The European Convention for Constructional Steelwork (ECCS) recently released a new European Design Guide for the Use of Weathering Steel in Bridge Construction. The ECCS, along with ArcelorMittal, will present the design guide – including innovations and implementations – in a free webinar on 7 December 2021 at 14.00 CET.

To register, please contact: francis.grogna@steelconstruct.com
NB: There are a limited number of spots available!

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Join ArcelorMittal Rails and Special Sections from 25 to 27 November at Eurasia Rail 2021 in Istanbul - one of the largest rail industry exhibitions!

Visit stand A121 in hall 2 to discover the latest technological advances implemented in ArcelorMittal rail mills.

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The Port of Huelva is the fifth busiest port in Spain and the 29th out of approximately 1200 ports in Europe. ArcelorMittal Europe – Long Products is contributing to its ongoing expansion with the supply of steel sheet piles, rails, and sections produced in Luxembourg.

525-metre-long extension

The Port of Huelva is located in the southwest of the Iberian Peninsula. The area has been one of Europe’s main gateways for maritime trade since Roman times. Huelva maintains this legacy acting as a major hub of the European trade network, linking to the African and American continents. With the need to cater to growing demands while keeping the port’s high quality of service, the Port Authority of Huelva decided to welcome the future with a 525-metre-long extension of its south quay.

A complete solution developed jointly by ArcelorMittal Sheet Piling, the stakeholders, and the decision makers

In April 2017, the Port of Huelva commissioned a feasibility report of design alternatives. This report indicated steel sheet piles as the preferred solution, with key considerations like quality assurance and environmental benefits as only achievable with steel sheet pile walls. The remaining, but not insignificant, hurdle to sort was the economics.

In the ensuing two-year period, the project went from preliminary design to tender award with Ferrovial Construcción SA winning the bid in May 2019. During this period, the ArcelorMittal Sheet Piling team was hired several times by the designers, contractor, and the Port of Huelva for technical advice and solution optimisation. This gave the team a unique understanding of the project, which in turn contributed to aligning project design, execution, and end-use for an economically successful project.

All products made in Luxembourg

The first delivery of steel products took place in April 2020. Overall, ArcelorMittal supplied:

• 8070 tonnes of HZ-M®/AZ® double pile combined wall up to 33m long - tailor made to project requirements in Differdange and Belval and used as principal structural elements for the quay wall. They were produced from 100% recycled steel in electric arc furnaces, obtaining the EcoSheetPile™ label.
• 1180 tonnes of anchorage material from state-of-the-art specialist manufacturer Anker Schroeder.
• 207 tonnes of crane rails, produced in Rodange, to extend the crane track from the existing quay onto the new one.
• 150 tonnes of sections, produced in Differdange and Belval, used to connect the anchoring system.

Finishing works

With the main steel sheet pile structure already in place, the ongoing finishing works at the Port of Huelva are due to be complete in 2022.

The ArcelorMittal Sheet Piling team continues its work at the disposal of stakeholders around the world looking to harness the benefits of sheet piles for their project needs.

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Innovation in grain silo design: SiloMasters, renowned maker of agricultural storage solutions, has introduced Magnelis®, a high protection coated steel, into its grain silo range.

Lower weight thanks to high strength steels

High-strength, high performance galvanised steel up to S450GD has always been a prerequisite for SiloMasters’ flat bottom and hopper silos. This steel, which has a high elastic limit, allows the manufacturer to reduce the weight of its silo products and accessories, which is advantageous for the logistics, assembly, and handling of components - and which also extends the life of the products. Magnelis® is the natural next innovative step in performance for SiloMasters.

Magnelis® extends the silos' lifetime...

Introducing the Magnelis® ZM430 coating into its silo range has provided SiloMasters with the additional advantage of outstanding corrosion resistance, a self-healing effect ensuring excellent edge protection, and up to 25-year guarantees. The corrosion resistance of Magnelis® is three times better than galvanised steel, measured using outdoor tests.

Miguel-Angel Barrio, SiloMasters’ CEO, comments: “Extending the lifetime of our silos, especially in harsh environments like ports, was our major objective. With Magnelis® ZM430 replacing HDG600 (Z600), together with the services of ArcelorMittal Distribución Iberia and strong technical support of ArcelorMittal Europe – Flat Products, we have a very powerful and convincing offer for our customers”.

...and ensures innovation and the highest quality

The Magnelis® coating layer is unique in that the molten bath includes zinc, 3.5% aluminium, and 3% magnesium. This compact layer acts as a barrier to corrosion, preventing the underlying steel from coming into contact with the ambient environment and giving the coating its excellent protection characteristics, even in deformed areas.

Quality is fundamental to SiloMasters’ vision to be the leading supplier of agricultural silos. Incorporating the Magnelis® metallic coating into its products will help ensure that this company can continue to innovate, offering the highest quality to its customers.

