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ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENT 2021der voestalpine Rail Technology GmbH

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TABLE OF CONTENT

Environmental Statement 2020 according to EMAS III of the council allowing voluntary participation by organizations in a community eco-management and audit scheme.

voestalpine Rail Technology GmbH (NACE-Code C24.10.-0)

Organization ..................................................................................................................................... 3

Organizational chart ....................................................................................................................... 4

Management policy ......................................................................................................................... 6

Our management policy environment, quality, health and safety, and energy ....................... 7

Material balance input - output ...................................................................................................... 8

Key figures business year 2020/21 ...............................................................................................10

Waste management .......................................................................................................................12

Status of targets 2020/2021 .........................................................................................................14

Targets business year 2021/2022 .................................................................................................16

EMAS validation ..............................................................................................................................18

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ORGANIZATION

Development of environmental protection

Active environmental protection was introduced at the Donawitz site in the seventies. Since the division of the Donawitz site ac-cording to corporate law in the nineties, each company has been individually responsible for environmental issues. At the end of 1996 voestalpine Rail Technology GmbH decided to establish and implement an integrated Environmental Manage-ment System (EMS). The project to establish an EMS was enact-ed in September 1997. The validation of the EMS to EMAS-V and certification to ISO 14001 took place in December 1998. Through consistent implementation, environmental and eco-nomical goals were successfully achieved.

Organization of environmental protection

Environmental protection is an integrated part of our manage-ment policy and as such is a ‘management-issue’. The manage-ment of the company determines the environmental policy and is responsible for the regular monitoring of the Environmental Management System. The assessment takes place by means of an annual management review, in which the results of environ-mental audits are presented. The environmental officer reports directly to the company’s board of management and is respon-sible for the application of the management system as well as the implementation of work processes relevant to the environment. In addition, the environmental officer is the central contact point for authorities, customers and the interested public.

Environmental audits

Independent experts annually review the environmental objec-tives and the effectiveness of the measures defined. The results of these audits, also named ‘internal audits’, are summarized in a report called the Management Review. The company’s board of management assesses the Management Review and decides to what extent the objectives defined have been achieved. Existing objectives can subsequently be revised and new objec-tives and measures formulated.

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ORGANIZATIONAL CHARTThe voestalpine Rail Technology GmbH is part of the voestalpine AG and belongs to the Metal Engineering Division. The detailed structure of voestalpine Rail Technology GmbH is shown in the added organization chart.

* incl. Risk Management** Environment, Quality, Energy, Safety

RP

Purchasing

Leeb (PU)

RL

Legal Matters

Maier (PU)

RC

Controlling*

Zirbisegger

RF

Finance

Oberbichler (PU)

RH

Human Resources

Kutschi

RHW

Works Council

Eberhard & Turtukowskyj

RI

Information Technology & Digitalization

Rath (PU)

R-CP

Performance Controlling

Brandl

AignerDas Management:

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RM

Marketing & Communication

Sontacci- Offner (PU)

RSC

Customer Care

Kozak & Krueger

RSS

Customer Solutions

Röhrig

RSP

Rail Performance

Services

Wundersamer

RS

Sales

Jungwirth

RSM 4

CustomerManagement

Jungwirth (PU)

RSW

Competence Center Welding

Zlatnik

RSM 5

CustomerManagement

Liberge

RSM 6

CustomerManagement

Fuchs

RD

Technical Development

Kübler (PU)

RDR

Research & Development

Brantner

RSM 2

CustomerManagement

Strouhal

RSM 1

Customer Management

Girsch

RSM 3

CustomerManagement

Pesec

RDP

ProductManagement

Röhrig (PU)

RO

Operations

Windisch

ROT

Rolling Technology

Pernsteiner

ROR

Rolling Mill

Windisch (PU)

