During the first week of November 2013, Vallourec Tubos do Brasil was audited to get the ISO 50001 (Energy Management) certification and to maintain the ISO 14001 (Environmental Management) and OHSAS 18001 (Health and Safety Management) certifications. The major highlight is that the company’s got ISO 50001 certification without any non conformance and also it is the first Brazilian steel maker company to get such certification and the third one in the Vallourec Group.  

ISO 50001 specifies requirements for establishing, implementing, maintaining and improving an Energy Management System. Investments in the energy efficiency are always a part of Vallourec’s initiatives. According to the Integrated Management System Manager Paulo Leite, “recommendation for certification is a great achievement and shows how serious and mature the company’s management system is”. 

The benefits from the ISO 50001 certification are:

the reduction of production costs and the use of natural resources;

the possibility to produce goods that are cheaper and more competitive in the market; 

the improvement of the company’s economic performance, enabling new investments in the several areas;the energy management improvements regarding projects for reduction of greenhouse effect gases emissions;

the continuous improvements in the Energy Management System.

Vallourec acknowledges how professional and dedicated every employee was in achieving this certification and will keep working hard to ensure that all concepts and practices of ISO 50001 become increasingly a part of the Company’s activities and processes.