IPSCO has announced that all of its United States operating facilities have successfully achieved ISO 14001 certification of its environmental management system (EMS). IPSCO’s Canadian facilities achieved the international recognition earlier this spring. IPSCO’s newest steel-making facility in Mobile Alabama, USA, which has just completed its start-up phase, is the only facility which has not yet applied for certification. The company plans to achieve the same certification for this steelworks in the year 2002.