and reducing gas emissions with the greenhouse effect.

RESULTS OF DUST EMISSION REDUCTION PROJECT PRESENTED IN COMPANY HBIS SERBIA

 

Monday, 10.04.2023

In HBIS GROUP Serbia, a meeting was held on April 10, where the management of the Environmental Protection Department and Sinter Plant presented the results of the project “Introduction of new PLC for data processing from MEAC system on continuous dust meters of the New Sinter Line”. The representatives of the Ministry of Environmental Protection of the Republic of Serbia and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), which supported the installation of light and sound alarms on three emitters on the New Sinter Line, as part of the project “EU or Green Agenda in Serbia”, as well as representatives of the local community – the City of Smederevo and the local communities of Radinac, Vranovo and Ralja attended the meeting.

After presenting the company HBIS Serbia and results of this project, as well as the current projects and improvements in the field of environmental protection according to assignments following the IPPC permit obtained last year, the participants of the meeting visited the New Sinter Line. They were presented with a simulation of sound and light alarm signals installed on continuous meters as well as the reaction of plant employees in such situations.

“The company installed continuous meters on 8 emitters in the factory, as required by law. We saw that with good process management and management of work methods, we could keep dust emissions under control at those emitters. A new PLC system was introduced in December 2022 on all 8 emitters. It is a separate control system, a computer with a specially developed program, which continuously processes data in real time, so production employees can react accordingly and adjust production processes in situations where legal limits may be exceeded. With this project, we set the goal of reducing the number of half-hourly exceedances by 80 percent, and our expectations are that we do not have a single half-hourly exceedance of more than 100 milligrams per cubic meter, which has been achieved since the beginning of this year”, said Ljubica Drake, the general manager of Environmental Protection in the company and emphasised:

“Average daily values with three continuous meters of the New Sinter Line with installed alarms are most often from zero to 5 mg/m3, which can be monitored online. A part of this project is enabling all interested parties to see the average daily values of dust from new sinter line emitters, so that these data are shown on the company’s website. The solution given through this project could also be applied in other companies, such as cement plants and thermal power plants. The support for this project is very important to HBIS Serbia because this recognizes the effort and progress invested in environmental safety in the factory.”

HBIS Serbia is one of the companies that answered the public appeal as part of the initiative “EU for green agenda in Serbia“. Our two projects qualified for co-funding, while the project of installing logic controllers (alarms) on continuous meters of New Sinter Line was supported. UNDP decision to support this project followed due to its positive environmental effects, as well as the impact on the local community and the population living in the vicinity of this industrial plant.

UNDP representatives emphasised that the initiative “EU for green agenda in Serbia“, which contributes to the green transition project is specific because it supports both the private sector and large companies that are also big polluters in order to jointly affect pollution reduction, decarbonisation, energy consumption and reducing gas emissions with the greenhouse effect.

MODERN TECHNOLOGY FOR CLEANER AIR

MODERN TECHNOLOGY FOR CLEANER AIR

 

Monday, 20.02.2023

At the award ceremony regarding the new green transition solutions, organized by UNDP in partnership with the Ministry of Environmental Protection of the Republic of Serbia, on February 20, 2023 in Belgrade, awards were presented to HBIS Serbia and other companies that proposed the best solutions for green transformation of Serbian economy, addressing the innovation challenges within the project “EU Green Agenda in Serbia”. The award was accepted by Executive Director for Technical Support Zhao Kaixing on behalf of the company.

General Manager for Environmental Protection Ljubica Drake says that the company HBIS GROUP Serbia applied for funds from the EU for the first time last year through the project led by UNDP. “We have entered the competition with 4 projects, two out of which entered the acceleration process, that is, second round. A project that was immediately approved because it was ready for funding was the continuous meter alarms, which are located on the transmitters that require it. Alarms imply sound and light signalling when reaching a certain level of concentration of powdery substances in the air, and for that project, the funds we received were invested in the installation of alarm systems in the New Sinter Plant. This is the first time that the EU donation project includes the private sector, and we are the first company that received EU funds through UNDP for the implementation of projects in the field of environmental protection.”

This system for continuous data collection and data processing will enable better control and management of production processes in order to reduce emissions of dust into the air. A system (Programmable Logical Controller – PLC) that will continuously process data from the 8 installed meters was introduced. Data are processed in real time, so production employees will be able to adequately react and adjust production processes in situations where legal limits may be exceeded. Additional value of this idea is that the average daily values of measured emissions from 3 meters of the New Sinter Plant will be available to the public and published every day on the company’s website. Additionally, this system can be applied by other companies that have the obligation to continuously measure how many polluting particles they emit into the air, for example cement factories and thermal power plants.

