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6 Driving the future with steel 10 Standing up to the elements 16 Packaging and the circular economy 18 Steel bridges set the standard ContentsContents 04 ArcelorMittal Tailored Blanks goes 16 Transforming ef ciency 4 Connectingthe theextra network mile 16 PackagingImproved and grain the oriented circular electrical economy steels meet 2015 energy effi ciency targets. New ArcelorMittalinvestments toand keep Corinth pace Pipeworks with Steel for packaging offers significant carmakers.meet strict standards and delivery advantages in holistic, sustainable schedule for new gas pipeline. approach to resource optimisation.

06 Going orange, staying green! 18 Increasing the life and load capacity 6 Driving theArcelorMittal future withEurope steel brands coils in 18 Steel bridgesof heavy set equipmentthe standard new livery. ArcelorMittal co-engineering ArcelorMittalNew aesthetic promotes high strength full and global steels to approach supports automotive offerinspire for yellow creative and bridge green solutions.good customers every step of the journey. manufacturers.

07 VAMA inaugurates landmark 19 Meeting the world’s need for energy automotive steel plant 8 Getting the message out 21 BuildingOil the and foundations gas: from steel to of solutions. wind New Steelcontinuous promotion annealing organisations line rolls out energy fi rst increasecoil in China. steel’s share of ArcelorMittal customer Navantia the construction market. wins jacket contract for Wikinger offshore project.

08 In the same boat! 20 Steel can, and does! 10 StandingArcelorMittal up to the Europe elements presents complete 22 VolkswagenArcelorMittal’s gives steels ArcelorMittal for beverage cans shipbuildingFor operators offer at of SMM. solar installations, lowerSt-Chély costs and improved’Apcher sustainability. top marks Magnelis® offers more than 25 years of ArcelorMittal’s St-Chély d’Apcher mill almost maintenance-free support. achieves an A rating – the highest possible – in two VDA audits conducted by carmaker Volkswagen and Tier-1 supplier Kienle + Spiess. 11 ArcelorMittal to launch new toolbox 22 Excelling in pre-painted steel 12 Investingfor in architects Europe’s automotive future 24 The motorArcelorMittal of the strengthensmachine involvement with ECCA. SteelArcelorMittal Envelope showcases is continuing a selection its of ArcelorMittal electrical steels power our aestheticprogramme steels of investingfor construction. in our the motors in Miele appliances. European assets to create the next generation of steels for automotive.

12 Aluzinc® stars in  agship of French sport 24 Making it easier to put the right steel 14 2015 – TheAnother prestigious year metal of coating innovation for in the right place prestigiousfrom projects. ArcelorMittal Online Automotive Product Catalogue gets a complete revamp. Innovation is at the heart of ArcelorMittal’s commercial approach.

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2 Update l Client magazine l May 2015 EN_Update_nov 2014.indd 2 19/11/14 17:01 Opinion The strength of being global Each edition of Update features an article from an ArcelorMittal opinion ArcelorMittal’s offer for automakers is about much more than just supplying leader. This issue we hear from Philippe the widest range of steel products for automotive. We also lead in distribution, Aubron, Chief Marketing Officer of ArcelorMittal Automotive Europe. value, and helping customers to exploit the properties of our products.

Steel remains the most cost-effective ArcelorMittal’s cross-functional teams and environmentally responsible material include people from outside the automotive automakers can use to save weight in a world. They come from financing, vehicle. Innovative steels, together with purchasing and logistics, and help us to intelligent engineering, enable OEMs to find new ways to address the different achieve impressive weight savings which problems our customers face. match those achieved with competing products, but at a fraction of their cost. Our technology staff provides the expertise customers need to turn our steel Through our ongoing S-in motion® solutions into new lightweight solutions for solution programmes, ArcelorMittal has today’s vehicles. A recent success of this demonstrated that these weight and co-engineering approach is the award- cost savings are achievable in production winning steel door ring developed for the vehicles which take advantage of our Acura MDX by Honda and ArcelorMittal advanced steels. We continue to develop Tailored Blanks with the support of our new high-end products which offer global automotive and R&D departments. excellent added value. Recent examples This solution replaces four parts with a include our Fortiform® range of steels for single hot-stamped laser welded blank. It cold stamping, and new coatings such as is on the road today and represents one Zagnelis®. of the safest, lightest and most affordable solutions available. One of the first questions customers ask us about these products is: ‘Are they “ArcelorMittal’s worldwide available everywhere?’ With ArcelorMittal, presence and innovation the answer is an emphatic: ‘Yes!’ We culture help carmakers create understand that OEMs need the same products, and the same high level of lighter, safer vehicles.” service, wherever their production facilities are located. No other material has steel’s track record of innovation. We explore and exploit That’s why ArcelorMittal has created a steel’s unique properties like no one else. worldwide footprint, and why we continue ArcelorMittal’s automotive division is to build and upgrade our production unlocking the possibilities of steel on a infrastructure in the locations where OEMs daily basis. Above all, we understand the need us today. complexity our customers face. That’s why automakers invite us to help them create But ArcelorMittal is about more than just the vehicles of tomorrow. steelmaking. Our automotive division includes almost 600 people spread Philippe Aubron across our five dedicated automotive CMO Automotive Europe development centres. We also have 34 resident engineers who are embedded with automakers in almost every region of the world.

Update l Client magazine l May 2015 3 Connecting the network © Corinth Pipeworks

ArcelorMittal and Corinth Pipeworks meet strict standards and delivery schedule for new gas pipeline

When completed, the Artère de l’Adour gas pipeline will run for almost 100 kilometres from Arcangues to Coudures in the south-west of France. This new pipeline is being constructed by the French gas supplier TIGF. The Artère de l’Adour enables TIGF to improve gas supply in the local region and provides a connection between Spain’s Basque Country and the wider European gas network.

The pipe for the new gas line was provided “We immediately contacted ArcelorMittal To manage the project, ArcelorMittal and by long-term ArcelorMittal customer, as we knew from experience that Corinth Pipeworks established their own Corinth Pipeworks of Greece. Incorporated they could supply the quality steel we project teams. The ArcelorMittal Fos-sur- in 1969, Corinth Pipeworks is one of the required,” notes Nicholas Sarsentis, hot Mer team tracked the order continually, world’s leading steel pipe manufacturers rolled coil procurement director for providing information to their counterparts for the oil and gas industry and a major Corinth Pipeworks. “We’ve had very good at Corinth Pipeworks on a daily basis. The supplier of hollow sections for the cooperation for a long time and know that close cooperation ensured there were no construction sector. ArcelorMittal is a reliable steel partner.” major issues during the project.

