Published: June 11, 2021 |

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Arch Resources has joined ResponsibleSteel™, the steel industry’s first global not-for-profit multi-stakeholder standard and certification initiative. Arch is the first and only U.S. metallurgical coal producer to join the organization to date.

“Arch is committed to playing a vital role in building a sustainable global economy,” said Paul Lang, Arch’s chief executive officer.

“We view ResponsibleSteel as a valuable forum for collaborating with our steelmaking partners as they endeavor to create a more ESG-compliant value chain, and as they seek to lower — and ultimately reduce to zero — the carbon intensity of the steelmaking process,” added Lang.

“We are very happy to see Arch Resources join ResponsibleSteel. The role of metallurgical coal in the steelmaking process is considerable today, with 70 percent of steel being produced using it as an input material. We believe that working jointly with organizations directly involved in the production of metallurgical coal and other steelmaking inputs is essential in facilitating a responsible steel supply chain,” said Anne-Claire Howard, CEO of ResponsibleSteel.

“Even as we strive to support an accelerated transition to net-zero steelmaking, we want to ensure that all inputs in the steelmaking process are being produced by responsible mining companies who take their ESG impacts seriously. We look forward to Arch Resources’ input into our processes, and to collaborating to achieve our common goal of maximizing steel’s contribution to a sustainable society,” added Howard.

Arch believes that a significant amount of new steel will be required in a de-carbonizing world, given steel’s importance in urbanization, infrastructure replacement, and the construction of essential de-carbonization tools such as mass transit systems, wind turbines and electric vehicles. At the same time, Arch believes that its own high-quality metallurgical products can assist steel producers in achieving incremental reductions in the overall carbon intensity of their manufacturing processes. Metallurgical coal — in combination with iron ore — is an essential input in the production of primary steel.

Arch is a recognized industry leader in mine safety, environmental stewardship, regulatory compliance, community engagement, and a full range of environmental, social and governance metrics. Arch’s subsidiary operations have won seven Sentinels of Safety awards — the nation’s highest distinction for mine safety — during the past 10 years. The world-class Leer and Leer South metallurgical mines captured the most recent two Department of Interior Good Neighbor awards for community engagement. Since 2013, Arch has reduced its Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions by an estimated 55 percent, through the company’s strategic shift towards higher-value but lower-volume metallurgical products and other initiatives.

About Arch Resources
Arch Resources is a premier producer of high-quality metallurgical products for the global steel industry. The company operates large, modern and highly efficient mines that consistently set the industry standard for both mine safety and environmental stewardship. Arch Resources from time to time utilizes its website as a channel of distribution for material company information. 

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