MODERN TECHNOLOGY FOR CLEANER AIR

 

Monday, 20.02.2023

At the award ceremony regarding the new green transition solutions, organized by UNDP in partnership with the Ministry of Environmental Protection of the Republic of Serbia, on February 20, 2023 in Belgrade, awards were presented to HBIS Serbia and other companies that proposed the best solutions for green transformation of Serbian economy, addressing the innovation challenges within the project “EU Green Agenda in Serbia”. The award was accepted by Executive Director for Technical Support Zhao Kaixing on behalf of the company.

General Manager for Environmental Protection Ljubica Drake says that the company HBIS GROUP Serbia applied for funds from the EU for the first time last year through the project led by UNDP. “We have entered the competition with 4 projects, two out of which entered the acceleration process, that is, second round. A project that was immediately approved because it was ready for funding was the continuous meter alarms, which are located on the transmitters that require it. Alarms imply sound and light signalling when reaching a certain level of concentration of powdery substances in the air, and for that project, the funds we received were invested in the installation of alarm systems in the New Sinter Plant. This is the first time that the EU donation project includes the private sector, and we are the first company that received EU funds through UNDP for the implementation of projects in the field of environmental protection.”

This system for continuous data collection and data processing will enable better control and management of production processes in order to reduce emissions of dust into the air. A system (Programmable Logical Controller – PLC) that will continuously process data from the 8 installed meters was introduced. Data are processed in real time, so production employees will be able to adequately react and adjust production processes in situations where legal limits may be exceeded. Additional value of this idea is that the average daily values of measured emissions from 3 meters of the New Sinter Plant will be available to the public and published every day on the company’s website. Additionally, this system can be applied by other companies that have the obligation to continuously measure how many polluting particles they emit into the air, for example cement factories and thermal power plants.

AMBASSADOR OF THE PR CHINA IN SERBIA CHEN BO VISITED THE STEEL PLANT’S NEW FACILITIES

AMBASSADOR OF THE PR CHINA IN SERBIA CHEN BO VISITED THE STEEL PLANT’S NEW FACILITIES

 

Wednesday, 25.01.2023.

On Wednesday, January 25, the Ambassador of PR China in Serbia, H.E. Chen Bo visited HBIS Group Smederevo as part of the Chinese New Year celebration program in this city – the Caravan of Friendship on the Silk Road. Accompanied by the director of HBIS Serbia, Song Sihai, Ambassador Chen visited new, modern, automated facilities that save energy and natural gas and achieve an appropriate level of environmental protection.

Director of HBIS Serbia steel plant, Song Sihai, presented the Blast Furnace Gas Holder and the New Sinter Plant to the delegation of the Embassy of PR China, where he introduced them to the advantages of this highly automated plant, as well as the Walking Beam Furnace.

Director Song emphasised that working conditions in the old Sinter Plant were difficult before: “This plant is of great importance for the operation of our factory and its impact on the environment. We are operating better and more efficiently, and the amount of PM particles in the air is minimal, not even near the permitted limit values”, director Song pointed out.

The New Sinter Line attracted a lot of attention and interest from Ambassador Chen Bo. She reminded that she visited the steel plant when the works on this facility started. “Over the past year, HBIS maintained the business and production success despite the numerous challenges it faced. I am glad to see today that new production plants are being opened and that the factory is making a significant progress in areas such as environmental protection and innovative technologies, as well as the fact that the life of the citizens of Smederevo is getting better and better. I wish the city of Smederevo and the steel plant successful development and all the employees of HBIS and the citizens of Smederevo greater happiness in the Year of the Rabbit”, said Ambassador Chen Bo.

AMBASSADOR OF THE PR CHINA IN SERBIA CHEN BO VISITED THE STEEL PLANT’S NEW FACILITIES

 

Wednesday, 25.01.2023.

On Wednesday, January 25, the Ambassador of PR China in Serbia, H.E. Chen Bo visited HBIS Group Smederevo as part of the Chinese New Year celebration program in this city – the Caravan of Friendship on the Silk Road. Accompanied by the director of HBIS Serbia, Song Sihai, Ambassador Chen visited new, modern, automated facilities that save energy and natural gas and achieve an appropriate level of environmental protection.

