Visit us in Munich from 8 to 14 April at Bauma 2019. In hall A6 at stand 534, ArcelorMittal will present the latest innovations of our Amstrong® Ultra and Relia® ranges of ultra-high-strength and wear-resistant steels for building the mechanical equipment of the future.

A new range of high-strength steels

Amstrong® Ultra is a new range of high-strength steels for structural parts in transport, yellow and green goods, lifting, and mechanical engineering industries. Amstrong® Ultra enables manufacturers by reducing steel thickness and weight in mobile equipment.

Geert Van Heirseele, Product Manager, explains: “Many companies think that the hardest high-strength steels are difficult to process. At Bauma, we will prove them that the latest Amstrong® Ultra generations are easy to cut, easy to bend and easy to weld. We are convinced they will open the door for new and innovative applications.”

Outstanding abrasion resistance

Relia® is ArcelorMittal’s range of high-hardness, low-alloyed martensitic steels offering outstanding resistance to abrasion in addition to a significant weight reduction. Principal application areas include construction and earthmoving, mining and mineral processing, demolition, and waste and recycling.

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This year, the ArcelorMittal stand will feature real samples and videos focussing on the enhanced processing capabilities of steel in terms of bending, cutting, and welding.

On top of this, Creusabro® will also be showcased at Bauma. Creusabro® is an advanced impact and abrasion resistant steel, which strongly improves its wear resistance in service by a surface hardening effect of about +70 HB. For many years, Creusabro® abrasion resistant steels have provided optimal solutions that translate into major savings in fabrication and maintenance costs, increased productivity, and enhanced machine performance.

ArcelorMittal conference

On Wednesday 10 April from 17.30 to 18.00 at the Bauma forum, ArcelorMittal will hold a conference on "Toughness, resistance and up to 40% weight reduction thanks to high strength steel grades." Come and meet our experts!

About Bauma

Bauma is the world’s leading sector event for construction machinery, building material machines, mining machines, construction vehicles, and construction equipment. With a total exhibition space of 605 000 square metres, Bauma is also the largest trade show in the world. In 2016, Bauma broke all previous records, attracting a total of 3423 exhibitors (63% from abroad) and 580 000 visitors (+9% vs 2013) from over 200 countries. Bauma takes place every three years in Munich, Germany.

Inaugurated on 15 November 2018, the Kenitra-Tangier line is the first high-speed line in Morocco. Its main objective is to link the biggest town of the country, Casablanca, to Tangier. This is the first stage of a project to create up to 1500 kms of new railway lines in Morocco. ArcelorMittal is proud to contribute to this high-level project with the participation of ArcelorMittal Europe – Long Products Rails & Special Sections, who provided rails, and WireSolutions, who provided fences.

Sole rails supplier for the Kenitra-Tangier line

ArcelorMittal is the sole rails supplier for the first phase of this project and provided 46 000 tonnes of rails produced by ArcelorMittal España at the Veriña site. We were able to offer the customer rails that combine excellent reliability, geometrical precision, strict flatness tolerance, and the highest quality on the market. Our 60E1 R260Mn rails measuring 36 metres long have a lower wear than our R260 standard grade. They also fulfil all of the requirements for high-speed railways:

• Safety
• Comfort
• Durability and cost efficiency
• Minimum acoustic impact
• Service
• Environmentally-friendly

Fences from Bissen on the north part of the line

The Moroccan rail operator ONCF*, via the local provider/installer Menasteel Industry, has entrusted the supply of WireSolutions’ high security fencing Atak®, produced in our plant in Bissen, Luxembourg. Our fences were installed along the north part of the line. This represents 50% in terms of volume (of the north part of the line) and 146 kms of fences. This is the first entry into the public market in Morocco for Bissen and a good opportunity to become an important player on the North African market.

Kenitra-Tangier in only 47 minutes

The line between Casablanca and Tangier is the first step in ONCF’s project to create 1500 kms of railways in Morocco. It will significantly reduce travel time from Casablanca to Tangier from 4 hours 45 minutes to around 2 hours. The 200-km track between Kenitra and Tangier is linked to the existent rail line between Kenitra and Casablanca. With trains running at a speed of 320 km/h, it is now possible to travel from Kenitra to Tangier in only 47 minutes.

In the future, the line will be extended to the south through Marrakesh to Agadir, and another line is planned from Rabat through Fez to Oujda.

*ONCF (Office National des Chemins de Fer du Maroc)

On 14 November, ArcelorMittal participated in the first Polish Steel Day, organised as part of the Build With Steel initiative managed by the Polish Chamber of Steelwork and partners at the Warsaw Sheraton hotel – an event dedicated to investors, architects, designers, and general contractors to promote steel in the construction market.

About 130 people from the business and academic world gathered at the Warsaw Sheraton hotel for this first Steel Day in Poland. The event consisted of talks by specialists from production, galvanising, and design companies, and lectures given by well-known architects and representatives of industry associations. Different topics were discussed such as: new technologies in the galvanising industry, modern steel and composite bridges, and construction of the world’s largest mobile structure – the Chernobyl sarcophagus (made of ArcelorMittal steel).

Representing ArcelorMittal

ArcelorMittal was represented on the Technical Committee by Marta Dziarnowska, International Steel Promotion Director at ArcelorMittal Europe – Flat Products, and Wojciech Ochojski, Technical Advisor at ArcelorMittal Commercial Long Poland sp. z o.o.

Two ArcelorMittal speeches were given by:

•    Tomasz Plaskura, CMO Region East at ArcelorMittal Europe – Flat Products, who focused on 'Innovation in steel for the architecture of tomorrow'
•    Dr Renata Obiała, ArcelorMittal Global R&D on the topic 'Engineering fire safety of construction and creativity of designers'

Steligence® in the spotlight

As construction was the focus of the event, Steligence® was also in the spotlight with a mini stand, including a video display, as an introduction to this concept.

