High quality standards, guaranteed strength, and durability offered by steel products provide a sense of security and stability. ArcelorMittal Europe’s trademark steels, including the HISTAR® and Amstrong® structural steel grades that combine high strength, good toughness, and superior weldability, perfectly match these requirements.
The aesthetics of steel and its unthinkable beauty can be seen in countless aspects:
- A large panel of surface finishes: smooth, grained, textured, or embossed.
- A wide choice of colours: solid, metallic, pearlescent.
- A required degree of gloss: anything from matt to high gloss.
- Various printed patterns can be proposed to complete the range of possibilities.
To obtain such performances, among other product ranges, ArcelorMittal Europe offers:
For outdoor use
- Granite® product range
- Indaten® weathering steels with their specific patina finish
For indoor use
- Estetic® product range
We are at your disposal, ready to offer products of the highest quality that perfectly suit your needs.
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France’s first ultra-low carbon noise barriers
10 May 2023The posts of the first ultra-low carbon emissions noise barriers in France have been installed on the A10 motorway. Thanks to ArcelorMittal’s XCarb® recycled and renewably produced steel, the steel posts used to support these noise barriers have the lowest carbon emissions footprint available on the market.
Project newsThe world's first stadium with XCarb® recycled and renewably produced steel
4 May 2023Building a football stadium is always special, but the new 15 000-seat SC Cambuur stadium in Leeuwarden in the Netherlands is a first: It is the first stadium in the world to use XCarb® recycled and renewably produced steel.
Project newsSuccesses for sustainable construction at BAU
27 April 2023ArcelorMittal took part in BAU, a major event for the construction and building industry, in Munich from 17-22 April, showcasing its latest high-performance steel products, XCarb® range of sustainable steels, and cooperations dedicated to construction.
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France’s first ultra-low carbon noise barriers
The posts of the first ultra-low carbon emissions noise barriers in France have been installed on the A10 motorway. Thanks to ArcelorMittal’s XCarb® recycled and renewably produced steel, the steel posts used to support these noise barriers have the lowest carbon emissions footprint available on the market.
Fulfilling strict low carbon emissions requirements
GTA Group ordered steel posts from ArcelorMittal to fulfil VINCI Autoroutes’ strict low carbon emissions requirements. The posts were manufactured in ArcelorMittal’s Steligence® Fabrication Centre in Differdange with ArcelorMittal’s unique XCarb® recycled and renewably produced steel. ArcelorMittal’s XCarb® recycled and renewably produced steel has a very low carbon footprint as it is made from 100% recycled scrap in an electric arc furnace using 100% renewable electricity from solar and wind sources. The low global warming potential of XCarb® recycled and renewably produced is externally certified by an Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) and at the French level by an FDES.
From the search for materials and partners to the design and implementation of this project, GTA Group coordinated this ultra-low carbon noise barrier - a world first.
“At GTA,” says Julien Feller, CEO GTA Group, “we are continuously looking for the latest decarbonised technical innovations. For this project requiring CO2 emissions to be as low as possible, we contacted ArcelorMittal’s Steligence® Fabrication Centre. We have been partnering with them on many projects for years already, and we knew they would support us once more. As soon as we presented XCarb® recycled and renewably produced steel, we knew we had found the best solution to satisfy the requirements of our customer!”
Not only was the XCarb® recycled and renewably produced steel the best solution in terms of environmental impact, but it was also an obvious decision to make in terms of transport: the producer’s fabrication centre is only 35 kms from GTA’s main site in Luxembourg.
Decarbonisation: a multi-material approach
The barriers were installed to protect residents from the noise pollution generated by the traffic on the A10 motorway between Tours and Poitiers. A 700-metre-long motorway section is now insulated with 173 four-metre-long, three-metre-high panels. This project has been designed to use the widest possible range of decarbonisation solutions. The structural side of the barriers has been designed with a very low carbon cement, while the acoustic side uses a very efficient wood concrete which keeps the sound wave inside.
The posts between the barriers are made of XCarb® recycled and renewably produced steel and were protected in one of GTA Group's workshops with a water-based paint free of volatile organic compounds (supplied by Hempel). The low carbon emissions steel for this project was complemented by Hoffman’s decarbonised cement solution proposed by Capremib.
As part of their ambitious 2030 environmental plan, VINCI Autoroutes is increasingly committed to decarbonising its motorways, and the A10 project is only one of many.
About GTA Group
GTA Group is a group of companies providing services and products for tunnels, motorways, construction, and engineering structures. They specialise in passive protection against fires with industrial coatings, and offer efficient, optimised, and economical technical solutions for many areas related to air, water, and noise. From its headquarters in Luxembourg, GTA Group is located in the heart of Europe with subsidiaries in France, Luxembourg, and Belgium.