Director of HBIS Serbia steel plant, Song Sihai, presented the Blast Furnace Gas Holder and the New Sinter Plant to the delegation of the Embassy of PR China, where he introduced them to the advantages of this highly automated plant, as well as the Walking Beam Furnace.

Director Song emphasised that working conditions in the old Sinter Plant were difficult before: “This plant is of great importance for the operation of our factory and its impact on the environment. We are operating better and more efficiently, and the amount of PM particles in the air is minimal, not even near the permitted limit values”, director Song pointed out.

The New Sinter Line attracted a lot of attention and interest from Ambassador Chen Bo. She reminded that she visited the steel plant when the works on this facility started. “Over the past year, HBIS maintained the business and production success despite the numerous challenges it faced. I am glad to see today that new production plants are being opened and that the factory is making a significant progress in areas such as environmental protection and innovative technologies, as well as the fact that the life of the citizens of Smederevo is getting better and better. I wish the city of Smederevo and the steel plant successful development and all the employees of HBIS and the citizens of Smederevo greater happiness in the Year of the Rabbit”, said Ambassador Chen Bo.

A MEETING WAS HELD WITH THE REPRESENTATIVES OF SMEDEREVO LOCAL COMMUNITIES

A MEETING WAS HELD WITH THE REPRESENTATIVES OF SMEDEREVO LOCAL COMMUNITIES

 

Thursday 04.10.2023

The company HBIS GROUP Serbia was visited by the mayor of the city of Smederevo, Jovan Bec, and representatives of the local communities of Smederevo, Radinac, Vranovo and Ralja today. In the presence of the host, they toured the New Sinter Line, and then had a joint meeting.

The general director of the company, Wang Lianxi, recalled that since the company took the Steel Mill over in 2016, it had invested over 300 million euros in projects that are mainly focused on environmental protection. “The most important thing is that this is just the beginning and we plan to continue investing in some more environmental projects, to stay here for a long time and to work hard and improve our performance. We also received an Integrated (IPPC) permit recently for the Smederevo location and we have outlined in our plans to reach the level of emissions prescribed in the EU by 2025. At the same time, everyone’s understanding and patience is necessary, because this is a multi-decade problem that we have inherited, and we will certainly spare no effort to solve it in the coming years”, Wang said.

The presentation was held by Ljubica Drake, general manager of Environmental Protection, who emphasized that the company has 8 continuous meters on emitters (chimneys). “The central emitter on the New Sinter Line has a triple dedusting system: an electric filter, a bag filter and a gas desulfurization system. We have a continuous meter on it and the maximum dust on it is up to 2mg/m3, and our limit is 50 mg/m3. This is a big improvement now. Although we have never had a problem with Sulphur, we did introduce gas desulphurisation, expecting that the laws would become more strict in the future, so we have also preempted that. Among the projects undertaken by the company, which led to the improvement of the influence of HBIS GROUP Serbia, is first and foremost the commissioning of the New Sinter Line. Stable road spraying systems were installed, as well as regular washing, cleaning and asphalting of roads, control of emissions from emitters on continuous dust meters, monitoring increased thanks to new measurements and video surveillance. The control of the delivery and unloading of raw materials has also been increased, along with the control of their humidity. Regarding the external influences we find the influence of the traffic, boiler houses, meteorological conditions, individual fire pits contributing as well,” Drake concluded.

The executive director for production, Vladan Mihailović, highlighted the advantages of the three new plants, which are energy efficient, because they use blast furnace gas instead of expensive natural gas and have a minimal impact on the environment. The New Sinter Line is designed according to the best available technology and this plant uses only blast furnace (BF) gas. The BF Gas Reservoir enables the distribution and higher consumption of the BF gas for other consumers in the factory, and it’s also being used by the new Walking Beam Furnace at the Hot Strip Mill.

The representatives of local communities praised the new improvements that HBIS GROUP Serbia is making through new projects related to environmental protection. They also spoked about pressing current issues in the surrounding villages, which jointly, with the help of the company, could be solved, such as the greening of the part of the belt outside the perimeter of the factory, the arrangement of green areas and footpaths that are important and useful to the citizens.

The Smederevo City Mayor, Jovan Beč, said that thanks to the Steel Mill, a large number of fellow citizens obtained new jobs, which means a greater inflow into the budget for the City. “I would like to thank HBIS GROUP Serbia for the care and investments in environmental protection, and we also heard that there are many plans in the future. I am glad that there is a dialogue with the residents of Radinac, Ralje and Vranovo, who are in the immediate vicinity of the factory, that you do hear each other out and that we all have the opportunity to see these results and future plans, because I am sure that we all together are on the same task”, concluded the Mayor.

