Flat Carbon Europe. Steel Solutions for Packaging Driven by ambition

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1 Flat Carbon Europe Steel Solutions for Packaging Driven by ambition

2 2 Our ambition is to inject added value for all customers in the packaging industry. This is a healthy basis for the future of steel packaging.

3 Driven by ambition For years, ArcelorMittal has been at the forefront of the packaging market. And it is our intent to keep it that way. To maintain its position as the undisputed leader in the global steel market, ArcelorMittal Flat Carbon Europe (FCE) is driven by an ambition to lead and a thirst for innovation. ArcelorMittal stands at the threshold of delivering the steel of tomorrow, today. Strengthening the global value chain. ArcelorMittal FCE knows its role as an essential actor in the packaging industry s value chain. Although we are a long way from the can that is lifted off a store shelf, the commercial, technical, legal and environmental aspects of the steel packaging industry are in our DNA and we are able to efficiently collaborate with all the players involved. 3

4 ArcelorMittal FCE A complementary industrial network The ArcelorMittal FCE advantage is that we offer production plants and service centres at the doorstep of our customers facilities. Wherever it is in Europe, we serve our customers with a wide range of products via an optimised logistical route. Our geographical network further allows us to optimise our delivery to all markets. Weirton (USA) Hamilton (Canada) temirtau (kazakhstan) vanderbijlpark (south africa) Basse-Indre metz avilés etxebarri Liège Florange Canossa Odessa Barcelona AVELLINO Gemlik Production plants service centres world r&d centre 4

5 As a leader in steel production for beverage, food, decorative, aerosol and industrial cans, along with easy open ends and caps, ArcelorMittal FCE has production of over 1.6 million tonnes of steel for packaging in Europe, accomplished in 5 production sites, supported by 5 service centres and a global R&D centre. Our collective know-how and enthusiastic spirit for pushing the bar gives us the strategic advantage of being better able to respond to market expectations. All of our steel for packaging production plants are certified ISO European network of dedicated service centres To respond to the overall demand for steel for packaging we have developed a number of service centres reinforcing the proximity to our customers already operating in Canossa (Italy), Barcelona (Spain), Gemlik (Turkey), Odessa (Ukraine) and more recently Avellino (Italy). These service centres all strategically located fully comply with regional canmaking operations to help reduce delivery times, implement just-in-time inventory management practices and lower the overall storage costs for our customers. Just another example of how ArcelorMittal leads the way. 5

6 A thirst for innovation In today s competitive market, innovation is no longer an option it is simply a must For us, innovation means discovering new solutions that give our customers the competitive edge. Innovation is our answer to the competitiveness of such materials as glass, aluminium, plastics and composites. The continuous improvement of our steel performances is the key issue for the future of our material. At ArcelorMittal, this means: reducing the weight through significant down gauging actions increasing the formability of steel, to enable the production of appealingly shaped cans Complying with ever more stringent environmental regulations 6

7 Research and development Our key to the future R&D is at the heart of ArcelorMittal s innovation strategy Innovation is one of our top priorities and we work in close partnership with customers, the can makers, helping them integrate their requirements throughout the supply chain. Our service offers are constantly adapted to meet the ever-changing needs of our customers, allowing them to better serve their own clients. We benefit from the extensive resources of the ArcelorMittal Group, including its dedicated R&D centre for packaging, giving us the means to promote innovative solutions across the packaging market. 7

8 Product Range Different steels for different needs We offer an extensive range of products, to serve all the different packaging sectors, including: Tinplate, ECCS, EZ large spread of mechanical properties from 230 MPa to 650 MPa gauges from 0.49 mm down to 0.13 mm and below EZ 0.28 mm and below for tabstock Possibilities for coil coating Adapted equipment for slitting and cutting into sheets Easy Open End Maleïs A range of steel with enhanced mechanical characteristics and improved elongation. Dedicated to cylindrical easy open ends, Maleïs is the ideal steel for cans retorted without a counter pressure process. Tab Stronger Thinner We propose a new generation of Steels For Packaging specially designed for tab applications that combines high strength with excellent formability ready for the Tab of the Future, still available with a large range of metallic and organic coatings Elongation (%) Maleïs Maleïs YS (MPa) CS330 TH415/435/460 ML550 ML600 ML650 ML+650 ML+750 mm TH435/460 TH520/550 TH550N TH620 TH750 mm

9 3P Can Ultra-thin gauges The 3P can is already using the thinnest commercial gauges but we are thinking one step ahead and we will be the first in Europe to break the 0.10 mm barrier. TH415/435/460 TH480/520/550 TS550 TS480/520 mm Available In Development 9

10 Product Range Different steels for different needs In addition, we also offer several tailored steel ranges, for specific applications, either to allow lightweighting of existing packaging or to respond to the increasing needs of differentiation of the brand owners. Drawn can Creasteel A generation of deep-drawing steels with excellent formability whose wide range of sophisticated and original shapes creates innumerable possibilities for brand differentiation in drawn cans. CS230 TH330 TH415/435 TH550/580 TH620 Available mm In Development

