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ArcelorMittal steel awarded for its outstanding sustainability
22 September 2022In May 2022, ArcelorMittal International was awarded the highest rating at Singapore Green Building Council’s Leadership in Sustainability awards. The certificate acknowledges ArcelorMittal’s HISTAR® high strength structural steels for their outstanding sustainability due to the usage of 100% scrap steel and the EAF production route.
Product newsNew! EPD for XCarb® recycled and renewably produced hot rolled coils is now available
19 September 2022ArcelorMittal has recently released the Environmental Product Declaration for its carbon-reduced offer of hot rolled coils, which are now part of the 'XCarb® Recycled and renewably produced' range. With 532 kgs of CO2eq emissions per tonne of steel produced, XCarb® Recycled and renewably produced hot rolled coils only create around a quarter of the CO2eq emitted in the production of conventional hot rolled coils.
Product newsJoin ArcelorMittal at CTA Congress 2022: Italian Days of Steel Construction
14 September 2022Join ArcelorMittal at the 28th edition of the CTA (College of Steel Technicians) Congress - historically called 'Italian Days of Steel Construction' - in Francavilla al Mare, Italy from 29 September to 1 October 2022.Marina D'Antimo, ArcelorMittal Steligence® construction engineer, will give a presentation on sustainability in construction featuring XCarb® and several case studies and will give a sponsor’s keynote. Mattia Alemani, Customer technical support manager from ArcelorMittal Europe – Flat Products, will hold a training course on the sustainability and performance of steel enclosures.
Event 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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ArcelorMittal steel awarded for its outstanding sustainability
In May 2022, ArcelorMittal International was awarded the highest rating at Singapore Green Building Council’s Leadership in Sustainability awards. The certificate acknowledges ArcelorMittal’s HISTAR® high strength structural steels for their outstanding sustainability due to the usage of 100% scrap steel and the EAF production route.
ArcelorMittal awarded the highest rating
In Singapore, as in many countries, the government is pushing hard for sustainability. Buildings in Singapore account for over 20% of carbon emissions and consume more than a third of the nation’s electricity. Singapore is already one of the most solar-dense cities in the world, but this is not enough. All efforts by companies, especially in the construction sector, must be encouraged and the most efficient solutions rewarded.
The Singapore Green Building Council’s Leadership in Sustainability awards recognise professionals, organisations, and construction projects that have made significant contributions to the development of a green, sustainable built environment.
ArcelorMittal International was among the 20 winners of the year and was awarded the highest rating.
Singapore Green Building certification for ArcelorMittal’s HISTAR®
ArcelorMittal International received the Singapore Green Building Product Certificate SGBP 4275 from Singapore Green Building Council for HISTAR®.
“This certification shows that ArcelorMittal is environmentally responsible. It is a great recognition for our efforts towards carbon neutral steel,” says Tan Yi Zhou, Technical Sales and Business Development, ArcelorMittal International. “I would also like to highlight that ArcelorMittal is the only steel supplier on the list that has structural steel beams and columns certified by SGBC with a 4-tick certificate.”
90% reduction with the perfect low carbon partners: HISTAR® and XCarb® recycled and renewably produced
ArcelorMittal International received the SGBP 4275 certificate for ArcelorMittal steel manufactured according to the ETA-10/0156 standard. With 100% scrap steel used in the electric arc furnace route, HISTAR® emits 524kg CO2/tonne for the life cycle analysis modules A1-A3.
ArcelorMittal can even go one step further in decarbonising HISTAR® steel products by manufacturing them with renewably produced electricity with the XCarb® recycled and renewably produced label. When lean design using high strength HISTAR® sections is combined with XCarb® recycled and renewably produced steel, designers can find the perfect low carbon solution. Pairing a low embodied carbon manufacturing process with high strength steel can deliver carbon reductions of up to 90% (for HISTAR® 460).
Therefore, the next step for ArcelorMittal International in Singapore is to obtain another certificate to differentiate XCarb® recycled and renewably produced (with its low CO2e emissions at 333kg CO2/tonne) from the current SGBP 4-tick certified steels at 524kg CO2/tonne.
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New! EPD for XCarb® recycled and renewably produced hot rolled coils is now available
ArcelorMittal has recently released the Environmental Product Declaration for its carbon-reduced offer of hot rolled coils, which are now part of the 'XCarb® Recycled and renewably produced' range. With 532 kgs of CO2eq emissions per tonne of steel produced, XCarb® Recycled and renewably produced hot rolled coils only create around a quarter of the CO2eq emitted in the production of conventional hot rolled coils.