A MEETING WAS HELD WITH THE REPRESENTATIVES OF SMEDEREVO LOCAL COMMUNITIES

 

Thursday 04.10.2023

The company HBIS GROUP Serbia was visited by the mayor of the city of Smederevo, Jovan Bec, and representatives of the local communities of Smederevo, Radinac, Vranovo and Ralja today. In the presence of the host, they toured the New Sinter Line, and then had a joint meeting.

The general director of the company, Wang Lianxi, recalled that since the company took the Steel Mill over in 2016, it had invested over 300 million euros in projects that are mainly focused on environmental protection. “The most important thing is that this is just the beginning and we plan to continue investing in some more environmental projects, to stay here for a long time and to work hard and improve our performance. We also received an Integrated (IPPC) permit recently for the Smederevo location and we have outlined in our plans to reach the level of emissions prescribed in the EU by 2025. At the same time, everyone’s understanding and patience is necessary, because this is a multi-decade problem that we have inherited, and we will certainly spare no effort to solve it in the coming years”, Wang said.

The presentation was held by Ljubica Drake, general manager of Environmental Protection, who emphasized that the company has 8 continuous meters on emitters (chimneys). “The central emitter on the New Sinter Line has a triple dedusting system: an electric filter, a bag filter and a gas desulfurization system. We have a continuous meter on it and the maximum dust on it is up to 2mg/m3, and our limit is 50 mg/m3. This is a big improvement now. Although we have never had a problem with Sulphur, we did introduce gas desulphurisation, expecting that the laws would become more strict in the future, so we have also preempted that. Among the projects undertaken by the company, which led to the improvement of the influence of HBIS GROUP Serbia, is first and foremost the commissioning of the New Sinter Line. Stable road spraying systems were installed, as well as regular washing, cleaning and asphalting of roads, control of emissions from emitters on continuous dust meters, monitoring increased thanks to new measurements and video surveillance. The control of the delivery and unloading of raw materials has also been increased, along with the control of their humidity. Regarding the external influences we find the influence of the traffic, boiler houses, meteorological conditions, individual fire pits contributing as well,” Drake concluded.

The executive director for production, Vladan Mihailović, highlighted the advantages of the three new plants, which are energy efficient, because they use blast furnace gas instead of expensive natural gas and have a minimal impact on the environment. The New Sinter Line is designed according to the best available technology and this plant uses only blast furnace (BF) gas. The BF Gas Reservoir enables the distribution and higher consumption of the BF gas for other consumers in the factory, and it’s also being used by the new Walking Beam Furnace at the Hot Strip Mill.

The representatives of local communities praised the new improvements that HBIS GROUP Serbia is making through new projects related to environmental protection. They also spoked about pressing current issues in the surrounding villages, which jointly, with the help of the company, could be solved, such as the greening of the part of the belt outside the perimeter of the factory, the arrangement of green areas and footpaths that are important and useful to the citizens.

The Smederevo City Mayor, Jovan Beč, said that thanks to the Steel Mill, a large number of fellow citizens obtained new jobs, which means a greater inflow into the budget for the City. “I would like to thank HBIS GROUP Serbia for the care and investments in environmental protection, and we also heard that there are many plans in the future. I am glad that there is a dialogue with the residents of Radinac, Ralje and Vranovo, who are in the immediate vicinity of the factory, that you do hear each other out and that we all have the opportunity to see these results and future plans, because I am sure that we all together are on the same task”, concluded the Mayor.

REPRESENTATIVES OF THE COMPANY HBIS SERBIA AT THE MEETING WITH THE PRESIDENT VUCIĆ

REPRESENTATIVES OF THE COMPANY HBIS SERBIA AT THE MEETING WITH THE PRESIDENT VUCIĆ

 

Wednesday, 19.10.2022

President of the Republic of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, met today with the representatives of the company HBIS Serbia, led by the Director Song Sihai, where they discussed the results of that company’s business operations in Serbia in 2021, as well as ongoing projects and future plans. The Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Serbia Chen Bo attended the meeting as well.

Direktor Song na sastanku sa predsednikom Vučićem

In the conversation with the representatives of the Chinese company and the Ambassador Chen, the President Vučić expressed satisfaction that the HBIS Group operates steadily in Serbia and achieves the planned level of production in very demanding and competitive steel market.

The representatives of HBIS informed the President Vučić that this company achieved the highest level of revenue in 2021 in Serbia since the takeover of the Steel Plant in Smederevo and added that compared to the revenue achieved in 2020, an increase of 84.5 percent was recorded last year.

