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ArcelorMittal strives to make steel production more sustainable and to minimise its environmental impact. As a leader in steel manufacturing, we are committed to making steel production more sustainable at every stage. In addition, 95% of our steel industrial operations now have ISO 14001 certification, an international standard for environmental management systems.
- Our approach to Granite® is part of ArcelorMittal Flat Carbon Europe’s Nspired by Nature range, and it is certified as a product not containing hexavalent chromium or heavy metals.
- R2P - Ready to Paint coating on thin gauge, the cold rolled product, is an efficient solution to reduce environmental impact at customer plants; for example, for door production.
- Insulated sandwich panels are contributing to energy efficiency in the most demanding buildings such as cold rooms for the food industry and supermarkets.
“Safe Sustainable Steel” makes up the core values of ArcelorMittal. As such, our innovative products and solutions for construction are continuously contributing to the reduction of environmental impacts on buildings throughout their life.
Environmental impacts
In 2012, the EU-28’s construction sector accounted for:
- 40% of the total final energy consumption
- 40% of CO2 Emission
- 30% of consumption of natural resources
- 30% of waste generation
- 20% of water consumption
Consequently, the EU commission has started to adapt the EU directive regarding environmental assessment - the EIA Directive.
Useful information
MoreAccording to the European Commission, "The newly amended Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Directive (2014/52/EU) entered into force on 15 May 2014 to simplify the rules for assessing the potential effects of projects on the environment. Member States have to apply these rules as from 16 May 2017 at the latest." (http://ec.europa.eu/environment/eia/review.htm)
The Holistic Environmental Impact assessment for buildings is defined by European Standard EN 15978 in the scope of CEN TC 350 work programme. It takes into account the full life cycle of the building, including end of life, recycling after demolition, and energy production at the building level.
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Steligence® webinar 5 May: Discover Magnelis®
16 April 2021Join Steligence® for this free English-language webinar on Wednesday 5 May 2021 at 13.00 CET.Topic: Looking for flat steels highly protective against corrosion for your building? Discover Magnelis®Presenter: Jérôme Guth, ArcelorMittal Europe - Flat ProductsClick here to register.
Event NewsIntroducing ArcelorMittal’s XCarb™ recycled and renewably produced
8 April 2021XCarb™ is the new brand name for ArcelorMittal’s ongoing global programme of steelmaking innovation targeted at carbon neutral steel by 2050. The initiatives that are part of XCarb™ aim to reduce the carbon footprint of ArcelorMittal and of our customers.
Corporate NewsIntroducing ArcelorMittal’s XCarb™ green steel certificates
7 April 2021XCarb™ is the new brand name for ArcelorMittal’s ongoing global programme of steelmaking innovation targeted at carbon neutral steel by 2050. The initiatives that are part of XCarb™ aim to reduce ArcelorMittal’s carbon footprint.
Corporate NewsTowards carbon neutral steel: ArcelorMittal launches XCarb™
19 March 2021Moving closer to delivering on a 2050 net-zero commitment, ArcelorMittal has recently launched XCarb™ - an umbrella under which we can gather all of our efforts as we move towards carbon neutral steel.
Corporate News
Steligence® webinar 5 May: Discover Magnelis®
Join Steligence® for this free English-language webinar on Wednesday 5 May 2021 at 13.00 CET.
Topic: Looking for flat steels highly protective against corrosion for your building? Discover Magnelis®
Presenter: Jérôme Guth, ArcelorMittal Europe - Flat Products
Click here to register.
Raw materials play a fundamental role in the long-term durability and safety of buildings. Quality raw materials increase lifetime, reduce maintenance costs, and help prevent early and major repairs.
Magnelis® protects against corrosion three times better than galvanised steel, is easy to process (profiling, bending, cutting), has a lower environmental impact, and is available in a wide range of thicknesses and high strength steel grades.
In this free webinar, Magnelis® performances with facts and figures will be presented, including field test results in various environments. Its many applications and the value this product can bring to your building projects will be covered.
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Introducing ArcelorMittal’s XCarb™ recycled and renewably produced
XCarb™ is the new brand name for ArcelorMittal’s ongoing global programme of steelmaking innovation targeted at carbon neutral steel by 2050. The initiatives that are part of XCarb™ aim to reduce the carbon footprint of ArcelorMittal and of our customers.