In 2021, the group was selected to design, supply, and install 2 kms of noise barriers as part of the work to widen the A10 motorway between Eigne and Sorigny to 2x3 lanes.
About COFIROUTE
COFIROUTE has a strong ambition towards decarbonisation and thus commissioned GTA Group to optimise, from a CO2 emissions point of view, the various components of an anti-noise wall - i.e. concrete (walls and acoustics), steel (posts), coating (anti-corrosion), and logistics.
Today, thanks to its ultra-low carbon ambition, the ultra-low carbon noise barriers from COFIROUTE are a world first.
Project details
- Project owner: COFIROUTE
- Project manager: INGEROP
- Contractor: Bouygues TP Régions France
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ArcelorMittal Europe Communications
Constructalia
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ArcelorMittal Europe
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The world's first stadium with XCarb® recycled and renewably produced steel
Building a football stadium is always special, but the new 15 000-seat SC Cambuur stadium in Leeuwarden in the Netherlands is a first: It is the first stadium in the world to use XCarb® recycled and renewably produced steel.
A sustainable alternative
"We want to take responsibility in terms of sustainability,” says Michel Kolk, sales director of Voortman Steel Construction. “For example, we are in the process of mapping our whole CO2 footprint. In this context, thanks to our cooperation with ArcelorMittal Staalhandel (ArcelorMittal Distribution Solutions Benelux), we can now offer our clients a sustainable alternative to the usual steel beams. The fact that XCarb® recycled and renewably produced sections are being used for the first time in a prestigious project like the Cambuur stadium gives it an extra dimension in terms of sustainability and provides a great reference! We hope that many more projects with XCarb® will follow so that together with our partners we can contribute to a cleaner construction chain.”
Voortman Steel Construction and Van Wijnen: a joint design process
Voortman Steel Construction was commissioned by Van Wijnen to supply and assemble over 1746 tonnes of steel for the stadium, including the 30-metre-long roof trusses, the floor beams, and the four lighting columns.
Voortman Steel Construction designs, manufactures, and delivers high quality projects in steel from engineering to assembly.
Van Wijnen is a Dutch construction group active in project development, housing construction, renovation and transformation, area development, and property management.
CO2 savings
As a result of the talks between ArcelorMittal’s Steligence® team and Van Wijnen and the discussions between ArcelorMittal Staalhandel and their customer Voortman, the selection of XCarb® recycled and renewably produced steel quickly became an obvious choice. In fact, 80% of all the sections that will be assembled in the stadium are in ArcelorMittal's sustainable steel using 100% renewable electricity and 100% scrap. Compared to the use of typical steel, the choice of XCarb® recycled and renewably produced steel represents a saving of over 285 tonnes of CO2-eq. This is roughly equal to the emissions of over 160 diesel cars driving 10 000 kilometres on an annual basis.
A story that will repeat itself in the future
Voortman and ArcelorMittal Staalhandel have been playing on the same team for years. However, this new stadium is changing the game by putting the XCarb® recycled and renewably produced offer on the field as a key player. And that is what makes the difference in winning the sustainability match!
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ArcelorMittal Europe Communications
Constructalia
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ArcelorMittal
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Successes for sustainable construction at BAU
ArcelorMittal took part in BAU, a major event for the construction and building industry, in Munich from 17-22 April, showcasing its latest high-performance steel products, XCarb® range of sustainable steels, and cooperations dedicated to construction.
Cooperations featuring XCarb® recycled and renewably produced steel
Two exciting new cooperations were announced during the event:
- ArcelorMittal has joined forces with BP2, a manufacturer of complete solutions for residential construction, to supply low carbon emissions steel for BP2’s latest product, the SOLROOF integrated photovoltaic roof.
- The VELUX Group has kickstarted cooperation with ArcelorMittal as part of its efforts to halve value chain emissions by 2030. The companies will now work together to lower the carbon footprint of the steels used in VELUX roof windows, aiming to reduce embedded CO2 by up to 70% (depending on the type of steel product used) compared with conventionally produced steel.
High-performance steel products
Flagship ArcelorMittal products presented at the event included:
- Granite® organic coated steels for building envelopes: available in more than 120 colours and textures and guaranteed for up to 40 years with Granite® HDXtreme
- Magnelis® metallic coated steel for facade substructures, solar mounting structures, cable trays, composite floors, and many more applications: resists corrosion three times better than regular galvanised steel
- Ondatherm Solar®: special roof panels for photovoltaic systems
- Cofraplus® 80 composite floor profiles: approved by building authorities as prefabricated steel floors and with a significantly lower carbon footprint compared to prefabricated concrete slabs
- high strength HISTAR® steels: providing cost and material savings
- weather-resistant Arcorox® steel grade: with natural corrosion protection and a long service life
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Constructalia
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