The Director of HBIS Serbia Song Sihai emphasized that, despite the energy crisis and problems with supply all over the world, the production achieved during the first nine months of 2022 was 901 thousand tons, as well as that the volume of company’s exports to the EU27 market during the first seven months of 2022 was 397 thousand tons, which represents a growth of 3.9 percent compared to the same period last year.

In addition, the representatives of HBIS Serbia thanked the President Vučić and the President of PR China Xi Jinping for developing the relations between the two countries and forming the steel friendship of the two nations.

President Vučić confirmed the unreserved support for the company HBIS and announced that he will continue to work with our Chinese friends in order to improve and further develop the relations between our two nations.

REPRESENTATIVES OF THE COMPANY HBIS SERBIA AT THE MEETING WITH THE PRESIDENT VUCIĆ

 

Wednesday, 19.10.2022

President of the Republic of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, met today with the representatives of the company HBIS Serbia, led by the Director Song Sihai, where they discussed the results of that company’s business operations in Serbia in 2021, as well as ongoing projects and future plans. The Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Serbia Chen Bo attended the meeting as well.

Direktor Song na sastanku sa predsednikom Vučićem

In the conversation with the representatives of the Chinese company and the Ambassador Chen, the President Vučić expressed satisfaction that the HBIS Group operates steadily in Serbia and achieves the planned level of production in very demanding and competitive steel market.

The representatives of HBIS informed the President Vučić that this company achieved the highest level of revenue in 2021 in Serbia since the takeover of the Steel Plant in Smederevo and added that compared to the revenue achieved in 2020, an increase of 84.5 percent was recorded last year.

The Director of HBIS Serbia Song Sihai emphasized that, despite the energy crisis and problems with supply all over the world, the production achieved during the first nine months of 2022 was 901 thousand tons, as well as that the volume of company’s exports to the EU27 market during the first seven months of 2022 was 397 thousand tons, which represents a growth of 3.9 percent compared to the same period last year.

In addition, the representatives of HBIS Serbia thanked the President Vučić and the President of PR China Xi Jinping for developing the relations between the two countries and forming the steel friendship of the two nations.

President Vučić confirmed the unreserved support for the company HBIS and announced that he will continue to work with our Chinese friends in order to improve and further develop the relations between our two nations.

COMPANY HBIS GROUP SERBIA RECEIVES THE INTEGRATED PERMIT FOR SMEDEREVO BRANCH

COMPANY HBIS GROUP SERBIA RECEIVES THE INTEGRATED PERMIT FOR SMEDEREVO BRANCH

 

Friday, 05.08.2022

On August 3, 2022, HBIS GROUP Serbia obtained the Integrated Permit for the location in Smederevo. The Ministry of Environmental Protection of the Republic of Serbia issued a Notice of Decision for the operator HBIS GROUP Serbia Iron & Steel d.o.o. Belgrade, Smederevo branch, for the operation of the entire plant and the performance of production and iron, steel and ferroalloys processing activities.

Out of 220 plants in Serbia, which are the subject to this permit, according to the Rulebook, HBIS Serbia is the 47th operator to receive the Integrated Permit, while the branch of our company in Šabac has had this permit since 2014.

“This document is the base for everything we will do in the future in terms of control and reduction of pollution and all the changes we will make in the factory, including future investments related to the environment that result from this permit”, says Ljubica Drake, General Manager of the Environmental Protection Function in HBIS Serbia.

COMPANY HBIS GROUP SERBIA RECEIVES THE INTEGRATED PERMIT FOR SMEDEREVO BRANCH

 

Friday, 05.08.2022

On August 3, 2022, HBIS GROUP Serbia obtained the Integrated Permit for the location in Smederevo. The Ministry of Environmental Protection of the Republic of Serbia issued a Notice of Decision for the operator HBIS GROUP Serbia Iron & Steel d.o.o. Belgrade, Smederevo branch, for the operation of the entire plant and the performance of production and iron, steel and ferroalloys processing activities.

Out of 220 plants in Serbia, which are the subject to this permit, according to the Rulebook, HBIS Serbia is the 47th operator to receive the Integrated Permit, while the branch of our company in Šabac has had this permit since 2014.

“This document is the base for everything we will do in the future in terms of control and reduction of pollution and all the changes we will make in the factory, including future investments related to the environment that result from this permit”, says Ljubica Drake, General Manager of the Environmental Protection Function in HBIS Serbia.