Algoma Steel Group Inc. · NASDAQ:ASTL

Algoma Steel — Corporate Update (December 2021)

17 slides from Algoma Steel's corporate update, Dec 14, 2021

  1. Slide 1: Community Liaison Committee Meeting #39

    Community Liaison Committee Meeting #39 Tuesday, December 14, 2021

  2. Slide 2: Agenda

    Agenda 1. Review of September 14th, 2021 meeting notes 2. Membership Items 3. Cokemaking Emissions Performance 4. Electric Arc Steelmaking 5. Environmental Compliance Approval updates 6. Site Specific Standards / Technical Standards 7. Legacy Environmental Action Plan 8. Public Complaints 9. Next Me

  3. Slide 3: Membership

    Membership Current Members and Alternates Representation Primary Member Alternate Algoma Steel Fred Post Chris Galizia Ministry of Environment, Conservation & Parks Lori Greco Ron Dorscht Public David Trowbridge Peter McLarty Public Jillian Marquis SSM Tribe of Chippewa Indians Kathie Brosemer Algom

  4. Slide 4: Cokemaking Emissions Performance

    Cokemaking Emissions Performance 100%Compliant with the Site Specific Standard Key Performance Indicators related to CokemakingEmissions: ▶ average intensity of pushing emissions ▶ average duration of charging emissions ▶ % lid leaks Performance is monitored ▶ % off-takes leaks and calculated daily

  5. Slide 5: Improved Air Quality: Cokemaking Emissions Performance

    Improved Air Quality Cokemaking Emissions Performance All batteries performing below current limit.

  6. Slide 6: Improved Air Quality: Pushing Opacity

    Improved Air Quality Cokemaking Emissions Performance Pushing Opacity Number of Audited Pushes by Opacity All BatteriesAverage Pushing Opacity byYear 3000 30 2500 Number ofPushes 25 Average Pushing Opacity 2000 >50% 20 1500 40-50% 15 1000 30-40% 10 <30% 500 5 0 0 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2

  7. Slide 7: Improved Air Quality: Corrective Actions

    Improved Air Quality Cokemaking Emissions Performance Notes: ▶ 2015 data begins on July 2nd when the standard came into force ▶ 2021 data includes Jan 1, 2021 to Dec 7, 2021 ▶ Number of audits per year vary based on changing operating conditions To date all corrective actions have successfully corre

  8. Slide 8: Progress Improvement: Cokemaking Stack Opacity

    Progress Improvement Cokemaking Stack Opacity ▶ No. 9 battery: Completed nine thru-walls in 2021. Planned capital investment to complete remaining thru- walls in 2022. ▶ No. 8 battery: Planned capital investment to complete additional thru-walls in future. ▶ No. 7 battery: Ongoing maintenance planne

  9. Slide 9: Anticipated Benefits of Electric Arc Steelmaking

    Anticipated Benefits of Electric Arc Steelmaking Improved Builds our Organization Shrinks our Environmental Competitiveness and Community Footprint ▶ Creates cost competitive platform for ▶ Delivers a modernized workplace with ▶ Reduces our greenhouse gas growth and value-add downstream skills devel

  10. Slide 10: Proposed Operational Transition to Electric Arc Steelmaking

    Proposed Operational Transition to Electric Arc Steelmaking NOV 2021-2024 APR-2024 2025 2026 2029 LONG-TERM CONSTRUCTION COMMISSION PRODUCT ALTERNATING INDEPENDENT MODE PERIOD RAMP CERTIFICATION HYBRID MODE (“EAF PHASE II”) Production Method (“EAF PHASE I ” ) Coke Ovens Coke Ovens Coke Ovens Coke Ov

  11. Slide 11: Algoma's Shrinking Environmental Footprint

    Algoma’s Shrinking Environmental Footprint Transition to Electric Arc Steelmaking Algoma Steel has committed to transition its manufacturing process from the integrated basic oxygen steelmaking route to electric arc steelmaking. This process change will shrink Algoma’s environmental footprint dramat

  12. Slide 12: Applications for Environmental Compliance Approvals

    Transition to Electric Arc Furnace Steelmaking Applications for Environmental Compliance Approvals Algoma Steel will be applying for the following approvals: Site wide Environmental Compliance Approval for air and noise based on the planned progressive 1 shutdown of equipment and facilities associat

  13. Slide 13: Pending Site Specific Standard Requests

    Pending Site Specific Standard Requests New Site Specific Standards will govern the operating transition to electric arc steelmaking ▶ By the end of March 2022, Algoma will be ▶ Algoma’s request will include a continuous submitting a request for amended site specific improvement plan that provides f

  14. Slide 14: New Site Specific Standard Request: Sulfur Dioxide

    New Site Specific StandardRequest Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) A new provincial standard for SO2 comes into force in July 2023. ▶ Existing integrated steelmaking facilities in Ontario cannot achieve this new standard. ▶ Both the federal and provincial governments have announced they will require Coke Oven G

  15. Slide 15: Site Greening Initiative

    Site Greening Initiative ▶ Algoma has launched a Site Greening Initiative that includes surface stabilization, ground and surface water management, and revegetation. ▶ The plan includes the creation of naturalized green buffer strips along the perimeter of the site by introducing clean soils, creati

  16. Slide 16: Public Complaints

    Public Complaints The following public complaints were received by the Company since the last CLC:  1 Odour & Particulate – Unknown source  16 Noise – A leak developed on the No. 7 blast furnace piping. Algoma’s maintenance team developed and implemented a repair plan resolving the issue. An inter

  17. Slide 17: Community Liaison Committee - Next Meetings

    Community Liaison Committee - Next Meetings Proposed 2021 Schedule:  March 8th, 2022  June 7th, 2022

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