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| Iceland honors Bechtel for environmental excellence A Bechtel team building a new aluminum smelter on the remote eastern coast of Iceland has won the nation's highest environmental award. The Shell Award, given annually, honors companies that contribute to environmental protection and that motivate other companies to focus on the environment. The award was presented to Bechtel at a ceremony in Reykjavik. Bechtel and its customer, Alcoa, have placed a heavy emphasis on environmental protection in the construction of the Fjardaal smelter, which is scheduled for completion later this year. The new smelter, which will have an annual capacity of 346,000 metric tons, is the first project in Iceland for Bechtel. The project has been designed for minimal environmental impact specifically in waste disposal. No process water is discharged into the nearby fjord. Paper, glass, metals, timber, plastic, and other byproducts are recycled or reused, and biodegradable waste is safely decomposed. write your comments about the article :: © 2007 Construction News :: home page |