Update Client Magazine | November 2012
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Flat Carbon Europe update Client magazine | November 2012 04 Leading from the top 06 iCAReTM: Powering the future of mobility 10 Reducing the carbon footprint with steel packaging 16 Enamelling goes green 22 Light, safe, strong and local EN_UpdateFCE_Nov12_10.indd 1 30/10/12 07:52 Contents 04 Leading from the 12 Winds of change top ArcelorMittal and Siemens The reuse of high pressure fl ue gas cooperate to supply the next from the top of the blast furnace generation of wind farms. is reducing ArcelorMittal’s carbon footprint – and our energy bill! Cover Leading from the top Copyright All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form or by any TM 06 iCARe : Powering means without prior permission in writing. 16 Enamelling goes Although care has been taken that the the future of mobility green information in this publication is accurate, The iCARe™ portfolio of electrical ArcelorMittal does not accept any liability for Appliance makers can now reduce errors or omissions. steels has been created by their carbon footprint, reduce ArcelorMittal to help carmakers costs and increase throughput Photography develop innovative mobility thanks to ArcelorMittal’s new ArcelorMittal and: solutions for a more sustainable Ready-to-Enamel steel. world. p. 1, 4-5: José Luis Méndez – ArcelorMittal Gijón, ArcelorMittal Dunkerque, ArcelorMittal Bremen p. 8-9: Mieres Tubos (Condesa) p. 12-13: Siemens Wind Power p. 14: Shutterstock: Vicente Barcelo Varona p. 17: Shutterstock: CCat82, szefei, Jacek Kadaj, Sergej Razvodovskij, Vadym Andrushchenko; Bretagne émaillage p. 18-19: Philippe Vandenameele, Lindab p. 20-21: David Laurent – wide, Tom 08 Keeping Europe on 18 Protected by Nature D’Haenens, SCH Holland b.v., Mieres Tubos (Condesa), Corinth Pipeworks, the road ArcelorMittal’s Nature Granite® Shutterstock: Shell114, Dmitry organic coated roofi ng steels bring ArcelorMittal’s high strength steels Kalinovsky offer lighter, stronger and safer style and modernity to p. 22-24: Vintage solutions for road safety barriers. contemporary architecture. Design & production Geers Offset nv Editor Dan Smith (MachMedia) Editor-in-chief Dieter Vandenhende Editorial responsibility ArcelorMittal Flat Carbon Europe S.A. 10 Reducing the carbon footprint 20 Tailored information on Vanessa Vanhalst with steel packaging brand-new FCE websites 19, avenue de la Liberté L-2930 Luxembourg Steel remains the most recycled packaging ArcelorMittal Flat Carbon Europe has www.arcelormittal.com/fce material in Europe. launched a new website covering the main segments of our business: Industry, 14 Lightening the footprint of Automotive and Packaging. commercial vehicles 22 Light, safe, strong and local ArcelorMittal develops a cost-effective ArcelorMittal provides tailored blank lightweight modular steel platform for support from design to production, fuel-powered and electric light commercial wherever carmakers are located. vehicles. 2 Update l Client magazine l November 2012 EN_UpdateFCE_Nov12_10.indd 2 30/10/12 07:52 In each edition of Update, an ArcelorMittal opinion leader speaks out. In this issue, Greg Ludkovsky, Vice President – Global Research and Development (R&D) Opinion talks about investing in the future of our products and solutions. Investing in tomorrow In line with our baseline ‘transforming Advancements in high strength steels New coatings such as Magnelis® are being tomorrow’, ArcelorMittal is continually exploited in solar energy installations to researching the development of innovative With a third generation of AHSS steels lengthen their life and reduce maintenance. steel solutions. Through our network of scheduled to become available in early Magnelis® utilises magnesium, aluminium research centres and product development 2014 and the development of new grades and zinc to provide optimal surface teams, including resident engineers, we are for hot stamping, even lighter and stronger protection against long-term corrosion. developing new steel solutions which meet vehicles will be possible. The new AHSS This revolutionary new coating has already customer demands for light, high-quality, grades will be characterised by their been proven to perform signifi cantly better environmentally friendly applications which improved formability at high strength. than alternative European products and it is create value. Much of this work is carried fi nding wide acceptance in the construction out using our co-engineering approach The use of UHSS is also expanding to industry. which involves our customers at every include high-thickness grades. Thicker stage of the development cycle – from grades are utilised in applications such as ArcelorMittal has also developed the idea to production. yellow goods (for example, construction Nature range of organic coated steels and earth-moving equipment). which are already revolutionising the Powering future mobility solutions ArcelorMittal is working to improve our construction industry. The high- UHSS grades to achieve strengths of up to performance