Borregaard, a Norwegian biochemicals producer, is currently building a new warehouse that will allow them to store all of their lignin in one place instead of different sites, thus improving logistics and reducing CO2 emissions from road transport. The warehouse is being built with beams from ArcelorMittal Europe – Long Products Sections and Merchant Bars.

330 tonnes of beams from Belval

Borregaard and the logistics company Borg Havn are building a modern, sustainable lignin warehouse in Øra, near Fredrikstad in Norway. The structure of this new 19 000 square-metre warehouse is currently being built with 330 tonnes of beams produced by ArcelorMittal Europe – Long Products Sections and Merchant Bars' mill in Belval, Luxembourg.

A modern, sustainable lignin warehouse

The new warehouse will bring many benefits:

• Optimise product flow and improve logistics: Today, Borregaard stores lignin at a number of different sites, several of which are outside the company's premises. Lignin is currently transported via Borregaard's own port facility or by road to Borg Havn for delivery to customers. A new warehouse to store all of the lignin will therefore mean more efficient logistics with fewer stages of transportation.
• Strengthen the position of the port: "Increased volumes will allow for transport to more European destinations, which will also benefit other users of the port. In this way, sea transport will increase and heavy road traffic will decrease," says Tore Lundestad, Port Director of Borg.

The building has also been designed with energy-saving solutions such as roof-mounted solar cells.

Zero-emissions solutions

Borregaard is keen to have efficient zero-emissions solutions for the transportation of raw materials to its production facilities and products to its customers. In addition to a joint pilot project to study possible autonomous transport solutions by ship across the Glomma river between Sarpsborg and Fredrikstad, Borregaard is also looking into the future potential for road transport using electric vehicles.

"This project will reduce CO2 emissions from road transport and relieve traffic growth on European roads. It will also greatly reduce the local heavy transport related to Borregaard's exports from Borg Havn," says Per A. Sørlie, CEO of Borregaard.

Borregaard's plant in Sarpsborg has an annual lignin capacity of 160 000 tonnes, and an increasing proportion is speciality products. A centralised warehouse at Borg is part of a project where Borregaard is investing 500 million NOK in upgrading and specialisation of the Sarpsborg plants producing lignin products. The project also involves enhanced drying capacity, new ideas for the storage of liquid materials, and improved solutions for logistics, infrastructure, and energy.

The warehouse will be completed by the end of 2019.

About Borregaard

Borregaard owns one of the world's most advanced and sustainable biorefineries. By using natural, sustainable raw materials, Borregaard produces advanced and eco-friendly biochemicals that can replace oil-based products. Borregaard has 1010 employees in factories and sales offices in 16 countries in Europe, America, Asia, and Africa. Borregaard also has strong positions in ingredients and fine chemicals.

About Borg Havn

Borg Havn Iks was founded in 2000. The company's line of business includes marine cargo handling services. Borg Havn Fredrikstad and Sarpsborg offers easy access, large capacity, and efficient logistics. They provide simple cargo handling and short boat times. The port is therefore a natural alternative for the transport industry, and they are a preferred partner within maritime transport and logistics. From Borg Havn, it is just a short distance to the E6, upon which you can reach Oslo in under an hour, and it takes only 20 minutes to reach Svinesund in Sweden.

Text: ArcelorMittal Europe, Constructalia
Photos: Henning Klausen at Metacon

Corinth Pipeworks is one of the world’s leading producers of pipes for the energy and construction markets. When the company won a contract to produce more than 850 kilometres of high frequency induction (HFI) welded pipe for a US customer, Corinth again turned to their long-term steel supplier, ArcelorMittal Europe – Flat Products. As well as being the largest HFI project Corinth had undertaken, the order also resulted in the pipe maker’s largest ever order to ArcelorMittal.

Energising Texas

A key requirement for the selection of the steel supplier was the width and properties of the coils required notes Nikolaos Sarsentis, procurement director at Corinth Pipeworks: “The customer specified the hot rolled grade API 5L X65M for their projects. However, the coils needed to be ultra-wide – up to 2.1 metres – and achieve API 5L standards. ArcelorMittal has the capacity, technical competence, and experience to reliably deliver high-quality steel for very large projects such as this.”

The pipes were ordered by Plains All American Pipeline, a leading operator of energy infrastructure in the United States. They will be used in the company’s Cactus II oil pipeline project which links McCamey and Corpus Christi in Texas. The 26-inch pipes will also be used in another oil pipeline between McCamey and Wink, also in Texas. The total length of both pipelines is over 850 kilometres. Corinth Pipeworks has previously delivered over 1800 kilometres of pipes to Plains All American Pipeline.

Large diameter requires ultra-wide coils

The hot rolled coils used to form the pipes were produced at ArcelorMittal Bremen, Germany and ArcelorMittal Fos sur Mer, France. They were shipped to the Corinth Pipeworks manufacturing plant in Thisvi, Greece where they were formed into 26-inch HFI pipes. “The large diameter of the pipes was the reason why we specified ultra-wide coils,” explains Nikolaos Sarsentis. “The customer also required pipes with two different thicknesses – 10.3 and 12.7 mm.”

