In a press conference on 9 February 2010, CISA announced the environmental protection performance of 70 key steelmakers for the calendar year of 2009. The main points are:

1. Composite energy consumption was 619.43 kgce/tonne of steel, down 1.7%.

2. Freshwater intensity was 4.43 m3/tonne of steel, down 12.8%.

3. Total SO2 emissions were reduced by 4.9%.

4. Total fume emissions were reduced by 7.9%.

5. Total Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) emissions were reduced by 19.7%.