ArcelorMittal Europe – Flat Products
Andreas Konschak, General Manager, Erfurt, Siemens Energy
Siemens Energy and ArcelorMittal are partnering to provide the high-grade electrical steels needed for key components such as the laminated stators at the core of all generators. “Security of supply and consistency of quality is crucial to us with our punching and lamination facilities working at full tilt,” says Andreas Konschak, General Manager, Erfurt, Siemens Energy. “We cannot afford interruptions in supply, and ArcelorMittal has the robust production capacity and technical expertise to deliver on our needs.”
For the energy generation market ArcelorMittal offers its ‘Industry’ range of steels. This includes a wide selection of fully processed and non-oriented electrical steels (NOES) – non-oriented steel has isotropic or multi-dimensional magnetic properties, which are critical for the efficiency of rotating motors and generators.
ArcelorMittal recently announced the tripling of its electrical steels production capacity to 200,000 tonnes per annum at its Mardyck plant in France.
Cristina de Lucas, CMO Electrical Steel and Automotive Sales Director, ArcelorMittal Europe – Flat Products, added: “Non-oriented steels will be at the forefront of the ‘Green Deal’ and energy transition changes across industry, and we are collaborating with our customers to provide smart solutions wherever we can. Within a generator, the precise thickness of stators and their lamination characteristics have a significant impact on performance, and we understand the calibre of product that customers such as Siemens Energy require.”
Cristina de Lucas, CMO Electrical Steel and Automotive Sales Director, ArcelorMittal Europe – Flat Products
Andreas Konschak,
General Manager, Erfurt, Siemens Energy
The Siemens Energy business has been working in close partnership with ArcelorMittal since 2000, and the building up of expertise in electrical steels, together with the booming energy market and decarbonisation transition, are providing a strong platform for developing the relationship further. The coming onstream of ArcelorMittal’s additional electrical steels production of 200,000 tonnes per annum, at Mardyck in France, will deliver the capacity and surety of supply to support Siemens Energy in its ongoing growth and development opportunities out of Erfurt.