“ArcelorMittal’s accelerated tests and long exposure in real farm context have demonstrated the outstanding corrosion performance of Magnelis® for farms,” adds Miguel-Angel Barrio. “The product also meets the requirements of EC Regulation 1935/2004, so it is food safe,” he adds. “We are proud to make use of this innovative new material in our products.”

About Magnelis® for agriculture

Due to the hostile environment in which it operates, agricultural equipment and infrastructure is particularly subject to corrosion from several sources. These include moisture and harsh weather, farm animals, manure, fertilisers, and corrosive farming products of all kinds. This challenging environment is ideally suited to the application of the Magnelis® steel coating with its outstanding corrosion resistance. In addition, a high surface hardness makes Magnelis® scratch resistant, protecting it from animal scratches and the abrasive effect of grain on the coating.

About SiloMasters

SiloMasters manufactures and supplies storage solutions for the agricultural, biomass, malting, feed mills, and cereals trading and milling sectors.  Its grain storage systems combine the latest technical advances in 3D design, finite element analysis, and structural calculations.

The state-of-the-art SiloMasters factory in Borja, Zaragoza, Spain exports 95% of its products around the world, giving the engineers at SiloMasters a detailed understanding of the regulatory environments across five continents.

More information: silomasters.eu

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ArcelorMittal Europe Communications
Constructalia

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Didier Bridoux

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Epco, a leading producer of insulated panels for garage, commercial, and industrial doors, has recently purchased XCarb® green steel certificates from ArcelorMittal Europe – Flat Products with the Granite® organic coated steel used in its products.

“ArcelorMittal’s XCarb® green steel certificates will help us orient the door market towards a greener future,” says Luc De Deygere, CEO of Epco. “We see the certificates as a major opportunity for all involved.”

Greener production routes

Epco is very aware of the need to continue its active role in helping the world to reduce carbon emissions as Luc De Deygere explains: “The recent flooding in Belgium and Germany and the forest fires in the south of Europe are clear indications that climate change is happening faster than expected. As a business, Epco has already taken action to reduce our carbon footprint. That has seen us install solar panels on the factory roof and make use of electric vehicles. But we need to do more. That’s why we have decided to purchase ArcelorMittal’s XCarb® green steel certificates.”

“We are working with our suppliers to identify raw materials with a low environmental footprint and which contain as much recycled content as possible,” says Luc De Deygere. “These materials must be easy to recycle. Steel is already very environmentally friendly as it contains a lot of recycled material, and it can be recycled over and over. The XCarb® green steel certificates help to confirm this advantage.”

Motivating customers

Epco will pass the XCarb® green steel certificates on to its customers. “We hope they will help to motivate them to follow greener production routes,” says Luc De Deygere. “That will bring real change to the door market.”

About Epco

Belgian company Epco supplies panels under two main brand names – Epco and Tecsedo – from three production sites in Belgium, Poland, and Switzerland. The panels are supplied to customers who provide complete door solutions to end customers around the world.

More info: www.epco.be

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ArcelorMittal Europe Communications
Constructalia

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ArcelorMittal Europe - Long Products has released a new EPD (Environmental Product Declaration) for XCarb® Recycled and renewably produced Reinforcing steel in bars.

This declaration refers to XCarb® Recycled and renewably produced Reinforcing steel in bars for the building industry based on steel production in an Electric Arc Furnace with a renewable electricity supply with Guarantee of Origins. It is certified by IBU (Institut Bauen und Umwelt e.V.) according to standards ISO 14025 and EN 15804.

Rebar (Reinforcing steel in bars, including standard rebars, special rebars – Krybar®, rock bolt, and tie bars - and threaded bars) covers carbon steel for geotechnical use and the reinforcement of concrete. Typical applications include the construction of buildings, bridges, roads, and other civil works (infrastructures, superstructures, etc.).

You can download this new EPD - and others - from our Document library.

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ArcelorMittal Europe - Long Products has released an updated version of their composite bridge pre-design software: ACOBRI Version 5.09.

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

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

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At Constructalia, we are always striving to bring you the most up-to-date and easy-to-find information about ArcelorMittal Europe steel products and solutions for construction. We spent some time this summer creating new points of reference on Constructalia for you – our valued users.

Constructalia cinematheque

We built a cinematheque to house product, event, training, project, and corporate videos in one place. With just the click of a button, you can be watching the latest webinar or checking out the newest product video.

Steel grades

Looking for steel grade information, but don’t want to search by product? We gathered all of our available mechanical, technical, chemical, and coating particulars for ArcelorMittal steel grades into one hub page for easy access.

Partners

As our Partners section continues to grow, we decided it was time to renovate. You can now locate our partners by category, such as roofing & cladding, agriculture, or light steel structures & profiles.

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