Limited delivery timeframe The choice of ArcelorMittal as the steel Demanding steel and Corinth Pipeworks’ involvement in the supplier ensured that Corinth Pipeworks pipe specifications Artère de l’Adour project began in late did not need to wait for approval from TIGF specified a demanding steel grade August 2013 when TIGF placed an order for TIGF. “ArcelorMittal supplied the hot which has high tensile strength and almost 100 kilometres of high-frequency rolled coils from its mill at Fos-sur-Mer excellent toughness at low temperatures. induction (HFI) pipe with a diameter of 610 near Marseille in southern France. The “TIGF’s specifications on the steel, finished mm. The tight timeframe of the project fact that they were a reputable and pipe, and delivery were quite demanding,” meant that Corinth Pipeworks had just six local French supplier was a benefit,” says says Nicholas Sarsentis. As well as months to fulfil the order. This included Nicholas Sarsentis. “If we had chosen specifying that Corinth Pipeworks should sourcing the steel, forming and coating the another steel supplier TIGF may have had ship the finished pipe to ports on the pipes and shipping them to TIGF. to evaluate them first.” Bay of Biscay coast, TIGF requested that

4 Update l Client magazine l May 2015 disruption to local communities and the Corinth Pipeworks’ just-in-time delivery “At the end of the project, ArcelorMittal environment should be minimised during schedule, shipments of coils for this project had a satisfied customer and so did Corinth delivery. were made progressively. Pipeworks.”

The first coils were shipped from The final batch of coils was delivered to With pipe deliveries now complete, TIGF ArcelorMittal to Greece in November Corinth Pipeworks in December 2013. is finalising the construction of the Artère 2013. “We have deliveries by ship from “ArcelorMittal was able to meet our de l’Adour pipeline. After final testing and ArcelorMittal Fos-sur-Mer to the port schedule which in turn enabled us to meet approval, the first gas is expected to flow near Corinth Pipeworks almost every the stringent delivery requirements set by along the line very soon. week,” explains Nicholas Sarsentis. To meet our customer,” notes Nicholas Sarsentis. ■

The Artère de l’Adour pipeline in figures

Construction 2013 to 2015 period:

Pipe delivery: November 2013 to February 2014

Length: 95 km

Type: Onshore, gas

Pipe diameter: 610 mm (24 inches)

Coating: 3LPE/3LPP exterior

Flow: 10 km/hour at 85 bar

Start of gas 2015 supply: © Corinth Pipeworks Finished pipes were shipped directly from the Corinth Pipeworks port in Greece to France.

Corinth Pipeworks uses state-of-the-art equipment to meet the exacting standards for gas pipelines. © Corinth Pipeworks

More info

For more information about Corinth Pipeworks, please visit: www.cpw.gr

More information about the Artère de l’Adour project can be found at: www.artere-adour-tigf.fr (available in French only).

Update l Client magazine l May 2015 5 Driving the future with steel ArcelorMittal co-engineering approach supports automotive customers every step of the journey

When automotive manufacturers begin to design a new vehicle, they can count uses our in-house database to calculate the on ArcelorMittal to provide the widest range of automotive steel products, and preliminary weight saving potential of the our strong co-engineering support. Together they allow OEMs to develop light, solutions selected. up-to-date, and affordable mobility solutions with excellent consumer appeal. Refining material ArcelorMittal’s co-engineering support preferred manufacturing process, whether selection with CAE begins at the initial design phase – up they prefer hot or cold stamping, and local The second phase in the methodology to seven years or more before the new safety regulations. aims to refine the possible weight savings model will appear in showrooms. In the using computer-aided engineering first of three phases in our co-engineering ArcelorMittal’s proposals are based on our (CAE) models. New design solutions are methodology, ArcelorMittal’s automotive in-house engineered solutions called S-in integrated into the CAE model to optimise Global R&D teams sit with the OEM’s motion®. In continuous evolution since the vehicle’s performance in crash and design team to identify steel solutions 2010, our S-in motion® projects have stiffness load cases at the same level as which have the potential to save mass identified catalogues of steel solutions for the baseline model. The customer can also while maintaining or improving crash a wide range of parts and for various types benefit from ArcelorMittal’s modelling performance. of vehicles including smaller cars, pickup datasets. trucks, light commercial and electric- Phase 1 identifies lightest powered vehicles. All offer significant ArcelorMittal’s Global R&D team has steel options weight savings and take into account developed the computational capability In the first phase, ArcelorMittal and the European and North American crash and competencies to run more than ten full OEM select steels based on the properties requirements. All S-in motion® solutions virtual car crash simulations in less than 24 required in each part of the car. This are fully validated and can be implemented hours. Each simulation covers around four enables the manufacturer to choose from with steel grades that are available today. million elements. the latest, and lightest, steel solutions available. The grades selected take into At the end of the first co-engineering Crash tests, stiffness assessments and other account factors such as the OEM’s phase, the ArcelorMittal automotive team load cases are modelled to test material selection and forming options. Materials and other options can be changed to test ArcelorMittal’s co-engineering methodology is split into three phases the effect of different steel grades and Preliminary mass Refined mass Forming & welding technologies such as laser welded blanks saving assessment saving analysis feasibility (LWB). At the end of this phase, the OEM has a clear idea of the final weight of the vehicle’s Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3 body-in-white and hang-on parts.

6 Update l Client magazine l May 2015 Practical issues addressed Hot and cold stamping options are examined in final phase during the formability assessment In the final stage of ArcelorMittal’s co- Gradual level of validation Hot stamping Cold stamping engineering methodology, the assembly and formability of the vehicle’s parts Experimental Hot stamping Cold stamping is assessed. The feasibility of using approach try out try out technologies such as LWB and hot stamping are also assessed and optimised. Pamstamp ArcelorMittal Outifo spring thermo-mechanical methodology back control The detailed assembly analysis uses simulation a three-step strategy to validate the assembly risks for each stack-up. For the Autoform Incremental Autoform most risky stack-ups numerical simulations thermo-mechanical approach incremental can be performed using ArcelorMittal’s incremental own data for each grade. This enables the OEM to improve their process parameters. Experimental validation may also be One-step Autoform Autoform carried out on more complex assembly approach Onestep Onestep configurations depending on the OEM’s requirements. Expert Analogy Analogy In the forming assessment phase, the validation forming feasibility of all new solutions is evaluated through simulations, with different levels of detail depending on the part’s complexity. We can examine both hot and cold stamping options depending on the OEM’s preferred strategy. In our dedicated automotive applications research centre in Montataire (France), stamping trials are carried out for new grades. From these trials we can propose forming best practices to our customers. We can also carry out trials using the customer’s own designs. We can run more than 10 full virtual car crash simulations in less than 24 hours. Each simulation covers around 4 million elements.