The finished pipes were coated externally to protect them from the elements before being shipped to the customer in Houston, USA. “Corinth Pipeworks America, based in Houston, provided the logistics to transport the pipes from the port to the customer’s marshalling yards,” says Nikolaos Sarsentis. “From there, the pipes are being installed by a local contractor. In total, more than 850 kilometres of pipes will be laid in two separate projects to transport oil across Texas.”

European technology meets specifications

The recent addition of tariffs on European steel by the US came as the pipes were being produced in Greece and had a major impact on the project. Nikolaos Sarsentis explains: “The imposition of a 25-percent duty by the US government dramatically increased the cost of the project for our customer. However, no steel producer in the US could meet the customer’s specifications, particularly regarding width. And there are no US pipe makers who can produce the pipes using HFI technology.”

Although the two companies have a long history of working together on major energy projects, this was the largest steel order Corinth Pipeworks had placed with ArcelorMittal Europe – Flat Products to date. Coordination between the two ArcelorMittal mills and Corinth ensured the pipe maker had a continuous stream of material to meet their just-in-time delivery schedule. This enabled Corinth Pipeworks to meet their customer’s tight timetable.

Plains All American Pipeline/Texas projects in figures

Pipe diameter: 26 inches (660.4 mm)
Pipe length: 23 metres
Technology: HFI welding
Grade: X65M PSL2
Coil width: 2070 mm
Thickness: 10.3 and 12.7 mm
Coil weight: 37 tonnes
Deliveries: From ArcelorMittal Bremen and ArcelorMittal Fos sur Mer – March to September 2018

HFI pipeline transports oxygen to ArcelorMittal Ghent

As part of an investment programme to reduce carbon emissions at ArcelorMittal Ghent, Belgium, the plant has commissioned a pipeline to transport gaseous oxygen. Covering 35 kilometres, the pipeline is expected to become operational by mid-2019 and will be built, owned, and operated by Air Liquide.

Corinth Pipeworks used steel from ArcelorMittal Kraków, Poland to manufacture the HFI pipes used in the project. Steel grade L360NE was utilised for its excellent yield strength and toughness. These properties are achieved thanks to the low levels of phosphorous and carbon in the steel.

“The contract for the HFI pipe was awarded to Corinth Pipeworks thanks to their ability to provide long pipe lengths – up to 23 metres,” says Frederic Bouchaud, account manager for oil and gas pipelines at ArcelorMittal. “Although the length of the pipes made handling more difficult, it reduces the number of girth welds required on site. Overall, that reduced installation time and costs significantly.”

ArcelorMittal Kraków accepted the challenge to produce the steel in a short timeframe, notes Frederic Bouchaud: “There was very good cooperation between ArcelorMittal Kraków and Corinth Pipeworks. That enabled us to deliver the project on time."

ArcelorMittal Ghent’s new oxygen pipeline in figures

Pipe diameter: 400 mm
Pipe length: 23 metres
Technology: HFI welding
Grade: L360NE
Thickness: 7.92 and 9.55 mm

About Corinth Pipeworks

Corinth Pipeworks is a leading steel pipe manufacturer for the oil and gas industry and a major hollow sections supplier to the construction sector. The company makes significant use of technology to create innovative and high-performance products for its global customer base.

More info on Corinth Pipeworks: http://www.cpw.gr/

Text: ArcelorMittal Europe, Constructalia
Photos: Corinth Pipeworks & ArcelorMittal

The global oil and gas industry places some of the most stringent requirements on steel to ensure the long-term safety and security of energy networks. Nowhere are these requirements higher than in the United States. That’s why Borusan Mannesmann, a leading supplier to the industry, turned to ArcelorMittal Europe – Flat Products when they required steel for a new pipeline project in Texas. The 1.75 billion USD project will transport up to 56 million cubic metres (1.98 billion cubic feet) of natural gas daily from the Texas oilfields to the Atlantic coast.

Strict limits and parameters met

The project called for a high-quality steel grade commonly used in the oil and gas industry, API 5L X70 PSL 2. However, the end customer requested specific changes to the steel’s chemistry to improve weldability onsite. Strict limits were also placed on the mechanical and chemical properties of the steel, and new test requirements were specified to ensure these parameters were met.

“It was one of the most stringent steel specifications we have ever received for our large diameter pipes,” says Zafer Atabey, general manager of Borusan Mannesmann. “Thanks to its expertise and strong knowhow in steel, ArcelorMittal has been always a reliable partner in our oil and gas projects, so we naturally turned to them.”

Following the steel, every step of the way

Due to the high technical specifications for the steel, the Borusan Mannesmann team were allowed to follow the production of the steel at ArcelorMittal Bremen, Germany. “ArcelorMittal’s technical team played a significant role in ensuring the quality of the steel, and they did that with great transparency and effort,” says Zafer Atabey. “Our feedback was received very positively and triggered technical cooperation and synergies between Borusan Mannesmann and ArcelorMittal. This ensured that the production and delivery of the steel concluded on time, and with required level of quality.”