The XCarb™ recycled and renewably produced initiative
One of the first initiatives from ArcelorMittal Europe – Long Products is XCarb™ recycled and renewably produced.
The label is applied to our steels produced with 100 per cent recycled content and using energy which only comes from renewable sources. Steel produced by ArcelorMittal Europe – Long Products under our XCarb™ recycled and renewably produced label is audited and certified by an independent third-party.
Purchasing our XCarb™ recycled and renewably produced steel allows you to reduce the global CO2 footprint of your projects, products, and finished goods. To calculate the total CO2 impact of your products, our customers can use the figures reported in the EPD - they are independently certified by a third-party.
For more information
ArcelorMittal Europe - Long Products customers can contact their local support team for more information about XCarb™ recycled and renewably produced steel.
You can also click here for the full list of contacts.
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Introducing ArcelorMittal’s XCarb™ green steel certificates
XCarb™ is the new brand name for ArcelorMittal’s ongoing global programme of steelmaking innovation targeted at carbon neutral steel by 2050. The initiatives that are part of XCarb™ aim to reduce ArcelorMittal’s carbon footprint.
The XCarb™ green steel certificate initiative
One of the first initiatives is XCarb™ green steel certificates from ArcelorMittal Europe – Flat Products. The certificates are issued by ArcelorMittal Europe – Flat Products and are based on CO2 savings which have been assured by DNV, an independent body. The savings are calculated in accordance with the Greenhouse Gas Protocol for Project Accounting.
Purchasing an XCarb™ green steel certificate officially passes the CO2 savings achieved by ArcelorMittal Europe – Flat Products to our customer. This enables the customer to report a corresponding reduction in their Scope 3 CO2 emissions in accordance with the GHG Protocol Corporate Accounting and Reporting Standard.
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Towards carbon neutral steel: ArcelorMittal launches XCarb™
Moving closer to delivering on a 2050 net-zero commitment, ArcelorMittal has recently launched XCarb™ - an umbrella under which we can gather all of our efforts as we move towards carbon neutral steel.
What is XCarb™?
XCarb™ will ultimately bring together all of ArcelorMittal’s reduced, low, and zero-carbon products and steelmaking activities, as well as wider initiatives and green innovation projects, into a single effort focussed on achieving demonstrable progress towards carbon neutral steel. Click here to read more.
Accompanying the launch of XCarb™ are the first three initiatives:
1. XCarb™ green steel certificates
XCarb™ green steel certificates will enable us to support our customers as they seek to reduce their Scope 3 emissions.
Across our ArcelorMittal Europe - Flat Products operations, we are investing in a broad range of initiatives to reduce carbon emissions from the blast furnace. These initiatives range from our flagship Smart Carbon projects, such as Torero (transforming biomass into bio-coal to replace the use of coal in the blast furnace) and Carbalyst® (capturing carbon-rich blast furnace waste gas and converting it into bio-ethanol, which can then be used to make low-carbon chemical products) to capturing hydrogen-rich waste gases from the steelmaking process and injecting them into the blast furnace to reduce coal use.
These effort-intensive investments result in considerable CO2 savings, which can be passed onto customers in the form of the steel industry’s first-ever certification scheme.
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2. XCarb™ recycled and renewably produced
XCarb™ recycled and renewably produced has been designed for products made via the Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) route using scrap steel. Recycled and renewably produced means that the physical steel was made with recycled material (scrap) using renewable electricity, giving it an extremely low CO2 footprint that can be as low as approximately 300kg of CO2 per tonne of finished steel when the metallics are 100% scrap. This customer offer is for both flat and long products. The electricity used in the steelmaking process is independently verified, with a Guarantee of Origin given that it is from renewable sources.
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3. XCarb™ innovation fund
The XCarb™ innovation fund will invest up to 100 million USD annually in groundbreaking companies developing pioneering or breakthrough technologies that will accelerate the steel industry’s transition to carbon neutral steelmaking. To be eligible for funding, companies will have to be developing technologies which support ArcelorMittal on its journey to decarbonise. The technology also needs to be commercially scalable.
Click here to read more.
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