ROW

Heating Technology

Gerstbrein

ROA

Assembling/Turning Shop

Dietmaier

ROH

Heat Treatment

Technology

Perner

RT

Technical Engineering & Maintenance

Zorn

RTP

Maintenance Planning

Priedler

RTI

Investment Projects

Reichmann

RTM

Mechanical Maintenance

Hirschhammer

RTO

Process Optimisation

Zellner

RX

Finishing & Logistics

Mader

RXF

Online Finishing

Gölles

RXL

Offline Finish-ing & Loading

Schrefler

RXC

Finishing & Supply

Coordination

Luef

RXS

Seafreight & Logistics

Controlling

Eder

RXP

Production Planning

Lemprodl

RXD

Customs & Dispatch

Cleorance

Huber

RXX

Special Logistics

Baier

RTE

Electrical Maintenance &

Automation

Oberpichler

R-TI

Testing & Inspection

Struzl

R-MS

Management-systems **

Rauscher

R-OS

Occupational Safety

Friese

WeissKübler

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MANAGEMENT POLICY

voestalpine Rail Technology GmbH, July 2020

Being an innovative company, voestalpine Rail Technology GmbH is committed to the highest principles of environment, quality, health and safety, and energy. In order to contribute to these matters, the following basic principles were defined in cooperation with all employees. The integrated management system has to meet the requirements of ISO 9001, ISO 14001, EMAS regulations as well as ISO 45001 and ISO 50001

Our company attributes equal priority to quality, environmental protection, energy conservation, and industrial health and safety. The continuous improvement process (CIP) raises each employee’s awareness of his/her responsibility for quality, environmental protection, energy conservation, and industrial health and safety. Training measures consolidate this sense of responsibility. The board of management regularly verifies and assesses the efficiency of the integrated management system.

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OUR MANAGEMENT POLICY ENVIRONMENT, QUALITY, HEALTH AND SAFETY, AND ENERGY

Eva Aigner Dietmar Weiss Frederick Kübler

Our definition of quality is the satisfaction of

» the demand and expectations of internal and external clients and suppliers

» market requirements, in particular just-in-time deliveries of pre-finished, ultralong, head hardened rails

» development, production and delivery of products and services that meet the customer´s demands and expectations

Our definition of environmental protection and energy conservation

» continuous reduction of the environmental impact

» compliance with environmental and energy relevant legislation as well as other compliance obligations

» consideration of the environmental impact during development, production, delivery and recycling of our products

» prevention of accident-related emissions and continuous checks in compliance with the environmental policy and targets

» an open communication with the general public, customers, suppliers and the authorities

» external partners working on the plant in accordance with our environmental rules

» best possible protection of resources

» continuous improvement of energy efficiency

» best possible use of available energy

» procurement of energy-efficient products and services

» design-related operations, which include optimization of energy-related performance.

Our definition of health and safety is

» compliance with labor protection law and to take care of the staff’s health

» protection and promotion of the health of our staff by active preventive action and work with healthy staff

» open communication with staff, stakeholders and authorities

» continuous development and implementation of accident prevention measures, prevention of work-related diseases, and promotion of the good health

» continuous improvement of the industrial health and safety performance

» continuous determination of risks, risk assessment and risk control of hazards for staff and third parties

» commitment of all staff and contract parties to comply with health and safety regulations as well as active contribution

» age appropriate working is a permanent target

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MATERIAL BALANCEINPUT

Quantities Business Year 2020/21

Quantity Unit

Raw materials::

Steel blooms for rails and permanent way material 559.800 t

Auxiliary and operating media:

Oils and lubricants 112.283 kg

Metal rolls 574 t

Refractory products 40 t

Acetylene (gas) 735 m³

Packing material 16.778 kg

Wood 1.787 m³

Heating Oil 5.463 l

Petrol 246 l

Diesel 19.439 l

Energy sources:

Natural gas 266.425 MWh

Electricity 41.439 MWh

Compressed air 24.955.985 m³

Oxygen 8.250 l

Water:

Hot water 9.717 MWh

Drinking water 14.920 m³

Pure water 1.947.968 m³

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Quantity Unit

Rails, input stock and superstructure profiles 525.416 t

Scale 5.486 t

Scrap incl. plant scrap 28.914 t

Non-hazardous waste 180.996 kg

Hazardous waste 658.740 kg

NOx 31.595 kg

CO2* 48.160 t

CO 20.952 kg

Process waste water 1.947.968 m³

Waste heat production HBO 54.111 MWh

* The CO2 data is checked during the annual CO2 verification audit by Lloyd‘s Register.

