ArcelorMittal LimitedSouthAfrica

2022 External Environmental Performance Audit on the RoD for the Metallurgical Waste Disposal Facility

Vanderbijlpark, Gauteng Province

25 April 2022

Prepared for:

Phila Mkemezulu

Of

ArcelorMittal: Vanderbijlpark Steel

QUALITY MANAGEMENT

Report Title

2022 External Environmental Performance Audit on the RoD for the Metallurgical Waste Disposal Facility

Project Number

CIG/ENVSOL/22/PROJ/0008

Draft Report

Final Report

Revision 1

Date

04 April 2022

25 April 2022

Author

Malebogo Mosepele

Malebogo Mosepele

Author

Renee RensburgJansevan

Renee RensburgJansevan

Authorised By

Jacques Harris

Jacques Harris

DISCLAIMER

Information contained in this report is based on information received from the client and other external sources. Where data supplied by the client or other external sources, including previous site investigation data, have been used, it has been assumed that the information is correct unless otherwise stated. No responsibility is accepted by CIGroup Environmental (Pty) Ltd (CIGroup) for incomplete or inaccurate data supplied by others. We are aware that there might have been project or operational changes since this report was submitted, however this report and its findings is based on the last information received from the client and/or the site visit undertaken. To the best of our knowledge the assumptions and findings are correct at the time of submission of the report. Should any of the assumption or findings prove to be incorrect subsequent to submission of the report we as the specialist cannot be held accountable. Note that whilst CIGroup has made every effort to obtain the correct information and to carry out an appropriate, independent, impartial and competent study, CIGroup cannot be held liable for any incident which directly or indirectly relates to the work in this document, and which may influence the client or on any other third party.

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DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE

CIGroup Environmental (Pty) Ltd (CIGroup), as the Environmental Solutions specialists, were appointed by ArcelorMittal to conduct the 2022 External Environmental Performance Audit on the RoD for the Metallurgical Waste Disposal Facility. CIGroup does not have a vested interest in the proposed activity proceedings, will not engage in and have no conflicting interest in the undertaking of the activity. CIGroup has provided all information at their disposal regarding the external audit, whether such information is favourable to the Client or not.

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

ArcelorMittal South Africa Vanderbijlpark Works (ArcelorMittal) is one of the world's largest inland steel mills and the largest supplier of flat steel products in sub-Saharan Africa. The central focus is to maintain and grow its established share of the local market through development of additional value-added products and a focus on industry partnerships. Its international position is being refined by focusing on identified high profit export markets and meeting international levels of operational excellence, product quality and customer satisfaction.

The plant's steel products are manufactured in an integrated process. Materials such as iron ore, coke and fluxes are charged to blast furnaces where they are converted to liquid iron. The liquid iron is refined in basic oxygen furnaces to produce liquid steel. The liquid steel is cast into slabs, which are hot rolled into heavy plate in a plate mill, or into coils in a strip mill. The coils are either sold as hot rolled sheets in coil or processed further into cold rolled and coated products, such as hot dip galvanized, electro galvanised and pre-painted sheet.

AMSA was issued a Record of Decision (RoD) by the Gauteng Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Environment (GDACE), now the Gauteng Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (GDARD), for the construction of a new Metallurgical Disposal Site (WDS) and the closure of the old site (Reference Number: GAUT 002/04-05/1126) in terms of the Environmental Conservation Act, 1989 (Act No. 73 of 1989) (ECA) on 22 February 2007. AMSA also held an ECA Section 20 exemption permit, dated 2004, and a Water Use Licence (WUL), issued by the Department of Water Affairs (DWA), now the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS), for the construction and operation of the new WDS. It was under this authorisation, exemption and WUL that the WDS was constructed.

With the onset of the National Environmental Management: Waste Act, 2008 (Act No. 59 of 2008) (NEM:WA) and the migration of the governance of waste management activities from the DWS to the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA), now Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE), AMSA applied for and was issued with a Waste Management License (WML) by the DEA, now the DFFE, for the Metallurgical Waste Disposal Facility (MWDF) (License Number: 12/9/11/L121/3) in terms of the NEM:WA, read with the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Regulations, 2010 published in Government Notice Regulation 543 of 18 June 2010 (GNR 543), on 27 October 2011.

In terms of Condition 3.2.25 of the RoD, AMSA is required to appoint an independent external auditor, to conduct an Environmental Performance Audit (EPA) on compliance with the conditions

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of the RoD on an annual basis. CIGroup was appointed to undertake the EPA audit for 2021. During this audit, the EMP conditions were also audited. The external auditor's assessment was based on the information provided, interviews conducted, and observations made during the site inspection on 16 March 2022. This information was inputted into a compliance checklist and informed the external auditors' determination of compliance.

The external auditor found ArcelorMittal to be complaint to all conditions of the RoD. The EMP conditions were also audited, and ArcelorMittal is found to complaint to all conditions of the EMP.

It is evident to the external auditor that the amount of effort and continuous actions undertaken at AMSA have resulted in the significant level of compliance to the RoD presented in this External Audit Report.

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