Just like gold, steel can be endlessly recycled. A great example of this can be found in Kraków, Poland.

Tomorrow without smog

ArcelorMittal Poland recycled the steel from old stoves sent in by residents, producing 350 bicycle racks from the scrapped steel for the city. Residents who gave up their old, polluting stoves received a bonus from the company and contributed to 'Tomorrow without smog,' a programme for cleaner air in Kraków.

Not only will the environment benefit from the old stoves being replaced, but the aim is also to encourage cycling in Kraków further benefiting air quality in the city.

A great initiative from our Polish colleagues!

Text: ArcelorMittal Europe Communications, Constructalia
Images: ArcelorMittal Europe
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Luton Airport is London’s fourth-largest airport, with 16.5 million passengers per year. From 2021, an automated guided people mover, or light metro, will improve passenger experience and enable travellers to reach London in less than 30 minutes. ArcelorMittal Europe – Long Products Sheet Piling supplied sheet piles for the project.

Our sheet piles in the Luton DART project

The Luton DART (Direct Air-Rail Transit) will connect the Luton Airport Parkway railway station to the terminal of London Luton Airport. It will replace the current shuttle bus, relieving the roads in peak times and providing a higher transport capacity.

ArcelorMittal steel sheet piles are being used in the construction of this state-of-the-art £225 million project. The works started in April 2019 and will be completed by summer 2021. The 2.1-km transit link consists of:

• a viaduct
• Gateway Bridge
• DART Parkway and Central Terminal Stations
• a maintenance area
• tunnel and approaches to the airport terminal

The project is full of complex technical challenges, but the main one is to minimise disruption to passengers and to the day-to-day operations of the airport.

ArcelorMittal Europe – Long Products Sheet Piling supplied AZ 32-750 sheet piles up to 18.9 m long, produced in our mill in Belval, Luxembourg. The sheet piles were delivered in three phases according to a customised delivery plan developed with the main civil contractor, VolkerFitzpatrick - Kier, to make sure that the sheet piles arrive to the jobsite as the construction advances.

Fast, energy efficient, and environmentally friendly

Thanks to the DART, Luton Airport Parkway railway station will be linked to the airport terminal in under four minutes and passengers will be able to travel between St Pancras station and Luton Airport in just 30 minutes.

Transportation will be operated by a fully-automated double-shuttle, based on the latest system technology and design innovation, capable of operating 24 hours a day, seven days a week. This cable-driven system is energy efficient and environmentally friendly.

Key dates of the project

• July 2017: planning permission received
• December 2017: contractors appointed
• April 2018: start of works
• December 2018: opening of temporary new drop-off zone
• Autumn 2019: bridge installation
• Autumn 2020: train installation
• Autumn 2021: open for service

Text: ArcelorMittal Europe Communications, Constructalia
Images: ArcelorMittal Sheet Piling, ArcelorMittal Europe

World Expo will take place from 20 October 2020 to 10 April 2021 in Dubai, UAE. Called Expo 2020 Dubai, it will be the first World Expo ever hosted in the Middle East, Africa, and South Asia (MEASA) region. Expo 2020 Dubai is expected to attract 25 million visitors, and 190 nations have already confirmed their participation including Luxembourg with a 2100 m2 pavilion built with ArcelorMittal Europe – Long Products’ steel.

Steel from Belval and Differdange

ArcelorMittal was selected to supply the steel products for the construction of the building’s structure. The 170 tonnes of hot rolled structural steel shapes from the IPE and HE European size series were made in the Luxembourg mills of Belval and Differdange - in electric arc furnaces fed with recycled scrap as raw material. This is today’s most energy and resource preserving production route. As a natural key advantage of steel, the structural components were designed with mechanically fastened connections. At no extra cost, this solution allows for the economical disassembling, transportation, and reassembling of the pavilion for its next-use life.

A breathtaking design inspired by its nation

The pavilion is inspired by its nation: small and ambitious, intriguing and reassuring, and above all generous and open. The overall theme is ‘Opportunity,’ reflecting the country’s history, its present, and its future. The overall shape of the pavilion resembles a Möbius loop, where the twisting of a ribbon yields one single surface with no beginning and no end expressing infinity and, in particular, symbolising the circular economy. The face of the ribbon transiently serves as floor, wall, and ceiling thereby allowing a multifaceted scenography from the starting point to the top floor.