OUTPUT

Quantities Business Year 2020/21

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KEY FIGURESBUSINESS YEAR 2020/21

The following figures refer to one tonne of rails, input stock and permanent way profiles

Quantity Unit Key figure 2020/21

Key figure 2019/20

Key figure 2018/19

Oils, lubricants and chemicals 112.283 kg 0,2137 0,1758 0,1368

Natural gas 266.425 MWh 0,5071 0,5099 0,5023

Electricity 41.439 MWh 0,0789 0,0795 0,0792

Compressed air 24.955.985 m³ 47,4976 49,5258 46,5358

Hot water 9.717 MWh 0,0185 0,0161 0,0133

Drinking water 14.920 m³ 0,0284 0,0223 0,0443

Pure water 1.947.968 m³ 3,7075 3,7259 3,8101

INPUT

Quantity Unit Key figure 2020/21

Key figure 2019/20

Key figure 2018/19

Scale 5.486.000 kg 10,4413 11,8504 11,8356

Scrap 28.914.000 kg 55,0306 56,0552 53,7856

Hazardous waste 658.740 kg 1,2537 1,2746 0,9969

Non-hazardous waste 180.996 kg 0,3445 4,8116 4,4690

NOx 31.595 kg 0,0601 0,0591 0,0429

CO2 48.160.294 kg 91,6613 92,2994 89,7098

CO 20.952 kg 0,0399 0,0392 0,0206

Waste water 1.947.968 m³ 3,7075 3,7488 0,0039

OUTPUT

BY 2020/21 BY 2019/20 BY 2018/19 Unit

Rails, steel primary materials and rail sections 525.416 533.653 546.150 t

Reference value for the Business Years

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WASTE MANAGEMENT

The total waste production is listed in kilograms in the table given. The hazardous substances used in production as well as the ‘hazardous waste’ generated after utilisation are treated according to the waste and safety regulations and disposed of exclusively by authorised reclamation enter-prises (Juri, Saubermacher, Transbeton). The declaration of waste material to be disposed of is done via the statutory waybill system, which is also used for the preparation of the yearly company internal waste register. voestalpine Stahl Donawitz GmbH stores the data from waste material cer-tificates and waybills in an SAP database, which is used to create an electronic waste register for several purposes

(authorities, annual environmental audits, reports to the group and to the Federal Environmental Agency) for the respective requested period (calendar year or business year). The waste register contains information divided according to key numbers about quantity, disposal channel, and pro-ducer (point of origin) for all material generated in the factory which is relevant from a waste management point of view. Used oil is delivered to Saubermacher. At the rolling mill, the grooves (rollers) are not lubricated, thus significantly improv-ing waste water quality.

Key-number G Description 2019/2020 in kg

2020/2021 in kg

17201 Non contaminated wooden packaging and timber waste 14.960 27.830

17202 Construction and demolition wood 11.200 14.400

17207 G Railway sleepers 6.580 0

17213 G Contaminated wooden packaging 202.600 319.470

18718 Waste paper, board and paper, uncoated 16.200 12.180

31103 Waste from furnace cleaning (from metallurgical processes) 0 17.360

31108 G Waste from furnice with hazardous additive 0 11.380

31111 Steelworks and foundry debris 345.340 0

31414 Fireclay 482.500 0

31423 G Oil contaminated soil, hazardous 0 2.440

31424 Other contaminated soil 344.250 0

31427 Concrete rubble 1.205.750 0

31437 G Asbestos waste, asbestos dust 17.420 1.960

31440 G Blasting material waste 0 6.540

31444 Abrasives 8.794 3.660

31489 Moulds and casting sands 3.847 2.600

31614 Sludge from iron works 0 29.960

35102 G Scale and hammer waste products, hazardous 4.720 400

35103 Iron and steel waste contaminated 7.100 12.680

35103 G Contaminated iron and steel waste, hazardous 33.860 41.480

35105 Ferrous metal packaging and containers 5.116 5.847

35106 G Ferrous metal packaging with residual content 2.680 12.432

35201 G Electrical & electronic devices with significantly environmentally hazardous parts 426 0

35205 G Cooling and AC machines with coolants containing CFCs and FCs 56 126

35230 G Old electrical and electronic equipment, small 2.875 5.035

35304 Aluminium mixed 0 120

35314 Cables 529 635

35315 Non-ferrous metal scrap 330 0

35337 G Lithium batteries 0 24

35339 G Fluorescent lamps 210 0

52102 G Acids and Mixtures of acids, inorganic 20 18

52402 G Lyes, lye mixtures 4.640 0

54102 G Used oil 11.220 14.620

54201 G Oil mud 14.700 21.690

54202 G Fats 8.665 1.418

54401 G Synthetic coolants and lubricants 122.310 16.320

VERGLEICH ABFALLWIRTSCHAFT

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Key-number G Description 2019/2020 in kg 2020/2021 in kg