Once the steel was produced, it was shipped to the Borusan Mannesmann plant at Gemlik in Turkey. There, the 15.24 mm thick steel was formed into 42’’ spirally welded pipes in one of the world’s most advanced production lines for this type of oil and gas pipe. The pipes were then coated internally and externally to the project’s high standards before being delivered to the port of Corpus Christi in the United States.

Strong and trustworthy partnership

Despite the imposition of tariffs on steel by the United States government, the contract with Borusan went ahead due to the pipeline’s strategic importance. “There is a distinct lack of local suppliers who could meet the timeline given the quality constraints and the quantity of pipes required,” says Zafer Atabey. “The project owner decided to move forward with Borusan Mannesmann, whatever the conditions.”

For Zafer Atabey, the success of this project is likely to result in further cooperation between ArcelorMittal and Borusan Mannesmann: “Working with a strong and trustworthy supplier such as ArcelorMittal is crucial because of their excellence in terms of timing and quality. ArcelorMittal met our expectations perfectly throughout the project and we will continue that success by cooperating on upcoming projects.”

About Borusan Mannesmann

Borusan Mannesmann has over 60 years of experience providing high added value products to a range of industries including energy and water transportation, construction, and engineering. The company produces both large and small pipe diameter solutions to meet customer requirements.

Thanks to the high quality of its pipes, Borusan Mannesmann is the only Turkish manufacturer of spiral pipes authorised to supply the North American oil and gas pipeline market.

Text: ArcelorMittal Europe Communications

Photos: Borusan Mannesmann

The new Granite® Impression: Impressive aesthetics for buildings brochure has arrived!

Granite® Impression is multilayer organic steel coating with an offset printed pattern that imitates nature with its smooth, wrinkle, or grained finish, depending on the colour.

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ArcelorMittal Europe - Long Products has released the 2019 edition of its complete sales programme of hot rolled steel sections and merchant bars.

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Granite® Ultramat is the latest addition to ArcelorMittal’s Granite® range of pre-painted steels for outdoor building applications. It has an ultra-modern organic coating and allows for the formation of the most difficult shapes of roofing products, even at low temperatures. Manufactured in the Polish ArcelorMittal steelworks of Swietochlowice as well as in Eisehüttenstadt, Germany, it has recently been awarded an MTP Gold Medal, one of the most recognisable awards on the Polish market.

Convincing the jury

Granite® Ultramat is designed specifically for roofing, and its many advantages over competing products convinced the competition jury:

• Flexible at low temperature: Granite® Ultramat withstands cold storage during winter while keeping its flexibility. Profiling in cold conditions has been drastically improved.

• Surface robustness: the scratch and fretting performance of Granite® Ultramat has been drastically improved compared with previous generations.

• Sustainable: as part of ArcelorMittal’s Nature range, Granite® Ultramat does not contain any harmful substances and is fully compliant with Europe’s REACH regulations. Furthermore, at the end of its lifecycle, Granite® Ultramat is 100% recyclable, just like all other steel products.

Tomasz Plaskura, Chief Marketing Officer for Eastern Europe at ArcelorMittal Europe – Flat Products, comments: "The high quality and flexible paint system of Granite® Ultramat outperforms classic roofing products in corrosion and UV resistance. Offered guarantees are of up to 20 years on non-perforation, and up to 15 years for non-delamination. This makes Granite® Ultramat not only an aesthetic, but also cost-effective and sustainable steel solution for roofs".

About the MTP Gold Medal

The MTP Gold Medal is one of the most recognisable awards on the Polish market. It is granted after a thorough assessment by experts in innovative products of the highest quality applying a number of criteria based on state-of-the art technologies.

This year, from among many submitted applications, the competition jury, chaired by Prof. Dr Hab. Eng. Józef Jasiczak - director of the Institute of Building Structures, the Faculty of Civil Engineering and Environmental Engineering at Poznan University of Technology - honoured 37 products submitted for the BUDMA Gold Medal competition. All awarded MTP Gold Medals are equivalent prizes.

Text: ArcelorMittal Europe, Constructalia

Photos: Piotr Szafarczyk (ArcelorMittal),
Marcin Przeor (Communication ArcelorMittal Poland)

ArcelorMittal Europe - Long Products has recently released an updated version of our composite bridge pre-design software: ACOBRI Version 5.04.

You can download the update for free on our software page:

https://constructalia.arcelormittal.com/en/tools/software

In this new Floor systems guide, Arval presents its range of floor construction systems. This range is the most comprehensive on the market and consists of both well-established systems and innovative solutions which reflect recent developments in regulation, design, and installation.

Our Document Library is filled with catalogues, technical guides, reports, and much more. All publications are about ArcelorMittal products or steel in construction.

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Now you can find Constructalia’s most recent Inspiring Steel newsletters in one place.

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