Our support doesn’t end once the final Automotive R&D close to the customer phase of the methodology is complete. For major manufacturers, ArcelorMittal’s ArcelorMittal operates 11 research which could lead to weight savings of up team of resident engineers are on standby laboratories in Europe and North America. to 20% in certain vehicle parts. They also to provide additional support whenever Five are fully dedicated to developing the include next generation press hardened it is needed. Our automotive Global R&D next generation of steels and solutions steels such as Usibor® 2000 and teams can also provide technical advice for our automotive customers: Maizières- Ductibor® 1000. Some of these grades during vehicle industrialisation and serial lès-Metz, Montataire, Gandrange are able to absorb more energy in a crash, production, up to the point where the (France), Hamilton (Canada) and East making them ideal for use in structural vehicle leaves the assembly line. Chicago (USA). parts of a vehicle that may be affected during impact. ArcelorMittal’s extensive offer of Our research centre in Maizières-lès- automotive steel grades and our Metz (France) is the world’s largest R&D ArcelorMittal’s S-in motion® solutions have worldwide footprint are already facility for automotive steels. At any been applied to the pickup truck market. compelling reasons why OEMs contact given moment, up to 80 new steel grades The identified solutions make it possible us for support when developing their are under development. to reduce the combined weight of the new vehicles. Coupled with our proven vehicle’s cab, box, frame and closures by co-engineering approach, unparalleled During 2014, ArcelorMittal trialled and 23% compared to a 2014 baseline vehicle. in-house expertise and service, these launched new steel grades and solutions These solutions meet regulatory standards advantages make ArcelorMittal the that have the potential to further reduce for vehicle performance. New solutions go-to steel solution supplier for the global the weight of any car. These ‘third using third generation AHSS offer the automotive industry. generation’ steels include Fortiform®, a opportunity to make further savings of ■ new range of AHSS for cold-stamping, around 22kg per vehicle.

Update l Client magazine l May 2015 7 © C.A. Gavinha Members of the German steel IPO Bauforumstahl were represented on the organisation’s stand at the 2015 Bau trade fair in Munich. Getting the message out Steel promotion organisations increase steel’s share of the construction market

Independent steel promotion organisations (IPOs) have been created supplement their resources through in many European countries. Their role is to emphasise the advantages extensive publishing activities and of steel and to promote its use, particularly in the construction providing training. “We develop our own sector. But how do these organisations achieve their aims and how publications on subjects ranging from can ArcelorMittal customers take advantage of their services? designing with steel to fire engineering,” explains Frank Maatje, Director of the The activities each IPO undertakes vary Targeting all parts of the IPO. “Lecturers can choose different from country to country. They range construction sector parts from our publications to create their from an exchange of know-how between Let’s zoom in on a few of the many IPOs. own prescribed texts for their courses. members to the establishment of specific Infosteel, the steel IPO which covers This limits the cost of buying books for technical committees to advocate for Belgium and Luxembourg, targets all parties students and provides tailor-made course steel’s inclusion in new national building who are active in the decision making and material for the lecturer.” regulations and standards. Regular IPO implementation phases of steel construction activities include the publication of projects. “That starts with investors and Information days brochures and technical studies, the architects, and includes engineers, steel encourage networking organisation of seminars and site visits, fabricators, steel distributors, and sub Both Infosteel and Bouwen met Staal offer and running educational programmes for contractors,” says Philippe Coigné, General information days dedicated to students and students in higher education. Segment- Manager of Infosteel. professionals in the construction industry. specific programmes are also offered, “Our Staalbouwdag (Steel Building Day) is covering issues such as corrosion, design, Most IPOs rely on the support of targeted at university and technical college fire and seismic performance, sustainability, members to fund most of their activities. students,” notes Frank Maatje. “We bring and dedicated steel applications such as Some, such as the Dutch steel IPO students together, visit a steel fabricator bridges, roofing and cladding. Bouwen met Staal (Building with Steel), or construction project, and then take

8 Update l Client magazine l May 2015 © Bouwen met Staal © Infosteel Steel knowledge courses are an important part Bouwen met Staal’s information days bring together students of the activities of steel IPOs such as Infosteel. and professionals from the building industry.

Get more out of your local steel IPO

Each year, steel IPOs in Europe hold more with other IPOs to create a Europe- Addressing local issues than 500 events such as seminars and wide database of FAQs relating to In countries with specific concerns, IPOs training courses which involve around the use of steel in construction.” are active in those areas. For example, 30,000 participants. On average 250 Italy and Turkey are frequently affected by publications are delivered annually in It’s also possible to get involved earthquakes. Steel IPOs in these countries local languages and more than one in your local IPO. As well as steel actively lobby regulators for changes in million people, mainly architects and producers, membership of an IPO is building codes which take advantage of engineers, visit the IPO websites. often open to related businesses and steel’s exceptional ability to mitigate the educators such as steel distributors, effect of seismic events. IPOs also organise Many steel IPOs also operate free help fabricators, profilers, product technical working groups, educational desks which can provide advice to the manufacturers, designers and courses, and undertake the construction construction and building industry professors at technical universities. of demonstration buildings to prove the on local regulations and how steel benefits of using steel in these regions. can be utilised. IPOs such as Bouwen You can find the contact details for met Staal offer extensive databases European IPOs from ArcelorMittal’s For steel producers such as ArcelorMittal, of frequently asked questions (FAQ). dedicated steel construction IPOs provide a way to communicate with “It’s the most-used section of our website Constructalia (constructalia. a wider audience about our innovative website,” notes Frank Maatje. “With the arcelormittal.com). Search under steels and solutions for the construction advent of Eurocodes, we’re working Links or click the Contact button. sector. “We need to increase the level of knowledge amongst regulators, building professionals and the next generation who are currently studying architecture, them to the event where our student prize day of lectures and discussions around building and construction,” explains Marta is presented.” More than 300 students the use of steel in construction. “It Dziarnowska, International Steel Promotion take part every year. Bouwen met Staal enables them to update their knowledge Director for ArcelorMittal. “The IPOs that also offers dedicated information days for and business network,” notes Philippe ArcelorMittal works with are much better architects and engineers. Coigné. “We also use the occasion to connected to their local audience than present our steel construction awards ArcelorMittal can be as an international Infosteel’s Steel Day attracts more than which typically feature more than 150 steelmaker.” 500 construction professionals for a projects.” ■

Update l Client magazine l May 2015 9 Standing up © Solar Projects

Profil du Futur provides Magnelis® coated steel to the elements structures for ground-based solar installations. Magnelis® adds value to solar projects

Magnelis® is the first zinc-magnesium-aluminium steel coating to be certified for use in marine environments. The distinctive metallic composition of Magnelis® creates a stable, robust and self-healing layer across the entire surface of the metal. For operators of solar installations, Magnelis® offers more than 25 years of almost maintenance-free support. © CWF

SP Sitac, an international approval and By selecting a Magnelis® coating for the The main reason CWF uses Magnelis® is the certification body for the construction structural elements, operators can extend quality and durability of the coating. sector, has tested Magnelis® and qualified the life of their solar farms and maximise the coating for use in C5-M (marine) return on investment. environments. This enables Magnelis® to be utilised in coastal areas with high salinity. “The main reason we use Magnelis® is Magnelis® ZM310 (25 µm) is the most the quality and durability of the coating,” used coating in solar applications and Minimising zinc use and runoff explains Jürgen Wolpert, owner of CWF, offers a guarantee of up to 25 years. The 3% magnesium in Magnelis® is crucial as it a leading producer of mounting systems ArcelorMittal recently developed Magnelis® provides a far more effective defence against for open-field photovoltaic installations. ZM430 which has a thicker (35 µm) corrosion than coatings with a lower mag- “Another reason is the logistical advantage coating. ZM430 offers the best possible nesium content. With less zinc than conven- Magnelis® offers. We can fabricate protection in more aggressive soils and in tional galvanisation, the coating also protects the parts and skip the costly and time- areas subject to higher abrasion. valuable resources for future generations and consuming process of batch galvanisation. reduces the environmental impact from zinc This saves us a week of processing and Thanks to ArcelorMittal International, runoff to soil. Magnelis® also performs up to enables us to meet the short lead times this Magnelis® can be utilised in solar projects ten times better than galvanised steel. sector demands.” wherever they are located in the world.