31614 Sludge from iron works 1.680 0

Interim storage:

Key-number G Description 2019/2020 in kg 2020/2021 in kg

35102 Scale and hammer waste products, mill scale 11.723.850 10.296.100

Internal utilization:

Key-number G Description 2019/2020 in kg 2020/2021 in kg

35102 Scale and hammer waste products, mill scale 258.600 1.745.550

17202 Construction timber and demolition wood 14.900 9.800

Sales:

Key-number G Description 2019/2020 in kg

2020/2021 in kg

54408 G Other oil-water mixtures 206.150 187.470

54702 G Oil separator contents 14.580 2.900

54912 Bitumen, asphalt 86.150 0

54926 G Used oil binding materials 3.030 10.191

54929 G Oil containers 84 0

54930 G Solid grease & oil contaminated materials (waste from garages, production facilities & petrol stations) 19.167 25.292

55502 G Used varnishes, paint (if solvent) 112 0

55509 Printing ink residues, copier toners 0 32

55513 Old paint, hardened 52 238

57108 Polystyrene, Polstrolfoam 30 0

57127 G Plastic packaging with hazardous residue 2.942 1.395

59305 G Laboratory waste and chemical residues 17 0

59803 G Spray cans with residual content 1.135 1.431

91101 Domestic waste and domestic waste-like waste 30.420 18.150

91207 Light fraction from packaging collection 0 5.900

91401 Bulk waste 5.170 4.100

97104 Medical waste 1 12

Total 3.247.938 839.736

Hazardous waste G 680.199 658.740

Non-hazardous waste 2.567.739 180.996

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TARGETSBUSINESS YEAR 2020/21

Agenda item Target Status

Safety » Reduce LTIFR (lost time injury frequency rate) by 3 % to FY 2019/20

X LTIFR of 19.4 (last BY 15.1)

» Implementation of the defined occupational safety investment program

P Budget reached;Implementation of measuresachieved (new risk assessment leadsto new prioritization;Prototype rail turning robot not yet implemented due to complexities

Health » Each employee adheres to our Covid 19 hygiene regulations as a role model

P No day lost!

» Improve health rate by 0.5% compared to FY 2019/20 P HR 95.3

» Every employee uses at least his annual leave entitlement P from 29.04 days to 28.40 days

Quality » Improvement of product quality with focus on surface defects by 1% compared to FY 2019/20

P (also due to cooperation with the steel plant)

» Process quality planning / sales: Reduce safety margin by 0.5% compared to FY 2019/20

X not yet reached (methodology tested; IT solution required;resource prioritization through management open)

» Optimization of throughput with ultra-long rails in the balanced process (UFR and SBL)

P best ever production performance in rolling mill, finishing and maintenance

Environment/Energy

» Further optimize the reduction in the specific energy consumption of key units

P 0.460 MWh/t to 0.458MWh/t

» Implementation of the investment program for the title “Environment / Energy”

P

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TARGETSBUSINESS YEAR 2021/22

Agenda item Target

Safety » Safety comes before performance, this principle is lived by everyone

» Reduce LTIFR (lost time injury frequency rate) by 28 % to by business year 2020/21

» Implementation of the occupational safety investment program (organizational and investments)

Health » The implementation of the Covid-19 hygiene regulations does not result in any interruption of operation

» Improve health rate by 0.5% compared to business year 2020/21

» The remaining vacation time for all employees is 5% less than in the previous business year

Quality » Maintaining product quality with increasing product mix complexity

» Improvement of the process quality planning / sales leads to a reduction in the safety surcharge of 0.5%

Production » Further optimization of throughput for ultra-long rails (balanced production)

» Roll lot optimization of sales, planning and production

Environment/Energy

» Reduction of the specific energy consumption at key units through increased use of warm raw material (20% of total raw materials)

» Conservation of resources by reducing metallurgical additives and packaging / shipping materials

» Implementation of the investment program under the title “Environment / Energy”

Costs » Further focused optimization of services, capacities and resources (personnel, primary material, cropped end lengths, operating resources ...) in all areas in order to meet the budgeted production overhead target

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Agenda item Target

Safety » Safety comes before performance, this principle is lived by everyone

» Reduce LTIFR (lost time injury frequency rate) by 28 % to by business year 2020/21

» Implementation of the occupational safety investment program (organizational and investments)

