Within the scope of the "Determination of Cleaner Production Opportunities and Applicability in Industry (SANTEM)" project signed between the Republic of Turkey Ministry of Environment and Urbanization General Directorate of Environmental Management and TUBITAK Marmara Research Center on 11.03.2016, a "Workshop on Determination of Sectoral Needs" was held for the iron and steel sector on September 8, 2016 at Ankara Wyndam Hotel.
Following the opening speeches by Ahmet Taşkın, Deputy Director of TÜBİTAK MAM Materials Institute and Recep Akdeniz, Deputy Director General of the General Directorate of Environmental Management, the workshop continued with a presentation by Ceren Tosun, Project Coordinator, on the project activities and the objectives of the workshop.
Following the presentations, the workshop continued with round table idea generation on "Determination of Methods and Strategies for Cleaner Production Activities in the Iron and Steel Sector" and "Prioritization of Cleaner Production Opportunities in the Iron and Steel Sector". In the round table studies, ideas on the requirements of our country in the field of cleaner production for the iron and steel sector and action proposals for these requirements were put forward by following a systematic method. Within the scope of the opportunity prioritization study, the best available sectoral techniques were evaluated.
The workshop was attended by approximately 90 participants, including representatives of the Ministry of Science, Industry and Technology, the Ministry of Economy, the Ministry of Forestry and Water Affairs, the Turkish Standards Institute, as well as representatives of sectoral unions/associations, academics, representatives of various institutions and organizations, and representatives of the iron and steel sector.
Within the scope of the SANTEM Project, similar studies are ongoing for the yeast sector as well as the iron and steel sector. Within the scope of the project, the current situation of the iron-steel and yeast sectors, sectoral needs, clean production possibilities, incentive mechanisms and legal regulations will be examined, and the applicability of the various possibilities identified will be evaluated under the conditions of our country.
