Steligence® proposes that buildings need to be considered to be integrated, almost ‘living’ entities, embedded in the urban environment. In this context, it suggests that broader and more transparent collaboration between architects, engineers, and property developers is called for given that without it, the potential to resolve the apparently competing demands of creativity, flexibility, sustainability, and economics is inevitably compromised.
Built into the Steligence® approach is a broad range of steel products for construction which individually add value, but together represent a compelling portfolio with a range of defined benefits.
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MFB President from ArcelorMittal hands off management after 8 years
18 February 2021After 8 fruitful years as METALS FOR BUILDINGS’ (MFB) President, ArcelorMittal Europe’s Patrick Le Pense turned over management to a new president, Alain Dufour from the aluminium industry, and a new board, including ArcelorMittal Steligence® CEO Olivier Vassart, at the online general assembly on 5 February 2021.
Industry newsCDP declares ArcelorMittal at global leadership level on climate action
24 March 2020ArcelorMittal 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.
Corporate newsOur Long Products improve mobility on the Moselle
10 December 2019With a length of 560 km, the Moselle is a major European waterway, crossing France, Luxembourg, and Germany. Next April, a brand-new steel-concrete composite bridge will rise on the French bank of the river. It is currently being built with beams from ArcelorMittal Europe – Long Products assembled in box girders entirely prefabricated by Steligence® Fabrication Centre in Luxembourg. About 200 km from there, on the German bank of the Moselle, new locks are being installed thanks to ArcelorMittal Sheet Piling.
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MFB President from ArcelorMittal hands off management after 8 years
After 8 fruitful years as METALS FOR BUILDINGS’ (MFB) President, ArcelorMittal Europe’s Patrick Le Pense turned over management to a new president, Alain Dufour from the aluminium industry, and a new board, including ArcelorMittal Steligence® CEO Olivier Vassart, at the online general assembly on 5 February 2021.
8 years of successful presidency
The general assembly was also an occasion for MFB to pay tribute to outgoing President Patrick Le Pense (Manager, ArcelorMittal Europe – Flat Products). “I take also this occasion to warmly thank Patrick Le Pense for his 8 years of successful presidency. Thanks to Patrick, METALS FOR BUILDINGS is on very good tracks,” stated Christian Leroy (Manager, MFB).
A commitment to MFB objectives
During the last 8 years, MFB objectives have been consistently focussed upon:
- Communicate and promote the sustainability attributes of metals in buildings to European institutions: The association has been involved as stakeholders in various EU initiatives.
- Ensure that European regulations and legislation for buildings and building products recognise the unique recyclability credentials of metals in a fair and appropriate manner: Research conducted by the European Commission that considers the environmental impacts of construction products - including end of life - under the revision of the CPR (Construction Product Regulation) is on-going.
- Ensure that the life cycle assessment methodologies and standards in the building sector utilise the end-of-life recycling approach as well as robust and appropriate environmental indicators: MFB was active in the revision of the EN 15804+A2 standard published in 2019, which mandates that module C+D (end of life & recycling) be declared in EPDs in 2022.
About METALS FOR BUILDINGS
MFB is an alliance of European and international metal trade associations active in the building sector. It represents the interests of the metal industry towards European institutions and relevant stakeholders as far as the sustainability and recyclability credentials of metals in buildings are concerned.
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CDP declares ArcelorMittal at global leadership level on climate action
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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Our Long Products improve mobility on the Moselle
With a length of 560 km, the Moselle is a major European waterway, crossing France, Luxembourg, and Germany. Next April, a brand-new steel-concrete composite bridge will rise on the French bank of the river. It is currently being built with beams from ArcelorMittal Europe – Long Products assembled in box girders entirely prefabricated by Steligence® Fabrication Centre in Luxembourg. About 200 km from there, on the German bank of the Moselle, new locks are being installed thanks to ArcelorMittal Sheet Piling.