The visitors’ experience begins in the entrance area. As a kind of red carpet, a wide ramp between the inside and the outside skin of the building invites you on a journey of discovery via a gently sloped path to the next floor. It enthrals the visitors as they merge with the pavilion’s exhibition, which in a natural an interactive way displays a series of visuals featuring the country and its people.

The ground floor mainly accommodates the gift shop, restaurant, and the visitor’s ramp to the first floor. The first level hosts a multi-functional area for receptions and conferences, as well as the ramp guiding visitors without interruption towards the top. The second floor, the highest point, is dedicated to an exhibition of Luxembourg’s space economy.

To reach the earth again, a visitor has three options: taking the stairs or the lift are the conventional options, but a slide winding through the picturesque green patio is the fun one.

Key facts

• Typology: Exhibition pavilion
• Size: 2100 m2
• Investor: Luxembourg Government
• Architect: Metaform
• Consulting engineer: AuCARRE
• Engineer of record: WME Global
• General contractor: Nüssli Adunic
• Main contractor: Al Ahmadiah
• Steel fabricator: Iron Steel Makers Industries

Text: ArcelorMittal Europe Communications, Constructalia
Images: Metaform

We have added more technical details for structural steel grades! Check out our newest steel grade pages that include mechanical and chemical property details.

S355 structural steel grades

S355 structural steel grades are mainly used in building and civil engineering applications.

These structural steel grades are carbon-manganese steels with guaranteed minimum mechanical properties (yield strength and tensile strength) and with satisfactory ductility. They offer good weldability with all conventional welding processes. In addition to their excellent mechanical properties, structural steels have satisfactory toughness values, especially with +N or +M.

S420 and S460 high strength structural steel grades

S420 and S460 high strength structural steel grades are weldable, fine grain structural steels that offer good weldability with all conventional welding processes.

These steels are used for welded parts that must withstand high levels of strain. Typical applications are bridges, long span structures, high-rise buildings, and other architectural structures.

Each grade can be obtained with guaranteed impact properties at -20°C (N or M grades), or for low-temperature applications, at -50°C (NL or ML grades).

Text: Constructalia, ArcelorMittal Europe - Long Products
Images: ArcelorMittal Europe - Long Products, Gdańskie Inwestycje Komunalne, OMA/Sebastian van Damme, Chuck Choi/Foster & Partners

The HZ®-M Steel wall system, which is an HZ/AZ combined wall system, is one of the most preferred solutions for port structures and other deep excavations. A new section (HZ 630M), a 2020 catalogue, and updated software are now available.

New HZ 630M section of the HZ®-M steel wall system

The new HZ 630M section completes the existing range of the already large HZ®-M series. It was developed mainly for use in very hard driving conditions (installation in compact soils) and for structures with restrictions on the height of the system.

The flange thickness is 24.2 mm and the maximum height of an HZ 630M solution is only 672 mm (including connectors).

This new profile is available from now on and replaces the HZ 680M LT.

2020 HZ®-M Steel wall system catalogue available

The new catalogue has been extended to systems based on the latest HZ®-M king pile range combined with our enhanced AZ®-800 steel sheet pile generation as intermediaries. It provides new technical data needed for design according to Eurocode and includes a revised table for resistance to water pressure.

HZM™-AZ® Stresses software

An updated version of the HZM™-AZ® Stresses software is available.

Stress analysis for the HZM™ / AZ® combined wall system is based on the 'allowable stress design' method. It allows the user to easily select a solution based on bending moments and chosen safety factors on the steel stresses. The user can also prepare a basic material list for a straight retaining wall.

Additional features of the 2019 update include: calculating the wall properties of any combination with an AZ® infill sheet pile ranging from AZ® 12-770 to AZ® 28-700N and the new HZ 630M piles.

Text: ArcelorMittal Sheet Piling, Constructalia
Images: ArcelorMittal Sheet Piling

ArcelorMittal Europe - Long Products has released the 2020 edition of its complete sales programme of hot rolled steel sections and merchant bars.