coating does not contain New applications include electrical mobility, 1,100 MPa to meet the demands of these hexavalent chromium or heavy metals, where ArcelorMittal has recently launched heavy duty applications. minimising its impact on the environment. the iCARe™ range of electrical steels for automotive (see page 6). iCARe™ steels are Steels for specifi c applications This is just an outline of some of the optimised to help carmakers design electric projects that ArcelorMittal has researched motors that are light, effi cient and which Packaging, however, relies on ultra-thin over the past few years. All have been can run for longer on a single charge. steels to meet customer demands for developed in response to customer demand ArcelorMittal has also invested over €90 lighter and more environmentally friendly for sustainable steel solutions. million in our St-Chély d’Apcher production packaging. ArcelorMittal research teams ArcelorMittal’s commitment to the future facility in France. The mill already produces are collaborating to develop higher strength of our customers and the sustainability of high-quality electrical steels, but will steels with exceptional formability so that our industry means that we will continue to become the main production centre for the the gauge and weight of steel packaging research and invest in innovative new steel iCARe™ product range from early 2013. solutions can be considerably reduced. solutions. ArcelorMittal has delivered the S-in motion In the energy sector, ArcelorMittal is Greg Ludkovsky project which demonstrates to carmakers developing purpose-designed steels to suit the advantages of our ultra high strength specifi c energy applications. ArcelorMittal’s steels (UHSS) and advanced high strength R&D teams are collaborating with our steels (AHSS). We have also proven that customers to develop new lightweight the advantages of S-in motion can be solutions for wind turbines which will see applied to a new generation of electric their cost and environmental impact vehicles. decrease signifi cantly (see page 12). Update l Client magazine l November 2012 3 EN_UpdateFCE_Nov12_10.indd 3 30/10/12 07:52 Leading from the top The reuse of high pressure fl ue gas from the top of the blast furnace is reducing ArcelorMittal’s carbon footprint – and our energy bill! Over the past few years, ArcelorMittal has been perfecting the installation of Top Recovery Turbines (TRTs) to generate energy. TRT technology utilises the high-pressure gases (known as fl ue gases) which collect at the top of the blast furnace to drive very effi cient electricity generators. Installed at just four sites so far, the TRT technology is already reducing ArcelorMittal Flat Carbon Europe’s (FCE) energy bills by more than 3% a year. Implementation of TRT is part of ArcelorMittal’s ongoing commitment to research and develop improvements to our processes in order to ensure our technological superiority in the use of energy and raw materials, reduce manufacturing costs, improve quality and minimise our environmental impact. While the economic benefi ts of installing Generates energy with no emissions network. The most energy effi cient way to TRT are considerable, the environmental do this is to lead the gas through the advantages are also an important The TRT turbine generates energy by turbine where it drives a generator to consideration. ArcelorMittal’s current exploiting a known property of all gases produce electricity. production of energy from TRT reduces – that they expand as their pressure drops. CO2-equivalent emissions by around Dry and wet scrubbing is used to remove There is no infl uence on the operation of 176,000 tonnes/year. That equates to fi ne particulates from the fl ue gas as it the blast furnace and the fl ue gas is not removing more than 35,000 cars from leaves the blast furnace. At this point the consumed. As blast furnace gas is very the road. TRT is also very sustainable as pressure is between 1.6 and 2.5 bar. During combustible, it is normally utilised in other there are zero emissions from the process the scrubbing process the gas cools, and its parts of the plant to generate heat or of producing electricity using this pressure drops about 0.3 bar. That needs to energy for other processes. With the TRT technology. be reduced to 0.1 bar for the gas pipe system installed, the fl ue gas effectively 4 Update l Client magazine l November 2012 Key electricity generation fi gures achieved at the test installation site Flue gas pressure At top of blast furnace 1.6 bar After scrubber (with TRT) 1.3 bar After TRT (gas network) 0.1 bar Turbine power 7.018 MW ArcelorMittal is actively looking Generator effi ciency 97.6% for energy partners to help us Transferred electrical energy 6.849 MW increase the amount of electricity we produce from TRT. TRT technology has been installed in six of FCE’s A TRT rotor being readied for installation. Flue gases are cleaned before being led through blast furnaces. Another eight have been identifi ed the TRT to generate electricity. The gas can still as being suitable for conversion.