11 Beverage Can Soon as light as ever The Beverage Can specifications are being released in the very near future. To take advantage of this new opportunity to downgauge, our customers will need a larger DWI steel grade offer. We will be ready. TH320/330 TH360/375 TH390 mm Available In Development 11

12 Coatings & passivation Tinplates Tin Coating (g/m 2 ) Passivation (mg/m 2 ) Code Min Max Cr Free Most tin coating combinations are available with adapted differential marking Oiling with DOS or ATBC Cr Free passivated samples are available on inquiry ECCS Chromium coating (mg/m 2 ) Character. Min Max Cr total Cr ox 7 35 Oiling with BSO or DOS Electrogalvanised Zinc coating (μm) 1.5 μm (both faces) For Tabs only Lacquering Dimensions Colour Width min Width max External diameter max Tolerances and specific dimensions to be confirmed on request 450 mm 980 mm mm g/m 2 TPL ECCS EZ Main use Gold aluminised 5 Tabstock Clear aluminised 5 Tabstock Clear 5 Tabstock Gold 5 Tabstock Gold 6 Ends Clear 6 Ends Pale gold 6 Ends 12 Food contact ability to be confirmed on request

13 Formats Dimensions Coil weight max 20 t Coil diameter can limit the weight Coil width min 680 mm Smaller sizes are available in slit coils Coil width max mm Slit coil width min 22 mm For specific applications Sheet length min (straight) Sheet length max (straight) Sheet length min (scroll) Sheet length max (scroll) 510 mm mm 559 mm mm Some more other restrictions may exist depending on the product Surface finishes Surface aspect Name Finish Steel base TPL ECCS EZ Flow-melted Roughness Ra Code Fine Stone FS Fine Stone Yes / No (μm) Stone ST Stone Yes / No (μm) Silver SG Shot Blast Yes (μm) Mat MM Shot Blast No (μm) 13

14 Sustainability This isn t green washing, this is ArcelorMittal ArcelorMittal takes its responsibility for the environment seriously. It starts with awareness and is followed by a company-wide determination to lower our collective carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions level. Continuous improvements in our processes aimed at energy consumption reduction, increased steel recycling and growing material efficiency have resulted in a significant decrease in the CO 2 impact of our steel products. ArcelorMittal has a robust record in CO 2 reduction. Over the past 30 years we have reduced our carbon footprint in Europe by more than 50%. We set the trend for developing tools capable of identifying, in a comparative way, each individual plant s carbon footprint giving us the ability to detect and target additional improvements. We continue to work with the World Steel Association to develop a sector approach to CO 2 monitoring and reduction, which is to be supported by all major steel producing countries. When implemented, this approach will access actual reduction potential using a reliable measurement of current CO 2 emissions and performance analysis. It s not only steel business. It s green business. 14

15 Increasing steel packaging recycling: lowering carbon footprints Unlike any other packaging material, steel is 100% recyclable Regardless of how many times it is recycled, steel loses none of its strength or inherent properties. The reuse and recycling cycle of steel is a never-ending process. Its unlimited lifespan and the potential for perpetual recyclability without detriment to its mechanical properties places the sustainability advantage firmly in the hands of steel. The higher the recycling rate, the lower the co 2 emissions With steel, natural resources are saved for future generations and total energy use and CO 2 emissions are significantly reduced. In fact, each item of recycled steel packaging saves one and a half times its weight in CO 2. In other words, the more steel is recycled, the greater the reduction in CO 2 emissions. In 2008 alone, recycling of steel packaging in Europe prevented as much as 3.9 million tonnes of CO 2 emissions from being released into the environment. Recycling is almost second nature for steel. Thanks to its magnetic properties, steel packaging is the easiest and most economical type of packaging to sort and recover for recycling. Since 2008, over 70% of steel packaging has been recycled in Europe, with strong growth recorded across the continent. That amounts to over million tonnes of steel containers being recycled annually. All of our steel for packaging production plants are certified ISO complying with the Environmental Policy of ArcelorMittal. Our aim is to constantly improve our environmental performance while managing the impact induced by our activities, products and services on the environment. 70.4% 49.2% CO 2 emissions index Recycling rate (%) Source: apeal EU Recycling of steel packaging in Europe (2008) Recycling rate (%) EU27 (+ Norway & switzerland): 70.4% poland slovenia estonia czech republic cyprus gree ce romania lithuania united kingdom slovakia france malta italy finland bulgaria sweden ireland denmark latvia norway portugal Source: official member states figures and pro s/apeal members spain austria switzerland hungary the netherlands luxembourg germany belgium 15

16 ArcelorMittal Flat Carbon Europe 19, avenue de la Liberté L-2930 Luxembourg 05/ Cover and photos: David Laurent / wide 16