OREANDA-NEWS. October 17, 2012. ArcelorMittal will supply 2,000 tonnes of steel beams and 72,000sqm of decking for the Bahria Icon Tower in Karachi, reported the press-centre of ArcelorMittal.

The EUR 2.8m order was signed in early September and the first delivery of beams is planned for November 2012.

At 260m high and with 62 floors, the Bahria Tower will become the tallest building in Pakistan when completed in 2014.

Several ArcelorMittal teams worked together to make the project a reality. The order was taken by DSTC, part of Distribution Solutions’ projects division. Supply is being coordinated by Jean Philippe Patesson - global offer sales within Construction Projects, Distribution Solutions International. Local operations were managed by Theodore Mantho, DSTC project manager.

The 2,000 tonnes of W beams will come from ArcelorMittal’s Long Carbon operations in Luxembourg, through ArcelorMittal International, with 72,000sqm of Cofrastra 56 decking supplied by ArcelorMittal’s Construction France mill in Contrisson. Production of Cofrastra decking is expected to start in October 2012.

Technical support is being jointly provided by Long Carbon Europe, Construction France and Distribution Solutions’ design and engineering office.