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ArcelorMittal presented its latest steel solutions for shipbuilding at Euromaritime

3-5 February, 2015 - Paris (France)

ArcelorMittal was present at Euromaritime, the European marine business show, from 3 to 5 February 2015 in Paris, at Porte de Versailles exhibition centre.

As a leading supplier of steels for shipbuilding, ArcelorMittal introduced its wide range of steels both for the structure and the interiors, including strong steel grades suitable for demanding environments such as arctic and deep-sea vessels, as well as special markets such as oil and gas, nuclear or cryogenic.

Based on its long and close relationship with most of the bigger shipbuilders in Europe, ArcelorMittal offers also a wide range of services to bring extra value to its customers, which includes a fully dedicated customer organization to assist customers throughout their projects around the globe, a comprehensive logistics support and extended R&D capabilities to help customers develop new solutions.

Beyond its strong logistics network in Europe, ArcelorMittal runs strategic production facilities to provide shipbuilding steels in all European countries.

A wide range of steels for shipbuilding
On the stand of the Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce and the Maritime Cluster of Luxembourg, ArcelorMittal introduced its products and solutions:

• Heavy plates and hot rolled sheets used in all structural parts of the vessel such as hulls and decks in all types of ships.
• Alloyed plates for specific applications such as oil and gas, nuclear, cryogenic transport, 
• Innovative and aesthetic metallic and pre-painted flat steels for ship cabins and interiors such as xcelcolour^®, xceldesign^®, xcellook^®, Aluzinc^® Florelis, Estetic^® Mat, and the new ranges Granite^® Impression and Silky Mat.

ArcelorMittal’s shipbuilding grades are certified by most of the world leading accreditation bodies including:

• American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) –United States
• Bureau Veritas (BV) – France
• Det Norske Veritas (DNV) –Norway
• Germanischer Lloyd (GL) –Germany
• Lloyd’s Register of Shipping (LRS) –United Kingdom
• Registro Italiano Navale (RINA) –Italy

Thought leadership in sustainable steel building solutions
Marina Mouravieva, Business Development Manager Renewable Energy & Shipbuilding at ArcelorMittal Europe – Flat Products, participated to the workshop on “Competitiveness of the European Maritime Technology Industries”.