Safer and more efficient access on the river
Built in 1942, the old bridge located in Tonnoy, France was deteriorating and was no longer in line with the latest standards regarding mobility. With this new 92-metre bridge, user safety will increase thanks to a new footbridge dedicated exclusively to pedestrians and cyclists and a wider road for vehicles traffic. The bridge will also limit the impacts on the Moselle riverbed and ensure better hydraulic flow thanks to the presence of three pillars instead of four.
As for the locks in Germany, the existing ones are no longer up to date in their dimensions, causing waiting times at the lock passages. This is a major issue, especially when freight transport has to share the route with the abundant tourist excursion boats. As a solution, the locks will be equipped with a second lock chamber, in larger dimensions (210 m x 12.5 m). Thanks to the second lock chambers, waterways as ecological and economic modes of transport will become even more attractive, which will also strengthen the reputation of this economic area.
S460M: the key advantage to winning this bridge project
In early September, construction of the Tonnoy bridge took a huge step: the delivery on site and the installation of the box girders. The girders, fabricated and painted by Steligence® Fabrication Centre, are composed of 24 beams in grade S460M produced in ArcelorMittal Europe – Long Products’ mill in Differdange. They measure between 30.5 m and 35.4 m and weigh a total of 187 tonnes.
The use of S460M structural steel grade allowed for weight reduction, which was a competitive advantage in this project that was initially supposed to be completely built with concrete. Thanks to ArcelorMittal steel, construction time and costs were considerably reduced as there was no need for formwork, sanding, welding, or confinement.
For the installation of the 12 girders (eight 29.85-m girders of 2 beams and four 35-m girders of 2 beams), a 220-tonne lifting crane was used. Transportation was organised by the Steligence® Fabrication Centre with the help of MKTS transport company. This special transport had to be regulated by pilot cars and Luxembourgish and French law enforcement.
Improving waterway transport
Out of the ten locks that require work, the Zeltingen and Fankel locks are already extended and in operation. For the Trier lock, the overall construction comprises the extension of the upper and lower outer harbour to a length of 225 m, the relocation of the Trier water gauge, the construction of a new control centre for the locks of Zeltingen, Wintrich, Detzem, and Trier, as well as an ecological compensation measure at the Monaise sports boat harbour.
The upper outer harbour, the central piers in the upper and lower water, will be built using steel sheet piling from ArcelorMittal Europe – Long Products, produced in the Belva milll. A single anchored PU® 22 sheet pile wall will be used for the upper outer harbour and an approach dolphin in the lower water will be constructed as a circular cell from AS® 500 profiles – filled with sand or other material – that will be dismantled at the end of the new lock construction.
Works for the bridge are still ongoing on the banks of the Moselle with completion foreseen in April 2020. As for the Trier lock, completion should take place before the end of 2019.
Text: ArcelorMittal Europe Communications
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A building is a ‘living entity’ comprised of many diverse components. Steligence® proposes a holistic approach ensuring every steel component interacts in a complementary way and addressing the fundamental architectural and construction challenges of economics, sustainability, flexibility, and creativity. Here, we provide an overview of the best in class steel products which are used to bring this approach to life for office buildings.
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A building is a ‘living entity’ comprised of many diverse components. Steligence® proposes a holistic approach ensuring every steel component interacts in a complementary way and addressing the fundamental architectural and construction challenges of economics, sustainability, flexibility, and creativity. Here, we provide an overview of the best in class steel products which are used to bring this approach to life for office buildings.
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Building the case for change
In a rapidly urbanising world facing significant climate and resource challenges, the construction industry stands to lead the way in delivering healthy, sustainable buildings. Succeeding on this journey requires collaboration across the industry and a holistic approach to determining social, environmental, and economic impacts.
Steligence® is a comprehensive, science-based solution offering stakeholders throughout the architectural, engineering, and construction community the opportunity to optimise every aspect of a building. It is an essential tool in the drive towards sustainable design providing an in-depth comparison of the performance of steel when compared to other building materials.