10 Update l Client magazine l May 2015 Solar Projects adds value to utility-scale projects Solar Projects, part of ArcelorMittal’s (CPV) and concentrated solar power (CSP - can bridge and protect thanks to its Energy Projects business line in Distribution also known as solar thermal) installations. self-healing properties,” notes Sven Van Solutions (Business Division Projects) Welden. “Normal welds are too thick for is a specialised unit which supplies high “We advise them on the available steels, Magnelis® to cover so we advise customers precision solar steel structures. Solar coatings, geometry, processing options, to re-engineer their installations to avoid Projects focuses on the production of and dimensional specifications so they can welding. It removes a step from the process pre-fabricated solar trackers and provides find the optimal solution,” explains Sven Van and gains time and money, and reduces co-engineering services, processing, and Welden, business development manager complexity for our customers.” technical advice. for Solar Projects. With in-house production sites in China and They work with developers and engineering, Solar Projects utilises Magnelis® to protect Egypt, the business is able to go beyond procurement and construction (EPC) laser cut pieces which account for around just supplying Magnelis®. Solar Projects is companies to identify and offer package 50% of the typical installation. “The laser able to supply structures directly to project solutions for concentrated photovoltaic cut leaves a 6 mm weld which Magnelis® owners, offering them a total steel solution. © Solar Projects © Solar Projects

Solar Projects supplied the complete set of prefabricated steel Solar Projects is able to laser cut, punch, or stamp the parts for this CPV project in California (USA). Magnelis® coated steel to customer specifications.

Profil du Futur Magnelis® unaffected by adhesives Compared to other zinc-coated steels Adhesion to the electrolytically available on the market, Magnelis® coated galvanised steel was affected by steel has shown remarkably consistent heavy corrosion creep. “This means adhesion performance in a series of tests the degradation of the zinc coating conducted by Sika Services, a leading progressed even underneath the supplier of adhesives to the solar industry. complete bond line,” explains Michael Niederfuehr, an engineer for Sika All tested adhesives showed adhesion Services who is responsible for solar © Solar Projects build-up on the virgin substrates, applications. “This led to complete loss Profil du Futur is a manufacturer of independent of the coating type. However, of adhesion after the 1,000-hour salt structural steel applications for buildings adhesion performance after severe ageing spray test.” and ground-based solar installations. Based conditions, especially after 1,000 hours of in France, Profil du Futur is also a part of neutral salt spray (EN ISO 9227), showed Standard batch-galvanised steel grades ArcelorMittal Distribution Solutions. major differences. showed the first signs of corrosion creep along the edge of the adhesive joint. “We recommend Magnelis® for nearly This slightly reduced the strength of the every project,” explains Pascal Fratta, bonded assembly. head of sales for Profil du Futur. “Magnelis® is the ideal coating for “By comparison, the Magnelis® ground-based installations as it does not substrates were unaffected by any of fail, even in support structures which the applied ageing conditions with regard come into contact with the ground.” to long-term adhesion performance,” notes Michael Niederfuehr. “We only saw © Sika During 2014, Profil du Futur completed Adhesion tests carried out by Sika showed typical optical impairments as evidence more than 10 large solar installations for adhesives used with Magnelis® substrates were of the ageing procedures carried out.” operators across France. unaffected by long-term ageing conditions. ■

Update l Client magazine l May 2015 11 © Jeroen Op de Beeck

ArcelorMittal Gent is investing €140 million, for example to install an ultra-modern ladle furnace (photo left) and upgrade the rolling mill stands (photo right), to enable it to produce Fortiform® steel. Investing in Europe’s automotive future ArcelorMittal is continuing its programme of investing in our European assets In the continuous casting line, where molten to create the next generation of steels for automotive. Recent investments steel is converted into slabs, the centre of the have resulted in the development of a unique jet vapour deposition (JVD) slab caster has been fully upgraded by equip- process to improve galvanisation quality. The first JVD line, which will be ping the casting segments with dynamic soft used to produce ArcelorMittal’s new Jetgal® coating, is under construction reduction capability. This will ensure superior at ArcelorMittal Liège (Belgium). This plant has also installed a new tension internal homogeneity of the steel structure. leveller and side trimmer to further improve the quality of our products. ArcelorMittal Gent (also in Belgium) has recently undergone a €140 million Advanced high strength steels require the transformation to enable the mill to produce Fortiform®, a new range of most powerful machines to roll the slabs into advanced high strength automotive steels (AHSS) for cold forming. coils in the hot strip mill. The mechanisation of the finishing mill has therefore already been upgraded and a new heating furnace ArcelorMittal Gent invests heavily will be built by the end of 2015. Two finishing in the production of Fortiform® stands are also being upgraded, and a further two improved, to increase rolling forces In 2014 ArcelorMittal introduced a new Ambitious investment programme from 3100 to 5000 tonnes. In addition, the range of advanced high strength steels To enable it to produce the steel of systems controlling thickness, width, profile (AHSS) for cold stamping. Known as the future, ArcelorMittal Gent has and flatness will have the fastest digital Fortiform®, the steels enable OEMs to undertaken a particularly ambitious state-of-the-art processors. make lightweight, cold-formed structural €140m investment programme spread components. These third-generation AHSS over several years, easily making this “the “This investment will ensure that grades make additional weight reduction investment of the century” for the site. ArcelorMittal Gent’s hot strip mill is a possible thanks to their higher mechanical The money has been ploughed into the leading European supplier of high-quality properties compared to conventional steel plant, the hot strip mill and the cold steel that meets exact specifications AHSS. The new Fortiform® grades combine rolling mill. and is available in a range of dimensions,” higher strength with excellent formability. comments Matthieu Jehl, CEO of In the steel plant, ArcelorMittal Gent has ArcelorMittal Gent. Production began last year at our Gent and installed an ultra-modern ladle furnace. Liège sites in Belgium. The Gent plant will This steel-refining unit gives Fortiform® In the cold rolling mill, the pickling line carry out the entire production process, its superior strength and formability welder has been modernised and the from molten steel through to finishing of properties and ensures a high hole continuous annealing and processing line the cold-rolled products, with Liège also expansion ratio, i.e. high resistance to (CAPL) has been upgraded to cope with the taking on part of the latter task. edge cracking. higher strength of the Fortiform® grades.