Steligence® is ArcelorMittal’s radical new concept for the use of steel in construction, which will facilitate the next generation of high performance buildings and construction techniques and create a more sustainable life-cycle for buildings.

As explained by Tomasz Plaskura during his speech: “We already know that steel is an ideal material to create functional and aesthetic constructions, but it is also important to make others as passionate about steel constructions as we are because steel is beautiful…The Steligence® concept has the potential to drive significant architectural and sustainability benefits. It will also impact the cost, which will be reduced…ArcelorMittal’s new headquarters, which will be built in Luxembourg, is an excellent example of this concept”.

The Steligence® concept is enabled by the latest development in steel solutions such as building columns, castellated beams, composite slim-floor beams, additive floors, architectural panels, profile claddings, cassette systems, and many others. You can view more details at steligence.arcelormittal.com/products.

Polish Steel Day was a great networking opportunity for people from different areas: architects, engineers, students, and academics and we look forward for the next edition.

More about Steligence®

Steligence® proposes a new approach to construction which considers buildings holistically, almost as ‘living entities’. As such, this new science-based methodology proposes the need for more dialogue between various specialist architectural and engineering disciplines recognising not only specialist expertise, but also the positive impact of enhanced co-operation between experts.

The concept has the potential to resolve the competing demands of creativity, flexibility, sustainability, and economics. Built into the Steligence® approach is a broad range of steel products for construction which individually add value, but together represent a compelling portfolio.

About Build With Steel (Buduj ze stali)

The Build With Steel initiative was developed in cooperation with some of the most important steel companies in Poland. Build With Steel is the answer to the industry’s expectations for increasing the use of steel in the building industry. Steel as a material characterised by great flexibility and durability deserves proper promotion.

The Build With Steel initiative is addressed to all key players in the construction market including students and graduates of technical universities, designers, architects, as well as investors and general contractors.

Today’s modern bridge construction faces new challenges such as the cost of building and maintenance and the time required for the planning and execution of the project.

This new video from ArcelorMittal describes how we build modern bridges with our innovative products and technologies: fast, efficient, sustainable, and cost-saving.

Two key elements are:
•    composite girders based on hot rolled steel sections of high-yield special steel grades
•    sheet piles as load-bearing elements leading to cost, time, and space saving during construction

Watch the video here: Our steel builds bridges video

ArcelorMittal’s Magnelis® book is now available on Constructalia in Russian: Magnelis® Стратегия мышления.

Magnelis® is an exceptional metallic coating that delivers a breakthrough in corrosion protection. It provides outstanding corrosion resistance, even in harsh environments, and is the best choice for a wide variety of applications.

Download Magnelis® Стратегия мышления in our Document library.

A decade ago, ArcelorMittal introduced SteelUser to provide our customers with a range of digital tools. Accessed via a web platform, SteelUser allows customers to track orders, access documents, enter orders, and interact with customer service. Today, 90 percent of our customers use this web service every single day.

Now ArcelorMittal is expanding SteelUser to become an omni-platform communication channel for customers. A new app is available to ensure customers have the information they need, wherever they are. The existing web services are being redesigned and expanded.

A new design

The design of SteelUser services has become simpler and more efficient, and new features have been added to the app. This allows customers to follow orders, track shipments, and consult documents – services that can also be accessed via the web. New mobile-specific features include the ability to scan a barcode on an ArcelorMittal product to identify the material, retrieve certificates, and provide feedback about a specific coil.

New features

Very soon, customers will also be able to scan the barcode to get detailed information about a coil’s specific properties. This will enable them to adapt their processing parameters to the specific properties of the coil or check if a steel is feasible for their application. Customers will also be able to request quotes for customised products, call-off material, track alerts, and exchange information with customer service.

Many features can be directly integrated into the customer’s Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system through API (Application Programming Interface) technology. This puts information such as the production and delivery status of an order directly into the customer’s own IT systems and ensures the information is available to the entire business.

SteelUser provides for quick, efficient, and reliable interactions between customers and ArcelorMittal anywhere, and at any time.

What is in it for you?

We provide you with an omni-platform communication channel to ensure you have the information you need, whenever and wherever you are in the world.

Text: ArcelorMittal Europe
Photos: ArcelorMittal
Video: ArcelorMittal

ArcelorMittal Europe – Long Products is certified under the BRE Environmental & Sustainability Standard BES 6001, a responsible sourcing certification for the UK construction market demonstrating the division’s commitment to sustainable sourcing.

This covers the entire portfolio of ArcelorMittal Europe – Long Products including angles, channels, merchant bars, rails, sections, sheet piles, rebar, construction bar, and wire.

Developed by the UK-registered research organisation BRE (Building Research Establishment), the BES 6001 standard requires manufacturers for the construction industry to prove that their products are made with responsibly sourced materials. A process of third-party, independent assessment covering organisational governance, supply chain management, and various environmental and social aspects is used to verify that manufacturers meet the required criteria. Manufacturers must also demonstrate the sustainable operations of their raw material suppliers.

Download the certificate in our Document library!

ArcelorMittal Europe's revamped Constructalia website has just been launched in its Polish language version! In a constant effort to make Constructalia accessible to all of our valued users, we now offer our new content, features, and online services in Polish. Check out the new Polish version of Constructalia here:

https://constructalia.arcelormittal.com/pl

ArcelorMittal Sheet Piling recently launched their brand new website. An updated layout encompasses new and interesting content as well as revised content. Read more here:

https://sheetpiling.arcelormittal.com