The updated version includes new steel grades: A913 (2019) Grade 80, EN 10025:2019, S500M, and S460W.

Visit our Document library to download your copy.

ArcelorMittal has launched a new group website, developed around the company’s purpose of ‘Inventing smarter steels for a better world’. The site showcases the role that steel can play in a future low-carbon, circular economy; outlines how ArcelorMittal is embracing technology developments to address trends that will shape the future; and demonstrates the critical role ArcelorMittal’s products play in supporting societal transformation.

Commenting, Lakshmi Mittal. Chairman and CEO, ArcelorMittal, said:

“Steel is a material that has played a vital role in building the infrastructure of our world and much of what makes modern life more comfortable and accessible. As we now seek to transition to a more circular and sustainable world, I am convinced that steel has a central role to play and will continue to for decades to come. One of the miracles of steel is that it continues to evolve – half the grades of steel we are producing today didn’t exist ten years ago. And these new grades are being designed to meet expectations for lighter vehicles, new energy systems, and more environmentally friendly buildings. That is why we define our purpose as ‘Inventing smarter steels for a better world’.

Our website is an important point of contact with all our stakeholders including current and future employees, shareholders, customers, communities and civil society more broadly. It has been designed not only to incorporate new technologies and be easily navigable, but also to act as a central hub for all the work the company is doing to create value for our stakeholders. That includes: investing in new processes; inventing new steels for customers; improving efficiency through digitalisation; testing new technologies to reduce our carbon footprint; promoting policy suggestions that will support a transition to a low-carbon world; and offering exciting career opportunities to solve some of the world’s most complex problems.

The steel industry, understandably, is often associated with the past. I hope this site will serve to reinforce how it is also a vital part of the future.”

Smarter future

A central pillar of the new website is its Smarter future section, which explores the future of steel and its role in a changing world. It includes four episodes from the first season of a new podcast series, ‘Futurising,’ which features ArcelorMittal experts in conversation with a futurologist, covering:

• The future of construction: Olivier Vassart, CEO Steligence®, discusses the future of buildings and the role of steel in them.
• The future of steel manufacturing: Greg Ludkovsky, head of R&D, explores how steel manufacturing will be different in the future, and imagines its reinvention.
• Sustainability: Dr Alan Knight, head of sustainable development, reflects on the sustainable nature of steel, and how this positions it as the ideal material for a sustainable future.
• The future of mobility: Brian Aranha, head of automotive, discusses how mobility may change in the future.

Latest technological trend case studies

The website contains case studies which outline how ArcelorMittal is embracing the latest technological trends and applying them across its business to deliver efficiency and environmental improvements. Examples include:

• How we are looking at all possible technology pathways to reduce our carbon footprint.
• How steels are supporting the global energy transition.
• How ArcelorMittal is making significant investments in resources, time, and management attention to understand how it can take advantage of Industry 4.0 and use data and analytics to create value for its customers and to improve its performance.
• How ArcelorMittal’s global R&D team has developed a potato-based, biodegradable dust suppressant, applied as foam, which can reduce secondary sinter dust emissions by more than 80%.
• How artificial intelligence algorithms inspired by the path-finding behaviour of ant colonies in the wild has helped to improve production line scheduling, delivering cost, productivity, and quality improvements.

Making steel infographic and corporate library

The website also features a Making steel infographic which outlines the entire steelmaking journey, from mining to ironmaking through to the use of steel in modern life. It also hosts a Corporate library which includes ArcelorMittal’s reporting hub and houses its policies and procedures.

The website can be accessed at http://corporate.arcelormittal.com. It has been designed for optimal viewing on mobile and tablet devices but is also fully responsive across desktops.

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In a digitalisation and innovation environment, ArcelorMittal Downstream Solutions launched its first e-commerce website, ArcelorMittal e-steel, to offer a better and more personalised service to its customers. The e-shop is continuing its European expansion, while bringing 20% of the sales realised by the Downstream Solutions agencies.