12 Update l Client magazine l May 2015 JVD accelerates and improves galvanisation process ArcelorMittal’s Global R&D teams, working steel, ensuring that there are no weak spots The new line is being constructed with the Metallurgical Research Centre where corrosion can gain a foothold. by Arceo, a joint-venture between (CRM Group) have developed the world’s ArcelorMittal and Sogepa, an investment only jet vapour deposition (JVD) process The JVD line will mainly be used to produce fund which supports the economic and for galvanisation. Due to start full-scale Jetgal®, a brand-new coating for the social development of Belgium’s Wallonia industrial production in mid-2016, the first advanced high strength steels (AHSS) used region. Construction of the JVD line is JVD line will have the capacity to produce in the automotive industry developed by expected to cost around €60 million. 300,000 tonnes of coated steel per year. ArcelorMittal. Liège at centre of JVD allows steel to be coated with zinc Breakthrough process steel innovation (galvanised) at high speed. The process During the JVD process, zinc vapour is “The Jetgal® project demonstrates deposits an even coating of zinc on the evenly distributed across a moving strip of once more, that the Liège area has steel in a vacuum. The line can be coupled always been and will always be a land to a high-speed continuous annealing line of innovation in the steel sector,” notes to increase efficiency. Renaud Witmeur, chairman of Sogepa’s Executive Committee. “This investment JVD is a breakthrough process which shows the will of Sogepa to contribute is REACH compliant. It also requires to the future of the steel sector in relatively little energy compared to Wallonia through the development of other galvanisation processes and offers promising new products.” very high zinc yield without losses. “JVD demonstrates the dedication and capability In a second phase, the new coating of ArcelorMittal’s Global R&D teams,” line will be coupled to ArcelorMittal’s explains Jean-Luc Thirion, head of Global existing continuous annealing line. “Liège R&D for automotive. “They have been will be the first site worldwide with this developing JVD over the last eight years, technology,” says Bernard Dehut, CEO of View of the semi-industrial line used to starting with a small lab trial and scaling up ArcelorMittal Liège. “It will reinforce our develop and assess the Jetgal® technology to a full industrial solution.” global leadership in coating technology.”

Tension leveller and side trimmer improve quality A new tension leveller and side trimmer have opened the door for OEMs to MartINsite® 1500 and Dual Phase 1180. have been installed on the continuous produce new parts with UHSS.” The steels will be utilised by both OEMs and annealing line at Kessales (part of Tier-1 suppliers. ArcelorMittal Liège) to improve steel The line in Liège is the first ArcelorMittal quality. The €8.6 million investment was line to be equipped with a leveller powerful In addition, a new side trimmer will completed in mid-2014, and will enable enough to process UHSS steels. It can allow ArcelorMittal to deliver UHSS with ArcelorMittal to deliver the flattest be used on a range of grades including perfectly smooth and regular edges. automotive steels which are free from internal stresses. The new equipment is undergoing final testing before beginning commercial production in the second quarter of 2015.

The investment meets demands from ArcelorMittal’s automotive customers for extremely flat products. OEM requirements for flatness are becoming more stringent, especially on ultra high strength steels (UHSS) with a tensile strength above 900 MPa. Internal stresses can cause the steel to distort when it is cut into sheets.

“This unique tool will allow our customers to use UHSS without being affected by flatness issues which can disrupt cutting, stamping or profiling operations,” explains Serge Seron, head of quality and product development at ArcelorMittal Liège. “By resolving these known implementation challenges, we

Update l Client magazine l May 2015 13 2015 MetalSistem2013 © Another year of innovation from ArcelorMittal Quenchable boron grades, Innovation is at the heart tailored to your needs Our selection of quenchable of ArcelorMittal’s boron grades delivers a unique combination commercial approach of extreme hardness, internal cleanliness and high strength. They also Our innovation cycle is dynamic, multi-pronged and provide resistance to very efficient. It ensures we hear the voices of our mechanical loads after heat customers and tailor our products to your diverse treatment of finished parts. needs. Our dedicated team of 1,300 Global R&D ArcelorMittal can tailor their specialists are constantly exploring the boundaries properties to your specific needs, of what steel can do. They are proactively developing enabling you to create welded solutions which meet both your existing and future needs. tubes for automotive and agricultural equipment which offer a longer lifetime Together with our marketing teams, This article covers just some of the and considerable weight reductions. ArcelorMittal’s Global R&D team also many products ArcelorMittal will offers proximity to the customer. The commercialise or enhance this year as a During 2015, ArcelorMittal Europe skills of our R&D teams and their state- result of our research programme. Each – Flat Products will enhance our of-the-art technology are available to steel solution offers our customers portfolio of quenchable boron grades support customers who want to engineer the chance to add even more value to include five new grades which breakthrough products which are both to the applications they create with offer full flexibility. Manufacturers of cost-effective and environmentally ArcelorMittal products. © Jeroen Op de Beeck © Forges de Niaux small welded tubes and agricultural responsible. equipment will notice effective cost reductions when they adopt these new grades.

14 Update l Client magazine l May 2015 Amstrong™ extends lightweighting Cost-effective solution for silos and tanks opportunities to new sectors Grade S390EK was developed by ArcelorMittal Europe ArcelorMittal’s new Amstrong™ range of ultra high strength steels (UHSS) – Flat Products as a high strength steel suitable for the allows manufacturers to develop lightweight solutions for agricultural, heavy two-sided enamelling process used in silos and tanks. lifting, mechanical engineering, mining, and transportation applications. The steel provides a fish scale-free enamelling substrate which does not require the use of ground enamels or The Amstrong™ brand guarantees excellent flatness and cold forming sub-layers containing adhesive metallic oxides such as properties for cut-to-length products. The extremely high impact- nickel or cobalt oxides. resistance of the Amstrong™ range makes these steels the right choice in high-performance applications. A minimum yield strength of 390 Megapascals (MPa) is guaranteed after enamel firing. This allows ArcelorMittal offers our customers a distinct advantage thanks to the customers to reduce the thickness of the steel used. wide range of dimensions available. For example, our Amstrong™ 700MC Silo manufacturers can expect to reduce their costs grade can be ordered in thicknesses from 1.8 up to 15 mm, and widths up by around 20% with S390EK thanks to its simplified to 2000 mm. This flexibility translates into significant productivity gains enamelling process and higher strength. for processors.

During 2015 we will extend our range with the production of UHSS products. They will offer enhanced mechanical performance and in- use properties. For manufacturers of heavy lifting and crane boom applications, these additions to the Amstrong™ range will provide an excellent, cost-effective alternative. © David Lade - Shutterstock © attila dudas - Shutterstock © Jeroen Op de Beeck MetalSistem2013 © Granite® range heralds organic coated revolution Magnelis® and Optigal™ lead metallic coatings market Today’s architects and urban planners are paying much more attention to issues such as the sustainability and aesthetics of our built environment. Less than a decade after it was first developed, Magnelis® Canny investors also realise that beautiful, durable buildings provide is now recognised as the best performing metallic coating better return on investment. for solar panel structures, safety barriers, building frames and many other applications where corrosion resistance is ArcelorMittal has enriched our aesthetic offering of Granite® steels critical. The inclusion of zinc-aluminium-magnesium coatings for roofs and facades to suit many of these concerns. We can offer an in the European norm for continuously hot-dipped coated extensive choice from matt textured surfaces (such as Granite® Deep Mat steel products (EN 10346) will open new opportunities for for roofs and Granite® Silky Mat for facades) to bright finishes such as Magnelis®. For more information about Magnelis® and its use Granite® Silky Shine (released in April 2015). in the solar industry see the article on page 10.

