A former senator has backed the Philippine Induction Smelting Industry Association (PISIA) and its use of Induction Furnace Smelting Technology (IFST).

In a letter dated last December 27, to Secretary Roy Cimatu of the Department of Natural Resources (DENR) received by reporters over the weekend, Nikki Coseteng, now chairman of PISIA, said she is seeking to address recent reports by the Clean Air Philippines Movement Inc. (Capmi) that the IFST was “bad technology” and that it was “linked to high levels of air pollution.”

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