Millersburg smelter seeks to double emissions

One of the region's largest emitters of airborne pollutants, a specialty metal smelter in Millersburg, is seeking to more than double the tons of c...

August 22, 2023
12:10 PM

One of the region's largest emitters of airborne pollutants, a specialty metal smelter in Millersburg, is seeking to more than double the tons of carbon monoxide allowed in its major federal air quality permit after limits on the company were set too low. ATI Millersburg applied with Oregon's environmental regulator to output up to 3,722 tons of carbon monoxide from its site north of Albany where workers refine extreme heat- and wear-resistant metals like hafnium, niobium, titanium and zirconium.

Alex Powers