Many of ArcelorMittal’s recent developments in organic coated coils have ArcelorMittal’s Optigal™ is now offered as an optimised sub- aimed to improve the sustainability and corrosion performance of our steels. strate for organic coated products. It provides the corrosion Granite® Storm, our most popular deep matt coated steel in Europe, has protection and flexibility required for most building applications. been so successful at both that ArcelorMittal has had to add new production lines to cope with demand. More info ArcelorMittal’s Solano® is our solution for roofs and cladding in demanding environments. Solano® offers exceptional performance and For more information about the products mentioned, excellent corrosion resistance. In 2015 we will release Solano® Nature. please visit industry.arcelormittal.com. To discuss your Like all of the steels in our Nature range (including the Granite® series), requirements with Global R&D, contact your local Solano® Nature is free of chromates and heavy metals and anticipates ArcelorMittal representative today. We may already have the European regulations on the use of harmful substances (REACH). steel solution which will help you innovate your business.

Update l Client magazine l May 2015 15 Packaging © Apeal © Apeal and the circular economy Steel for packaging offers significant advantages in holistic, sustainable approach to resource optimisation

The new European Commission, appointed in 2014, is currently examining steel from raw materials. Steel recycling options to introduce the concept of a circular economy into existing and also reduces the environmental impact of future European legislation. If adopted, the proposal will affect a number steelmaking. Creating one tonne of steel of existing European regulations including the Directive on Packaging from recycled sources reduces CO2- and Packaging Waste (94/62/EC). The change to a circular economy is equivalent emissions by 1.5 tonnes. one that ArcelorMittal supports and which is likely to see steel promoted as an integral part of a more sustainable approach to packaging. The steel industry as a whole has continued to improve its environmental performance. A circular economy is one which aims to Steel is still the most recycled packaging Between 2010 and 2012, greenhouse gas drive the optimal use of resources. It goes material in Europe. Around 75% of all steel emissions from the steel industry were further than traditional sustainability models for packaging is collected and recycled to reduced by 9% in Europe. In the same as a circular economy also requires the create new steels. Unlike other materials, timeframe, acidification and eutrophication preservation of financial, manufacturing, all steel can be recycled infinitely, without (an excessive amount of nutrients in water) human, social and natural capital. losing any of its intrinsic properties. from steelmaking have also been reduced by 6% and 11% respectively. This is achieved by creating products Whatever the origin of the scrap, the steel which are designed to use the minimum recycling loop produces new steels which The concept of a circular economy is also of resources and to be reused, can be used in any market: automotive, reflected in the creation of social and remanufactured or recycled at the end of appliance, construction, or packaging. This economic models which drive the recycling their life. While the packaging industry will is a major contribution to the responsible of steel for packaging. Typically steel need to adapt, steel for packaging already management of resources. packaging recycling happens at the local offers many of the attributes required in a level using waste generated in the local or circular economy. Recycling steel packaging regional area. reduces resource use Steel for packaging – already Steel has been designated a permanent ArcelorMittal, a major player part of the circular economy material by a number of institutions in the circular economy Waste prevention and eco-design are including the EU. Around 80 to 90% of Establishing a circular economy for the already hallmarks in the production of all the steel ever produced is still in use packaging industry is not just about steel for packaging. Over the past 30 today. Recycling of one tonne of scrap steel recycling. It requires steelmakers, years, the thickness of steel for packaging conserves more than twice that amount of canmakers and fillers to consider all stages has been reduced by 40% by optimising resources including: of the packaging’s life cycle. its properties, but without changing its • 1.5 tonnes of iron ore functionality. Because of the advances • 0.65 tonnes of coal ArcelorMittal actively contributes that have been made, steel packaging • 0.3 tonnes of limestone to creating a circular economy, and still satisfies consumer and manufacturer industrial ecology forms an integral part demands for strong, attractive, and A tonne of recycled steel reduces energy of our policy. In France, for example, recyclable packaging solutions. use by around 70% compared to producing ArcelorMittal has a long history of

16 Update l Client magazine l May 2015 The life cycle of steel ArcelorMittal leads in R&D Packaging for REACH compliance Raw steel material production REACH is an EU regulation on extraction Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals and Manufacturing scrap entered into force on 1 June 2007. The main aims of REACH are to ensure a Scrap Manufacture high level of protection of human health and filling and the environment, the promotion of alternative test methods, the free circulation of substances on the internal market, and enhancing competitiveness Material collection and innovation. and separation From September 2017, the use of Consumer chromates will be banned which will use have major consequences for steel for packaging. To ensure we meet the REACH requirements, ArcelorMittal Global R&D has developed an alternative solution with other EU steelmakers and our partner – Henkel. The circular economy: a life cycle perspective The new product uses an innovative The reduction, reuse and recycling of materials is integral to the global circular economy deposition process which helps to and a fundamental advantage of using steel. reduce waste and the need for waste treatment. Linear business model The process has already been optimised Design Raw materials Production Manufacturing Use Disposal through technical cooperation with European steelmakers over the past few years. Over the coming decades, this solution is likely to become the new global standard. Qualification shipments ar econ Circul omy of the new material are scheduled to Steel begin by end 2015.

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Update l Client magazine l May 2015 17 Steel bridges set the standard © ipv Delft - Henk Snaterse

New aesthetic high strength steels to inspire creative bridge solutions

An update to the European standard for structural steels is likely to be painting. This typically costs around €100 approved by the end of 2015. For bridge designers, the new standard will be per square metre. This cost can double or a welcome change as it enhances the range of high strength structural grades even triple when environmental regulations which can be used in bridge construction. These include aesthetic grades are factored in. For example, protective such as ArcelorMittal’s Indaten® weathering steel which provides decades of ‘wrapping’ is required to ensure no paint maintenance-free use and excellent life cycle benefits for public projects. enters the local environment and that all waste from the process can be collected The update to the EN 10025 standard Whole-of-life costing favours steel and treated before disposal. for hot rolled structural weathering The new standard comes at a time when steels will add at least two new high public authorities across Europe must Unlike other structural steels, Indaten® strength grades – S420 and S460. account closely for every euro they does not need to be painted for up to Under the existing regulation, just spend. Increasingly, whole-of-life costing 80 years. This reduces its maintenance one grade – S355, is allowed. Higher and long-term environmental impacts cost significantly. The trademark purplish strength steels will enable bridge must be considered before any major brown colouring – the patina for which designers to optimise the structure of infrastructure project is approved. Indaten® is famous – develops over time their designs and reduce the thickness as copper in the external layer oxidises. of the steel plates used. The lighter Steel is the most cost-effective and sus- The copper produces a homogeneous and steel structures which will result can be tainable bridge material, even when regular regenerating protective over the steel’s assembled in larger sections, reducing maintenance is included. Once a steel surface which slows corrosion and ensures the time needed for installation and bridge has been in service for more than 30 the integrity of the underlying steel. It’s saving significantly on welding. years, the major maintenance expense is also aesthetically pleasing, particularly in