Offering the best digital experience to customers

Fluid and intuitive, the ArcelorMittal e-steel e-shop has been designed to simplify customer shopping experience. With this new service, customers can easily find products such as beams, sheets, tubes, and bars and order them in a few clicks.

Our BtoB and BtoC customers can see the real-time stock status of our products, add them to their cart, choose their delivery method, and then safely pay for their order online.

Once registered/logged in, our customers can:

• See their own condition prices (if they already have a professional account within our agency)
• Check their order history
• Re-order products
• Access their promotional discounts
• Add products to their favourites
• Contact their sales representative

Expanding all across Europe!

First launched in France in 2017, ArcelorMittal e-steel is now available in Belgium, the Netherlands, and Italy and in five languages. Its deployment is still ongoing in 2020 with Spain and Germany being added to the list! Today some of our agencies have reached more than 20% of their sales online.

“ArcelorMittal e-steel e-shop allows us to be part of the digital adventure and most of all, it gives us the opportunity to consider the evolutions of tomorrow,” says Jean-Baptiste Courtier, CEO of ArcelorMittal Distribution Solutions of South of Europe.

Ready to place your first order? Visit e-steel.arcelormittal.com.

Text: ArcelorMittal Europe Communications, Constructalia
Images: ArcelorMittal Europe, Shutterstock

ArcelorMittal has been recognised by CDP for its leadership on corporate transparency and action on climate change from among over 8000 companies worldwide who were scored on their 2019 disclosures. ArcelorMittal scored an A- in the 2019 CDP Climate Change Assessment, an improvement from a C in 2017, which means the company has now reached leadership level.

Among the top 11%

This puts ArcelorMittal among the top 11% of companies within our industry and compares favourably against the Global average of C, the Europe regional average of C, and the Metal smelting, refining, & forming sector average of C.

Our portfolio of low-emissions technologies to reduce carbon emissions

Designed to harness the competitive spirit of business to raise ambition and spur action on corporate climate action, CDP scores thousands of companies that disclose climate data through its platform each year at the request of their corporate customers and investors.

The positive score reflects CDP’s assessment of ArcelorMittal’s ambition to significantly reduce its carbon footprint by 2050, our disclosure of climate related financial risks and opportunities, and our work on a broad portfolio of low-emissions technologies designed to reduce carbon emissions, including:

• Carbalyst – captures waste gases from the blast furnace and biologically converts it into bio-ethanol. The €120m launch project at ArcelorMittal Ghent is expected to be completed in 2020.
• IGAR – captures waste CO2 from the blast furnace and converts it into a synthetic gas that can be reinjected into the blast furnace in place of fossil fuels to reduce iron ore. An industrial pilot of this technology is being developed at ArcelorMittal Dunkirk in France.
• Torero – €40m investment to convert waste wood into bio-coal to displace the fossil fuel coal currently injected into the blast furnace. Our first large scale demonstration plant in ArcelorMittal Ghent is expected to be in operation by the end of 2020.
• Reducing iron ore with hydrogen – €65m investment at Hamburg site to increase the use of hydrogen for the direct reduction of iron ore.
• Carbon capture and storage – integrating breakthrough technologies to bring down the costs of capturing, purifying, and liquifying CO2 from waste gases. Construction of a carbon capture and storage pilot project, 3D, will begin at ArcelorMittal Dunkirk in 2020 and will be able to capture 0.5 metric tons of CO2 an hour from steelmaking gases by 2021.
• Steligence® solutions to aid the design and delivery of low carbon buildings.
• S-in motion® range of solutions to reduce the weight of (electric) cars and trucks without compromising on strength and our iCARe® specialist steels for electric motors.

"On the road to reaching our net zero target"

Alan Knight, Corporate Responsibility General Manager at ArcelorMittal, says: “To receive an A- from CDP is a strong validation of the work we have underway to address the risks of climate change and decarbonising the steel industry. With the investments we’re making in new technologies and ground-breaking innovations, we are on the road to reaching our net zero target by 2050, in line with the Paris Agreement.”

The full list of companies that were assessed, as well as other publicly available climate change scores, are available on CDP’s website at: CDP scores

Text: ArcelorMittal Corporate Communications
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