ENFORCEMENT

A chronological overview of major publicly documented enforcement measures and legal proceedings involving Tata Steel Netherlands, 2011–2026. An order subject to a penalty payment is not an immediate fine: the amount only becomes payable and is collected if a violation continues or is established again.


2011 
  • Nov: Order subject to a penalty payment for exceeding the dioxin emission limit at the sinter plant
2018 
  • Jan: Graphite rain in Wijk aan Zee draws national attention and prompts investigation into emissions from Tata Steel
2019 
  • Mar: Graphite rain leads to an administrative investigation and intensified supervision by the North Sea Canal Area Environmental Service
2020
  • 14 Jan: Order subject to a penalty payment (underbaked coke, coke plants), max. €150,000 
  • 16 Oct: Collection of penalty payment, €60,000
2021 
  • 2 Feb: Collection of penalty payment, €50,000 
  • 14 Apr: New order subject to a penalty payment (underbaked coke), max. €500,000 
  • 22 Sep: Collection of penalty payment, €20,000 
  • 1 Dec: Collection of penalty payment, €20,000 
  • 8 Dec: Collection of penalty payment, €275,000
2022 
  • 19 May: Criminal complaint filed by local residents and organisations 
  • 19 Sep: Third order subject to a penalty payment (underbaked coke), max. €1,500,000 
  • 22 Dec: Public Prosecution Service seeks a €150,000 fine for environmental offences
2023 
  • 28 Mar: Collection of penalty payment, €100,000 
  • 17 Jul: Collection of penalty payment, €200,000 
  • 20 Jun: Intensified supervision of the coke plants 
  • 23 Aug: Civil liability claim filed by Stichting Frisse Wind 
  • 8 Sep: Order subject to a penalty payment for the Basic Oxygen Steel Plant, max. €500,000
    2024
    • 30 Jan: Collection of penalty payment, €100,000 
    • 5 Feb: Collection of penalty payment, €100,000 
    • 19 Dec: Order subject to a penalty payment for Coke Plant 1, max. €17,065,000
    • 19 Dec: Order subject to a penalty payment for Coke Plant 2, max. €9,750,000 
    • 19 Dec: Formal notice to end violations at Coke Plant 2
    2025 
    • 30 Jan: New order subject to a penalty payment for the Basic Oxygen Steel Plant, max. €2,000,000 
    • 6 Mar: Criminal fine imposed by Amsterdam District Court, €140,000 
    • 5 Dec: Criminal complaint filed by Greenpeace and FrisseWind.nu over discrepancies between emissions measurements 
    • 19 Dec: Collective damages claim by local residents, €1.4 billion
    2026 
    • 3 Feb: Collection of penalty payment for Coke Plant 1, €8,532,500 
    • 10 Apr: Order subject to a penalty payment for insufficient cooperation with regulatory supervision, max. €40,000 
    • 17 Apr: Second collection of penalty payment for Coke Plant 1, €8,532,500 
    • 22 Apr: Human Environment and Transport Inspectorate (ILT) imposes an order subject to a penalty payment concerning the classification of LD steel slag, max. €10,000,000 
    • 11 May: Collection of penalty payment for Coke Plant 2, €3,250,000 
    • 15 May: Procedure initiated to revoke the permits for Coke Plants 1 and 2 
    • 8 Jul: Public Prosecution Service (OM) summons Tata Steel IJmuiden to court on suspicion of multiple environmental offences, including the intentional and unlawful release of harmful substances into the air and violation of its duty of care.