18 Update l Client magazine l May 2015 natural environments where it blends into rather than new crossings. This is The techniques are easy to implement and the surrounding landscape. particularly true in the western part of the avoid long delays. The same processes can European Union (EU) where there are major be applied to rail bridges, where disruption In Italy, the change to life cycle thinking programmes underway to renew or replace to traffic can be as little as a few hours. has led to the specification of weathering bridges which were built in the period steel for almost every new bridge. The immediately after the Second World War. With its relatively low cost, significant only exceptions are iconic projects which Many of these structures are now reaching life cycle benefits and quick, simple warrant the use of another steel or steel the end of their useful life. construction techniques, steel continues coating. In France, some local authorities to be the material of choice for road and responsible for infrastructure projects are Steel enables new erection techniques rail bridges. The new European standard considering the same approach. which significantly cut installation time. for structural steels is set to continue this For road bridges, traffic disruption can be advantage long into the future. Minimising disruption reduced from 18 months to just 6 months during replacement or less. As lighter structures are possible In mature markets, most new bridge with the latest high strength steels, existing projects are for replacement structures foundations and piles can often be reused. >> © ipv Delft - Henk Snaterse Steel bridges offer lower emissions over their life cycle

A recent study commissioned Production End-of-life Total by the Dutch government has 700 ■ Transportation found that steel road bridges are ■ Studs more than twice as sustainable 600 ■ Plates as bridges constructed with ■ Sections composite materials. Compared 500 ■ Reinforcement to concrete bridges, steel also ■ Concrete performs very well. Carried 400 out by Beco (part of Ernst & The ArcelorMittal Young), the study confirms the 300

equivalent LCA study found that results of a similar ArcelorMittal 2 composite steel bridges project which used life cycle 200 offer significantly assessment (LCA) to compare the lower CO2-equivalent performance of a composite steel emissions during the Total CO Total 100 bridge with one made of pre- production and end- stressed concrete. of-life phases. During 0 the use phase, the performance of the two Eleven indicators were used in the bridges is identical. ArcelorMittal study to quantify -100 the environmental impacts of both types of road bridge. Across bridge bridge bridge bridge bridge bridge concrete concrete concrete

all 11 indicators, the impact of the Composite Composite Composite composite steel bridge was lower Prestressed Prestressed Prestressed than that of the pre-stressed concrete and ozone depletion potential, to 70% for results have been presented to a worldsteel bridge. The difference varies from 40% for water consumption, freshwater usage, and LCA expert group and a number of LCA indicators such as primary energy demand human and marine toxicity potential. The conferences.

Update l Client magazine l May 2015 19 Hovenring improves safety for cyclists and pedestrians With the rising popularity of cycling, more attention is being paid to developing road infrastructure which minimises interactions between cyclists and vehicles. One of the latest and most striking is the Hovenring bicycle and pedestrian bridge in the southern Dutch city of Eindhoven.

The bridge sits above a busy intersection at the entrance to Eindhoven. Growing traffic volumes inspired the city’s authorities to develop a bridge which would keep bicycles and cars apart. Tunnel solutions were rejected as being too risky for cyclists and pedestrians, particularly at night.

Architecture firm ipv Delft came up with the Hovenring – a circular bicycle roundabout which hovers above the busy roads below. The level of the road for vehicle traffic was dropped by more than a metre to ensure pedestrians and cyclists © ipv Delft - Helibeeld.nl had an easy gradient when accessing the Hovenring. Hovenring was one of three finalists in the 2013 Dutch Design Awards in the Spatial Hovenring is a steel bridge Hovenring includes 24 steel cables, a Exterior category. In 2014, the bridge won which is designed to keep circular bridge deck and a landmark the International Category of the Belgian pedestrians and cyclists safe as 70-metre high pylon which supports the Steel Construction Awards thanks to the structure and creates a landmark entrance involvement of Belgian steel fabricator they cross a busy intersection to the city. More than 1,000 tonnes Victor Buyck. The company was responsible in Eindhoven (the Netherlands). of ArcelorMittal steel was used in its for producing and building the steel construction. structure of the circular cycle bridge. ■

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20 Update l Client magazine l May 2015 Building the foundations of wind energy ArcelorMittal customer Navantia wins jacket contract for Wikinger offshore project The Wikinger offshore wind farm will be constructed in the Baltic Sea, about 75 kilometres off the northern German coast. When complete in 2017, the wind farm will supply clean, renewable energy to more than 350,000 households. ArcelorMittal partner Navantia has been commissioned to produce jackets and piles for 29 wind turbines and an offshore substation which will control the energy flowing from Wikinger. ArcelorMittal will supply around 23,000

© Navantia tonnes of heavy plate for the project between March 2015 and March 2016.

The Wikinger wind farm is being developed Logistical advantage of proximity by the Spanish electricity producer Gijón is very close to Navantia’s and Iberdrola. In December 2014, Iberdrola Windar’s facilities in the north of Spain. About Wikinger awarded the contract for the foundation “This gives us a serious logistic advantage, jackets and piles to a joint venture formed as it makes it possible to reduce the Denmark Sweden by Navantia and Windar Renovables (Daniel delivery schedule,” says Raúl Rico. Copenhagen Alonso Group). Together the partners will BALTIC SEA produce 116 piles and 29 type-B jackets ArcelorMittal has supported Navantia which will be installed at depths ranging with technical advice from early stages of Gdánsk from 36 to 39 metres below sea level. the tender process. “Wikinger represents Hamburg Szczecin the continuation of more than a quarter Bremen In addition to the jackets, Navantia will also of a century of cooperation between Germany Berlin Poland produce the Wikinger offshore substation ArcelorMittal and Navantia,” notes Raúl Rico. at its facility in Puerto Real (near Cadiz, “For this project, ArcelorMittal has provided When complete, the Wikinger wind Spain). “These commissions represent us with extensive advice about relevant farm will have 70 Areva M5000- the first offshore wind projects built by tests, technical aspects, and logistics.” 135 wind turbine generators. Each Navantia,” notes Raúl Rico, Navantia’s generator has a rated power of 5 Wikinger project manager. “However, ■ megawatts (MW). Overall Wikinger Navantia has been involved in several will produce approximately 350 MW onshore renewable energy development To create the piles and of energy annually, covering the projects including wind farms and jackets, Navantia and its energy needs of more than 350,000 hydroelectric installations.” partner will utilise heavy households in Germany – and helping to save nearly 600,000 tonnes of carbon To create the piles and jackets, Navantia steel plates produced at dioxide emissions a year. Wikinger and its partner will utilise heavy steel plates ArcelorMittal in Gijón. covers an area of approximately 35 produced at ArcelorMittal in Gijón. “The square kilometres. primary steel grade we will use is S355NL in thicknesses ranging from 19.1 up to 60 mm,” explains Raúl Rico. More info

