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Construction speed, cost efficiency, aesthetics, and sustainability – all can be achieved with ArcelorMittal’s products. We encourage you to familiarise yourself with our full range of flooring and roofing structure solutions paying special attention to:
- For the most responsive flooring - cellular beams, such as ACB® or Angelina®, to simplify service integration and avoid the issues related to any additional service zone below the beam level.
- For the beauty of facades - Granite® HDX for when colour stability and corrosion resistance is needed.
- For HVAC and interior - hot dip galvanised steel with a pure zinc coating which gives excellent corrosion resistance and very good formability; see also ArcelorMittal's range of Estetic® coatings, suitable for all contemporary interior decoration: ceiling panels, room dividers, decorative walls and lights, as well as for metal furniture, air conditioning units, and much more.
Our technical experts would be glad to assist in answering any of your questions, as well as presenting you with a complete offer to meet your expectations.
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Visit ArcelorMittal at SIMI 2022 in Paris
25 November 2022ArcelorMittal will participate in SIMI, the landmark event on the real estate industry’s calendar in France, from 6 to 8 December 2022 in Paris.SIMI is an annual event that brings together the French real estate industry community to share innovations and projects in response to the needs of construction and developing cities for the benefit of people.ArcelorMittal will be there to present our XCarb® low carbon steels and all our solutions!Visit level 2, stand C18 to learn more about ArcelorMittal's Steligence® and XCarb®.
Event newsGranite® range offers unparalleled sustainability, durability, and aesthetics
11 October 2022ArcelorMittal Europe – Flat Products has an extensive offer of organic coated steels for roofing and cladding applications. Chief amongst them is the Granite® range which includes solutions for all types of buildings and climates – and an unmatched range of colours and finishes. Now Granite® HDX and Granite® HDXtreme are the first organic coated steels to be available with ArcelorMittal’s XCarb® recycled and renewably produced label. The label indicates that the steels are created with recycled content using renewable sources of energy. The environmental savings can reduce the carbon footprint of classic profiles by up to half. And at the end of their life, all Granite® coated steels can be fully recovered and recycled, making them an ideal solution for the circular economy.
Product newsArcelorMittal steel for Switzerland’s first decarbonised steel structure
31 August 2022Morand Constructions Métalliques is building Switzerland’s first decarbonised steel structure with ArcelorMittal’s XCarb® recycled and renewably produced steel beams in Rossens.
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Visit ArcelorMittal at SIMI 2022 in Paris
ArcelorMittal will participate in SIMI, the landmark event on the real estate industry’s calendar in France, from 6 to 8 December 2022 in Paris.
SIMI is an annual event that brings together the French real estate industry community to share innovations and projects in response to the needs of construction and developing cities for the benefit of people.
ArcelorMittal will be there to present our XCarb® low carbon steels and all our solutions!
Visit level 2, stand C18 to learn more about ArcelorMittal's Steligence® and XCarb®.
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Granite® range offers unparalleled sustainability, durability, and aesthetics
ArcelorMittal Europe – Flat Products has an extensive offer of organic coated steels for roofing and cladding applications. Chief amongst them is the Granite® range which includes solutions for all types of buildings and climates – and an unmatched range of colours and finishes. Now Granite® HDX and Granite® HDXtreme are the first organic coated steels to be available with ArcelorMittal’s XCarb® recycled and renewably produced label. The label indicates that the steels are created with recycled content using renewable sources of energy. The environmental savings can reduce the carbon footprint of classic profiles by up to half. And at the end of their life, all Granite® coated steels can be fully recovered and recycled, making them an ideal solution for the circular economy.
Innovative and durable solutions
With sustainability top of the agenda in building and construction, ArcelorMittal’s organic coated offer provides architects, builders, and owners with a full range of innovative and durable solutions. When coupled with ArcelorMittal’s XCarb® recycled and renewably produced label, the carbon footprint of classic organic coated profiles can be reduced by up to 60%. For sandwich panels, the reduction is up to 36%.
“Combining ArcelorMittal’s XCarb® recycled and renewable label with products such as Granite® HDXtreme makes steel building systems both durable and sustainable,” notes André Lavaud, Organic Coating Product Coordinator for ArcelorMittal. “The advantages are very clear when you compare steel to other materials such as concrete and aluminium.”
