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Online client newsletter | June 2023

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Durable renewables

Magnelis® makes solar energy generation durable

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The longevity of solar installations is directly dependent on the quality of the materials used to build them. Today, renewable energy producers expect their solar investments to have a productive lifetime of 25-years or longer. When it comes to selecting materials for the support structures for PV panels, factors such as low maintenance costs and ensuring the structural stability of the installation drive material choices. For the past ten years there has been a standout choice – Magnelis® from ArcelorMittal Europe – Flat Products.

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Magnelis® is the only metallic coating product certified for use in a C5 environment.

“Magnelis® is a pre-coated steel solution which has significant advantages over galvanised and post-galvanised material,” explains Jérôme Guth, Solar Segment Manager for ArcelorMittal Europe – Flat Products. “Magnelis® avoids post-galvanizing operations, and reduces raw material and energy use, labour, and storage and transportation costs. Magnelis® also exhibits a self-healing effect when exposed to the atmosphere.”

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Jérôme Guth, Solar Segment Manager for ArcelorMittal Europe – Flat Products

Visit us at Intersolar 2023

ArcelorMittal will be at Intersolar from 14-16 June 2023 in Munich (Germany). Visit the ArcelorMittal team at booth A6.537 where you will discover how to reduce your CO2 footprint with Magnelis®, the leading coated steel for solar structures.

Learn more about our presence at Intersolar

Solar mounting structures can now have a lower carbon footprint when using steel substrates produced via the XCarb® recycled and renewably produced route. XCarb® recycled and renewably produced steels are created in an electric arc furnace (EAF) using minimum 75% of scrap and 100-percent renewable electricity, resulting in a product with 70-percent less carbon than steel produced using conventional blast furnace technology.






Coating weights and feasibility extended

From September 2023, ArcelorMittal’s plant in Aviles (Spain) will be able to produce Magnelis® in thicknesses of up to 3.5 mm on its recently revamped Galvanising Line 1. This increases the availability of Magnelis® in the south of Europe and brings the total number of lines producing Magnelis® across Europe to five. Magnelis® is also available in heavier coating weights which can be used in soils and concrete.



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Magnelis® is the preferred material for the structural components of solar fields.
The specific composition of Magnelis® assures an improved corrosion protection in soils.

“We are actively looking for partners who would like to implement our thicker coatings, up to ZM800 on request, in their future solar projects. You will achieve longer lifetimes for your solar installations,
backed by an ArcelorMittal guarantee.”


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