The EPD includes hot rolled coils produced at ArcelorMittal’s plant in Sestao, Spain based on the Electric Arc Furnace route and Compact Strip Production processes exclusively powered by renewable electricity with Guarantees of Origin.
XCarb® Recycled and renewably produced hot rolled coils, including the Amstrong® high strength steel range, can be used for any commercial and structural applications, such as structural and non-structural applications in construction (welded sections, facades, roofing, sunscreens, etc.), road equipment (safety barriers, sound insulation walls, etc.), and other industrial applications.
You can download the EPD for XCarb® Recycled and renewably produced hot rolled coils from our EPD library.
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Join ArcelorMittal at CTA Congress 2022: Italian Days of Steel Construction
Join ArcelorMittal at the 28th edition of the CTA (College of Steel Technicians) Congress - historically called 'Italian Days of Steel Construction' - in Francavilla al Mare, Italy from 29 September to 1 October 2022.
Marina D'Antimo, ArcelorMittal Steligence® construction engineer, will give a presentation on sustainability in construction featuring XCarb® and several case studies and will give a sponsor’s keynote. Mattia Alemani, Customer technical support manager from ArcelorMittal Europe – Flat Products, will hold a training course on the sustainability and performance of steel enclosures.
CTA 2022
The College of Steel Technicians (CTA) is a cultural association made up of academics and professionals in the industry. It brings together the different components of the world of steel construction into a single entity.
For over 50 years, the CTA has been organising a national congress - the only one of its kind in Italy - in order to promote the latest developments in the fields of steel research, design, and solutions.
During the congress, many topics related to steel architectural and structural design will be covered including:
- sustainability in steel systems and steel-concrete compounds
- the behaviour of structural steel elements
- seismic design
- energy dissipation systems
- structural monitoring
- lightweight steel systems
- steel bridges and composite structures
- steel construction regulations
- high-rise buildings
- wind towers
For more information and to register for the event, click here.
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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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XCarb® Towards carbon neutral steel
XCarb® is the new brand name for ArcelorMittal’s ongoing global programme of steelmaking innovation targeted at carbon-neutral steel by 2050. XCarb® brings 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.
ArcelorMittal believes that steel has a critical role to play in helping society decarbonise and will very much be a solution to the problem.
That is why, as the world’s leading steel company, ArcelorMittal has a significant responsibility to innovate, implement, and navigate a successful pathway towards a cleaner steelmaking industry. The journey towards becoming carbon neutral by 2050, having aligned with the Paris climate goals and the European Green Deal by committing to reduce European CO2 emissions by 35% by 2030 and be carbon neutral by 2050, is well underway.
We will continue to drive innovation to meet our decarbonisation goals and are committed to leading the industry transition towards carbon neutral steel. We have the scale, resources, technology prowess and ambition required make a significant impact.
XCarb® branded initiatives
Alongside the new XCarb® brand, ArcelorMittal has launched three XCarb® initiatives: XCarb® Innovation fund, XCarb® Green steel certificate, and XCarb® Recycled and renewably produced for products made via the Electric Arc Furnace route using scrap.
XCarb® Innovation fund
Through its XCarb® Innovation fund, ArcelorMittal is investing in companies developing breakthrough technologies that will accelerate the steel industry’s transition to carbon neutral steelmaking.
Technological breakthroughs are imperative in society's decarbonisation journey. It is critically important that we continue to innovate, and the XCarb® Innovation fund is an attempt to accelerate this process by supporting the best and brightest ideas.
XCarb® Recycled and renewably produced
XCarb® Recycled and renewably produced steel is made from recycled steel using 100% renewable electricity in an Electric Arc Furnace and is offered for long products, but is also being extended step by step to flat products.
By using a very high content of scrap steel plus renewable energy, XCarb® Recycled and renewably produced products have 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.
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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XCarb® Green steel certificate
ArcelorMittal’s industry-first green steel certificates allow customers to report an equivalent reduction in their Scope 3 emissions, in accordance with the Greenhouse Gas Protocol. XCarb® Green steel certificates are specifically designed for ArcelorMittal’s flat steel products made from iron ore in a blast furnace.
ArcelorMittal Europe - Flat Products’ initiatives to reduce carbon emissions from the blast furnaces include flagship Smart Carbon projects, such as Torero and Carbalyst®, and capturing hydrogen-rich waste gases from the steelmaking process and injecting them into the blast furnaces to reduce coal use.
The significant CO2 savings achieved this way can be added up and passed on to customers in the form of a certificate, verified by the independent auditor DNV GL.