BE Group sees big interest for XCarb^® Magnelis^® in Finland

10 February 2025

BE Group Oy Ab is one of the leading steel service centres in Finland and is a keen purchaser of ArcelorMittal’s flat products. Their close business partnership goes back several decades. They supply ArcelorMittal products to OEMs across shipbuilding, construction, cargo handling and transport, through to solar infrastructure, ventilation systems, cable trays and roof safety. In particular, it is experiencing a big demand for Magnelis^® steel products, and ArcelorMittal’s XCarb^® offering.

Niklas Kemppinen, Product Manager Flat Carbon Steels, BE Group, explains: “Lots of our customers are talking about Magnelis^®. It's perfectly tailored for the harsh environments we have to cope with here in this part of the world. It’s the best metal-coated product on the market. Combining the XCarb^® offering makes perfect sense and makes for an unbeatable option for our customers. Robust, workable, self-healing…and more sustainable. All in one!”

BE Group sees sustainability as the only way forward

“Sustainability is the only way to ensure long-term success for a company,” adds Niklas. “We’re seeking to minimise the environmental impact of all our operations, and we see sustainability as a long-term driver of profitability. And as a profitable company, we can invest in the latest technology and secure our business future. It's as simple as that.”

BE Group is setting a good example, building its business on three core principles of

1. optimising circularity of product use,
2. minimising environmental and climate impacts and
3. acting for the good of its people and society.

It is now using bio-diesel for all its delivery logistics, and providing Environmental Product Declarations (EPD's) for its core products, and Magnelis^® XCarb^® will be added to this list shortly.

“Magnelis^® XCarb^® could almost have been specially designed for the Finnish market,” says Marko Janno, Account Manager, ArcelorMittal Europe - Flat Products. “Magnelis^® is a game changer in the world of metallic coatings, offering unparalleled corrosion protection even in the most hostile of environments. Thanks to its unique composition of zinc, 3.5% aluminium and 3% magnesium, Magnelis^® provides an unprecedented level of surface and cut-edge protection, with unique self-healing properties. It is available in XCarb^® recycled and renewably produced steel, with a CO2 footprint reduced by 65% courtesy of manufacture via the electric arc furnace route, using scrap steel and 100% certified renewable electricity.