Maximising energy efficiency
For owners who want to maximise the energy efficiency of their buildings, ArcelorMittal Europe – Flat Products can offer solutions which enhance the reflectivity of roofs and support solar structures. “Enhancing reflectivity is an easy way to reduce the amount of heat a roof absorbs and leads to lower cooling costs for the building,” says Patrick Le Pense, Segment Leader for Building Skins and Civil Engineering at ArcelorMittal Europe – Flat Products. “And it can lead to credits in building sustainability rating systems such as BREEAM and LEED.”
Reflectivity is calculated using the Solar Reflective Index (SRI). This industry standard considers a range of factors including location, the design of the roof, and wind loads to identify the right colour for the roof to maximise reflectivity. As SRI requires a complex set of calculations, ArcelorMittal can perform the calculation to identify the most appropriate roof colour for any building. And with more than 50 colours available for some of its organic coated solutions, ArcelorMittal Europe – Flat Products can provide the most suitable colour.
“Durability of the steel’s aesthetics is almost as important as its corrosion resistance,” notes Patrick Le Pense. “That is why all of ArcelorMittal’s organic coated steels are tested in a variety of real-life conditions around the world. This enables us to confidently guarantee that the paint layers won’t peel or discolour greatly over time.”
High strength solutions available
ArcelorMittal’s Granite® coatings can also be applied to high strength steel (HSS) substrates. “Organic coated HSS products can be thinner and lighter than our regular solutions,” notes André Lavaud. “They can be applied to roofs, facades, and structural elements to offer higher strength and lower weight. The use of HSS also reduces the amount of steel required which can have a positive impact on the building’s overall carbon footprint.”
Long guarantees support solar installations
Many building owners want to install solar installations during construction to reduce the energy use of the building during its use phase. To achieve this, they require roofing materials which can match the typical 25-year life of the solar structure. “Granite® is again one of the best options to meet this requirement,” says Patrick Le Pense. “Some Granite® products come with automatic guarantees of up to 40 years. With minor maintenance, that lifetime can exceed 50 years.”
Environmental Product Declarations
In some European countries, a life cycle analysis (LCA) is mandatory for residential and commercial constructions. The LCA measures the carbon footprint of the building from the production of materials to the building’s end-of-life.
“We are working to complete Environmental Product Declarations for our organic coated steels which take into account the XCarb® recycled and renewably produced label,” says Patrick Le Pense. “The EPDs will give customers all the information they need to calculate the carbon footprint of the building and its LCA. The EPDs for all products that can be purchased with an XCarb® recycled and renewably produced label will be available by the end of 2022. In the interim, ArcelorMittal can provide relevant information to customers for the LCA calculation.”
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ArcelorMittal Europe Communications
Constructalia
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ArcelorMittal steel for Switzerland’s first decarbonised steel structure
Morand Constructions Métalliques is building Switzerland’s first decarbonised steel structure with ArcelorMittal’s XCarb® recycled and renewably produced steel beams in Rossens.
Reducing the carbon footprint of steel construction
Approximately 60 tonnes of XCarb® recycled and renewably produced steel beams from ArcelorMittal’s mill in Luxembourg are being delivered to Switzerland where Morand Constructions Métalliques will erect the country’s first structure made with decarbonised steel - the future DIMAB car dealership in Rossens.
ArcelorMittal Steligence® CEO, Olivier Vassart, explains that this steel, which has been certified by the Institute Bauen und Umwelt and by a German life cycle specialist, combines two key characteristics: "It is composed entirely of recycled scrap metal, and this scrap metal is melted in an electric arc furnace powered by renewable electricity from either the wind or the sun.” The production of one tonne of primary steel generates around 2.3 tonnes of CO2, whereas recycled steel combined with the use of an electric arc furnace generates 0.6 tonnes of CO2 per tonne of steel. Through the use of renewable energy, emissions are reduced to 0.333 tones of CO2 per tonne of steel.
This 333 kg of CO2 is still reducible: "We are working on it,” explains Olivier Vassart. “These emissions are linked to the transport of recyclable scrap metal, the extraction and transport of the added minerals (manganese, silicon, copper), and the gas that is still essential to the process, particularly for heating the steel before rolling."
Demand is growing
"Few engineers and project owners are aware of this possibility, which makes it possible to greatly improve the carbon footprint of steel constructions," notes Jean-François Suchet, Director of Morand Constructions Métalliques. However, demand for this steel is growing in Europe says Olivier Vassart: "Our overall production in Luxembourg is around 2 million tonnes of steel per year. It is decarbonised at the customer's request. In one year, this corresponds to 100 000 tonnes.”
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