EcoSheetPile™ Plus

Steel sheet piles are widely used to form retaining walls for infrastructure projects, like ports and waterways or urban transport developments.

Sheet piles also play an important role in flood protection and coastal erosion schemes, which have ecological and social importance in contributing to the preservation of land and nature and the protection of our homes.

A further key advantage of steel sheet piles is the perfect integration into the circular economy concept, making steel sheet piles one of the most sustainable construction materials. Indeed, the sheet piles we produce can be reused up to ten times before they are recycled through the EAF-based steel making process. 

picture: rehabilitation of locks on river Seine at Méricourt, France

Construction of a fishing terminal Port of Egersund | Norway

• Located in one of Norway’s largest and most important fishing harbours, Pelagia Egersund Seafood is extending their fishing terminal.
• The new terminal is based on circular cells assembled with 2,200 t of AS 500 straight web sheet piles. The cells will be filled with the sands dredged locally to increase the draught of the port.
•  To reduce the total carbon footprint of the project, the structure is assembled with ArcelorMittal’s new EcoSheetPile™ Plus range, made from 100 % recycled steel and with 100 % renewable electricity.

Renovation of the port facility at Södra wood pulp mill Mönsterås | Sweden

• One of the world’s most modern wood pulp mills, Södra’s site in Mönsterås, Sweden is also their largest with a production capacity of 750,000 tonnes per year of softwood and hardwood pulp. 
• The facility is also an important source of green electricity. In addition to their wind turbines, Södra started up in 2020 the world’s first commercial biomethanol plant. 
• The nearby port facilities are renovated with 283 t of AZ 24-700 from ArcelorMittal’s steel mill in Belval, Luxembourg.
• To reduce the total carbon footprint of the project, ArcelorMittal’s new EcoSheetPile™ Plus range was selected. Made from 100 % recycled steel and with 100 % renewable electricity, its production has a 30 % lower global warming potential than with the standard energy mix.

Seine-Nord Europe canal project Ribécourt | France

• Located in the north of France, the Seine-Nord Europe canal will link the French waterways with the Northern Europe network. A 200 m long quay wall is being built in Ribécourt, using our HZ®/AZ® combined wall system. 
• This project is part of the development of water transport in France as an ecological alternative to road transport. Some barges can carry as much cargo as 220 trucks. 
• Once completed, the Ribécourt quay will allow the supply of the building materials by barge for the construction of the canal.
• The quay wall is built with our HZ/AZ combined wall system. In total 910 t of HZ 880M A-12 king piles and AZ 13-770 intermediary sheet piles are used. 
• To reduce the total carbon footprint of the project, the structure is being assembled using ArcelorMittal’s new EcoSheetPile™ Plus range of sheet piling, made from 100 % recycled steel and with 100 % renewable electricity.

New train station Varberg | Sweden

• The major Varberg-Hamra train line in Sweden is expanded to double-track and converted to a 3 km tunnel under the city.
• The project is part of the expansion of Sweden’s West Coast line between Gotheburg and Lund. The expansion of the line will improve capacity and reliability of this essential link for Sweden. 
• The platforms of the new train station in Varberg are lowered in an open trough 10 m below ground level. 
• A total of 1,183 t of ArcelorMittal’s steel sheet piles are used to build retaining walls. 
• Trafikverkert Swedish national rail company and the project stakeholders selected ArcelorMittal’s EcoSheetPile™ Plus to reduce the total carbon footprint of the project.