Most of the steel structural parts have a For more information about Navantia, protective coating to prevent corrosion please visit www.navantia.es in the offshore environment. Some jacket elements which will sit below the water For more information and a video about have additional cathodic protection. our offer for wind turbines, please visit industry.arcelormittal.com/windtowers © Navantia Update l Client magazine l May 2015 21 Volkswagen’s new e-Golf utilises ArcelorMittal’s iCARe® range of innovative electrical steels. Volkswagen gives ArcelorMittal St-Chély d’Apcher top marks ArcelorMittal’s St-Chély d’Apcher mill achieves an A rating – the highest possible – in two VDA audits conducted by carmaker Volkswagen and Tier-1 supplier Kienle + Spiess

ArcelorMittal’s iCARe® range of innovative electrical steels for the automotive market are produced at our state- of-the-art mill in St-Chély d’Apcher (France). The mill was recently audited by two of ArcelorMittal’s German automotive customers and passed with flying colours on both occasions. The audits were carried out by carmaker Volkswagen, and Kienle + Spiess, a leading supplier of vehicle components to the German automotive industry.

22 Update l Client magazine l May 2015 About VDA 6.3

The Verband der Automobilindustrie (Association of the Automotive Industry or VDA) was established in Germany in 1901. Today the VDA counts more than 600 automobile manufacturers and suppliers as members. The organisation’s goals are to research and produce clean and safe automotive solutions for the future.

An independent assessor audits the supplier. Manufacturers who pass the audit receive an A, B or C rating depending on the level of compliance achieved. B and C ratings indicate that the organisation has room to improve its performance.

For more info about VDA, visit www.vda.de

The new e-up! from Volkswagen also relies on ArcelorMittal’s iCARe® range. Related links: Volkswagen e-mobility: emobility.volkswagen.com High quality requires high standards German automotive manufacturers Kienle + Spiess: have very exacting standards. It is www.kienle-spiess.de one of the reasons why the country is renowned for its high-quality vehicles. To maintain this level, many automakers require their suppliers to comply with international standards The results are very iCARe® range offers solutions (such as ISO 19001 and ISO 16949) positive and confirm that for electric mobility in addition to the German industry’s ArcelorMittal St-Chély own standard known as VDA 6.3 (see ArcelorMittal’s innovative range of iCARe® box). VDA 6.3 was developed by the d’Apcher is continuously electrical steels for automotive includes three German Association of the Automotive achieving the highest level product families which enable carmakers to Industry, known as VDA. of excellence required by develop the electrical and hybrid vehicles of today’s automotive industry. the future. The iCARe® families are: While ISO standards typically focus on ensuring that the proper rules • iCARe® Save – Reduces iron losses from are followed, VDA 6.3 ensures that electrical steels for Volkswagen’s new the stators of synchronous machines. This compliance takes place on the shop e-up! and e-Golf electric vehicles. family of electrical steels is particularly floor. “During the audit, a VDA assessor “We achieved an A rating from useful for electric traction machines, and will discuss procedures with the Volkswagen – the highest possible,” generators which extend the range of people who are carrying them out, notes Hugues Oberlé. “Seeing the electric vehicles. such as operators and lab technicians,” fruits of our efforts to accomplish this • iCARe® Torque – Assists flux generation explains Hugues Oberlé, ArcelorMittal’s result makes us proud.” which allows the motor to develop more Global Technology Coordinator for mechanical output. If mechanical output is Volkswagen. “The goal is to prove that The Kienle + Spiess VDA 6.3 audit not an issue, permanent magnet or copper ArcelorMittal’s people understand what occurred in September 2014. Again, winding can be reduced to save on costs. they are doing, and why.” ArcelorMittal St-Chély d’Apcher • iCARe® Speed – Developed for very achieved an A rating. “The results high-speed rotors, iCARe® Speed Two ‘A’ results in three months are very positive and confirm that grades maintain a high level of magnetic The Volkswagen audit was carried out ArcelorMittal St-Chély d’Apcher is performance. They allow the machine to during July 2014. Volkswagen was continuously achieving the highest be more compact and produce a higher the first customer to conduct a VDA level of excellence required by power density. 6.3 audit at ArcelorMittal St-Chély today’s automotive industry,” says d’Apcher. The audit took place while Hugues Oberlé. For more information about our iCARe® the mill was at full capacity, producing ■ offer of electrical steels for automotive, visit automotive.arcelormittal.com/icare

Update l Client magazine l May 2015 23 The motor of the machine ArcelorMittal electrical steels power the motors in Miele appliances © Miele

Everybody uses washing machines and vacuum cleaners and baking which are finetuned for each customer and ovens. But what do they all have in common? They cannot work without application. They are indispensable steels their electric engines. Electric engines make sure that the laundry and used in all types of electric machines is fresh, the carpets are clean, and your pizza is crispy. And steel is including engines and generators. integral to the efficient operation of these electric motors. In Europe, ArcelorMittal operates two of At our mill in Eisenhüttenstadt, Germany, The non-oriented (NO) electrical steels, the very few specialised mills which are ArcelorMittal produces steel for one of both the fully-processed and the semi- able to manufacture electrical steels to the the most famous household appliance processed types, are well-suited for Miele’s quality level Miele requests. We guarantee manufacturers in the world: Miele. Miele is washing machines and dryers. The high the defined magnetic and mechanical well-known for its high degree of vertical permeability of these grades in particular properties which are required for the integration. Almost all of the motors used has a positive effect on the efficiency of smooth and efficient transmission of in their washing machines, dishwashers these domestic appliances. electrical energy. These key properties are and vacuum cleaners, are developed and achieved thanks to our specific iron-silicon produced at Miele’s own motor factory in Cooperating for more alloys and the thermomechanical processes Euskirchen. than 20 years used in their production. The cooperation between ArcelorMittal For this premium manufacturer, and Miele started more than two decades ■ ArcelorMittal Eisenhüttenstadt produces ago. In order to fulfil the high quality high-quality electrical steels which are used standards Miele demands, ArcelorMittal ArcelorMittal’s electrical in the electric motors of Miele’s appliances. has continuously improved the properties steels have tailor-made Since 2013, ArcelorMittal St-Chély of our electrical steels. grade and surface properties d’Apcher, France, is also supplying electrical steels for the latest generation of motors ArcelorMittal’s electrical steels have which are finetuned for each customer and application. used in Miele washing machines. tailor-made grade and surface properties UPDATE MAY/2015-EN

“We are constantly adjusting to Miele’s special needs for its motor manufacturing process and we have achieved an excellent More info position,” says Rolf Stiller who is responsible for electrical steel business development For more information about Miele, and technical support for Miele. “Our steel please visit www.miele.com is used in almost all the devices produced by Miele.” For more information about our range of electrical steels, please visit industry. arcelormittal.com/electricalsteels © Miele 24 Update l Client magazine l May 2015