The case adds to mounting scrutiny on Tata Steel’s European operations for their environmental impacts. Dutch regulators escalated pressure on the company in 2024, threatening fines of nearly €27 million and warning they would shutter a coke plant in the port city of IJmuiden if toxic emissions weren’t substantially reduced. In 2022, Dutch prosecutors started investigating whether the company and one of its partners deliberately contaminated soil, air and water with hazardous substances.
Tata Steel said it is examining the documents and has “strong arguments“ to defend its position. The proceedings under the collective actions regime are conducted in two phases, each taking two to three years to conclude, the company said.
In September, Tata Steel announced plans for a project costing as much as €6.5 billion to cut emissions at its Netherlands operations, with the Dutch state contributing as much as €2 billion.
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