Health » The implementation of the Covid-19 hygiene regulations does not result in any interruption of operation

» Improve health rate by 0.5% compared to business year 2020/21

» The remaining vacation time for all employees is 5% less than in the previous business year

Quality » Maintaining product quality with increasing product mix complexity

» Improvement of the process quality planning / sales leads to a reduction in the safety surcharge of 0.5%

Production » Further optimization of throughput for ultra-long rails (balanced production)

» Roll lot optimization of sales, planning and production

Environment/Energy

» Reduction of the specific energy consumption at key units through increased use of warm raw material (20% of total raw materials)

» Conservation of resources by reducing metallurgical additives and packaging / shipping materials

» Implementation of the investment program under the title “Environment / Energy”

Costs » Further focused optimization of services, capacities and resources (personnel, primary material, cropped end lengths, operating resources ...) in all areas in order to meet the budgeted production overhead target

LEGAL COMPLIANCE

A list of the applicable laws, regulations and EU directives is constantly monitored by the externally maintained database KEC Lextool. Those responsible are informed of changes and measures are taken if necessary. The legal department is consulted if anything is unclear. In addition, the consolidated decision for the entire voestalpine Rail Technology GmbH was drawn up in April 2009 and approved by the Leoben district administration.

In the case of new construction or changes to existing constructions, the projects are approved by the Leoben district authority and these notifications are worked upon as individual notifications in addition to the consolidated notification. The resulting requirements were randomly checked in 2014, 2017 and 2020 as part of environmental inspections and found to be in order. voestalpine Rail Technology GmbH is an indirect discharger and forwards its waste water to voestalpine Stahl Donawitz GmbH in the specified quality and quantity according to a precise indirect discharge contract.

voestalpine Rail Technology GmbH continuously implements energy efficiency measures that are reported to the energy supplier once a year. Internal energy audits are carried out annually. The Austrian Energy Agency (monitoring body) is sent the summary of the energy audit in accordance with Section 9 EEffG, by means of a group report.

The management ensures that compliance with the law is observed at least once a year as part of the management review and is assessed as appropriate.

The law is permanently observed and a report (management review) is established once a year.

EMAS VALIDATION

This site operates an environmental management system and its environmental performance is reported to the public in accordance with the community eco management and audit scheme regarding the industrial environmental protec-tion of this site (reg. no. at-000183).

The managing environmental expert authorised to sign off EMAS is Dipl. Ing. Christian Rezner.

TÜV SÜD Landesgesellschaft Österreich GmbH, Franz-Grill-Straße 1, Arsenal, Objekt 207, A-1030 Wien, Registrierungsnummer AT-V-0003

confirms the inspection, that the site or the entire organization, respectively, as stated in the environmental declaration of the organization voestalpine Rail Technology GmbH, Kerpelystraße 199, A-8700 Leoben mit der Registriernummer AT-000183 fulfils all requirements of the Regulation (EC) No. 1221/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2009 on the voluntary participation by organizations in a community eco-management and audit scheme (EMAS).

With the signature of this declaration, we confirm that

» Assessment and validation were performed in full compliance with the requirements of regulation (ec) no. 1221/2009, version RG VO 1505/2017 and und EG VO 2018/2026

» The results of assessment and validation confirm that there is no evidence for non-compliance with applicable environ-mental regulations

» The data and statements of the environmental declaration of the organization/the site provide a reliable, credible and true image of any activities of the organization or the site, respectively, within the area stated in the environmental declaration.

The environmental expert organization TÜV SÜD Landesgesellschaft Österreich GmbH has been authorised for the C24.10-0 (NACE-Code 2008) via notification by the federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water management and EG VO 2018/2026.

Leoben, 5th of June 2021

Landesgesellschaft Österreich

The managing environmental experts authorised to sign of TÜV SÜD Landesgesellschaft Österreich GmbH Franz-Grill-Straße 1, Arsenal, Objekt 207, 1030 Wien

Our environmental officer, Hermann Rauscher, would be delighted to pro-vide you with more detailed information regarding the latest environmen-tal statement, the environmental objectives of the company and the envi-ronmental measures taken so far.

Contact: Ing. Hermann Rauscher Environmental officerKerpelystraße 199, 8700 Leoben, Austria Telefon: +43 50304-26-3473Telefax: +43 50304-66-4954Email: hermann.rauscher@voestalpine.com Internet: www.voestalpine.com/schienen

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