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Introducing 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 NewsWinners of 2021 Pritzker Prize blend sustainability with space
30 March 2021On 16 March, French architects Anne Lacaton and Jean-Philippe Vassal became the newest laureates of the prestigious Pritzker Prize - the highest distinction in the world of architecture. Known for their private and social housing, public space, and institutional building design, Lacaton and Vassal meld sustainability with respect for pre-existing structures.
Industry 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 NewsMFB 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.
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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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Winners of 2021 Pritzker Prize blend sustainability with space
On 16 March, French architects Anne Lacaton and Jean-Philippe Vassal became the newest laureates of the prestigious Pritzker Prize - the highest distinction in the world of architecture. Known for their private and social housing, public space, and institutional building design, Lacaton and Vassal meld sustainability with respect for pre-existing structures.
Sustainable designs that favour expanding space
Lacaton and Vassal, from the eponymous agency they founded in 1987, are known for their architecture that infuses humanism with sustainable and affordable designs that favour the expansion of space. They also received the Sustainable Architecture Prize in 2018. Their most notable works include: 14 houses for the Cité Manifeste in Mulhouse (2005), the Bordeaux University Management Sciences Centre (2008), the rehabilitation of the Bois-le-Prêtre Tower in Paris with ArcelorMittal metallic coated steel (2010), the transformation of 530 housing units - buildings G, H, I - in the Grand Parc district of Bordeaux (2017; with Frédéric Druot and Christophe Hutin), and a residential and office building in Chêne-Bourg, Switzerland (2020).
Their work is grounded in an intention to respond to ecological and social imperativeness, especially in the sphere of urban housing. “They accomplish this through a powerful sense of space and materials that creates architecture as strong in its forms as in its convictions, as transparent in its aesthetic as in its ethics.” (Pritzker press release)
Lightness and simplicity
With the use of winter gardens and balconies, the architects economically expand living space, conserving energy and bringing the outdoors in. “Our job is to solve constraints and problems and find spaces that can create uses, emotions, and feelings” explains Jean-Philippe Vassal. “At the end of this process and all of these efforts, there must be lightness and simplicity, when everything that came before was so complex." (Pritzker press release)
Discover how Lacatan and Vassal, along with Frédéric Druot, brought this breathability to the constrained space of the Bois-le-Prêtre Tower through renovation in our case study.
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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.
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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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Sustainability
Potential climate and global changes are presently considered to be one of the biggest and toughest challenges for humanity. Sustainable development is the only adequate action that can prevent the degradation of our planet’s natural environment.
According to the Brundtland Report commissioned by the United Nations, also known as "Our Common Future," the term "sustainable development" is defined as follows: "Those paths of social, economic and political progress that meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs."
Useful information
MoreConstruction is playing a major role in keeping the planet safe as 50% of all globally used resources are dedicated to universal construction. This is why sustainable construction is facing strict requirements to be fulfilled by selecting materials based on environmental performance, promoting energy efficiency, and also reducing water consumption.
Steel is the only truly cradle-to-cradle recycled material and steel construction products are one of the most sustainable building materials in the world as their recycling rate is more than 90%.
Steel components - structural frames, external walls, solar shadings - provide credit points for green building rating systems like USGBC's LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) or BREEAM (The Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method), which is highly crucial for today’s investors.