The quality policy of Tata Steel Strip Product IJmuiden embraces the following: 

The pursuit of excellence in the quality of their products and services to ensure sustained customer satisfaction.

This will be achieved by the adoption of effective management systems and performance monitoring to "worlds best standards".

Tata Steel Strip Products IJmuiden promotes a safe and healthy environment for all employees and interested parties.

The quality management system of Tata Steel Strip Products IJmuiden fulfils the following standards:

• NEN/EN/ISO 9001: 2008
• ISO/TS 16949: 2002

Tata Steel Strip Products IJmuiden' systems have been approved to these standards by recognised third party certification bodies. These approvals apply to:

• Hot rolled coil (pickled and non-pickled)
• Cold rolled coils
• Galvanized coated coils 

Prestigious quality awards from leading car manufacturers show the extent to which customers value the products from Tata Steel Strip Products IJmuiden.

For the building and construction sector the strip businesses we can also deliver a number of products meeting the requirements of:

• Bauregelliste A Friel 1 (Ausgabe 96/2) with certification by Ü-Zeichen
• Korrosionsschutzklasse 111 nach DIN 55928-8
• Japanese Industrial Standards Marking G3101 and 3106
• EC Certificate of Factory Production Control in accordance with the requirements of the Construction Products Directive 89/106/EEC. 

Hot-rolled wide strip as plate produced from wide strip can be delivered under certification of RWTüV.

• for the EN10207 up to 20 mm.
• for the EN10025 up to 20 mm (up to and including grade S355)

The inspection documents are structured according to EN 10204: 

2.1 Certificate of compliance with the order:

      Non-specific inspection. No report of test results

2.2 Test report Non-specific inspection:

      With report of test results

2.2 Test report only ladle analysis:

      Non-specific inspection. No report of (mechanical) test results

3.1 Inspection certificate:

      Specified required inspection. With report of test results

3.2 Inspection certificate:

      Specified required inspection. With report of test results, External inspector

For many years now, we have been paying close attention to the influence our site has on the environment, all production processes are ISO14001 certificated. Tata Steel IJmuiden BV is increasingly extending this concern, continuously searching for sustainability factors elsewhere in the chain:

• For some years past, Tata Steel IJmuiden BV has been observing the environmental performance of suppliers of ores and coal. Tata Steel intends to stimulate environmental activities and the protection of the environment in the extraction, processing and transportation of these raw materials;
• The transport of our products is an inherent part of integrated chain management, and one on which we can have a direct influence. Over recent years, Tata Steel IJmuiden BV has been implementing the possibility of shifting transport from road to rail and inland navigation (a 'modal shift'). Not only are the alternatives often more efficient, transport by water offers a good alternative to further  congestion on the roads;
• Many of Tata Steel Strip Products IJmuiden's customers would like to create a sustainable life cycle for their products. We advise product designers and help them to minimize the use of scarce natural resources and also to make the best of the possibilities of low-energy and recyclable products;
• At the end of the life cycle of steel products or products that incorporate steel, the steel is reclaimed. Almost all of the scrap produced in society is re-used as a raw material in the steel industry. Using recycled steel lowers the use of raw materials, which also means less  need to transport new materials to the production facilities, delivering fuel savings and lowering the environmental impact of the transport of raw ore.

Our products are in compliance with the following EC-directives:

Directive	Subject	Position Tata Steel IJmuiden BV
2003/11/EC	Directive on Marketing and use of certain dangerous substances and preparations, coming in force on August 15th 2004.	Substances mentioned do not occur in our steel or our packaging materials.
2002/525/EC	Directive 2002/525/EC on restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in vehicles (ELV). The directive aims to prevent waste from end-of-life vehicles and promote the collection, re-use and recycling of their components to protect the environment.	All the steel grades currently produced are in conformity with the requirements of these directives.
2002/95/EC	This directive aims to prevent the generation of electrical and electronic waste and to promote reuse, recycling and other forms of recovery in order to reduce the quantity of such waste to be eliminated, whilst also improving the environmental performance of economic operators involved in its treatment.	All our products are in conformity with the requirements, however under the strict conditions: That the proposed amendment (OJ L 37) will be implemented. The proposed limit values are "a maximum concentration value of 0.1% by weight in homogeneous materials for Pb, Hg, Cr6+, PBB's and PBDE's and of 0.01% weight in homogenous materials for Cd shall be tolerated". That the product is not ordered with specifications not fulfilling the Annex of Directive 2000/53/EC concerning Pb, Hg, Cd or Cr6+
2000/53/EC	Directive 2000/53/EC on restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in vehicles (ELV). The directive aims to prevent waste from end-of-life vehicles and promote the collection, re-use and recycling of their components to protect the environment.	All the steel grades currently produced are in conformity with the requirements of these directives.
97/23/EC	The purpose of this directive is to ensure the free movement of pressure equipment and assemblies within the Community market by harmonizing the national safety and health protection requirements to which they are subject.	All relevant steel products are in conformity.
94/62/EC	The Directive covers all packaging placed on the market in the Community and all packaging waste, whether it is used or released at industrial, commercial, office, shop, service, household or any other level, regardless of the material used.	All the steel grades currently produced are in conformity with the requirements of this directive. All packaging materials used by Tata Steel IJmuiden BV are in conformity as well.
89/106/EC	The Construction Products Directive (CPD, 89/106/EC) is an approach directive covering the approximation of laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the member states relating to construction products. It aims to remove technical barriers to trade arising from national laws and regulations in member states, thus enabling the Single European Market in construction products.	All steel products relevant to EN 10025 (2004)) are in conformity.
76/769/EC	To protect the general public and the environment from certain dangerous substances and preparations and to ensure the proper functioning of the common market by approximating the laws of the Member States relating to the marketing and use of these substances. This directive bans the use of among others PCB's and PCT's.	All processes and products are in conformity.

More information about EU legislation issues? Look at the pages of the European Commission http://ec.europa.eu/

For further information about the environmental impact of our products please contact your technical support engineer or sales representative.