ArcelorMittal has partnered with industrial packaging company Greif to produce low-carbon steel drums. The EcoBalance drums use 75% recycled content and aim to match traditional steel drum durability with a smaller environmental footprint.
ArcelorMittal has made a $1.2 billion investment to build an advanced non-grain-oriented electrical steel manufacturing facility in Alabama. The plant will produce up to 150,000 metric tons of NOES annually.
thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions won an EPC contract from ArcelorMittal to replace one coke battery at the Tubarão steel plant in Espírito Santo, Brazil, maintaining 600,000 tons per year of coke output. More than 700 jobs will be created at peak construction, which is expected to start in mid-2019.
Bidell Gas Compression unveiled its renovated Weirton facility, a 100,000-square-foot former ArcelorMittal building, after investing more than $3 million. Production of gas compressor systems is set to start in the coming weeks.
The Spanish subsidiary of Veolia Water Technologies won a contract to design, install and commission a demineralized water plant at ArcelorMittal's Avilés steelworks, valued at 1.1 million euros. The plant is expected to start operating in February 2017.