OREANDA-NEWS. April 03, 2014. ArcelorMittal Europe – flat products has been presented with an ener.con AWARD 2014 for its work in low impact steelmaking.

Recognised in the “energy efficiency strategy and management framework” category, ArcelorMittal was commended in particular for its Energize project which aims to substantially reduce the energy consumption of ArcelorMittal’s Flat Carbon Europe mills by 2016.

Veronica Chiper, who leads the Energize project at ArcelorMittal, accepted the award on behalf of the company: 

“We are very proud that our achievements have been recognised with this award, which is the fruit of a lot of Europe-wide team work. As the Energize project is now halfway through its four-year plan to reduce energy consumption by 9% in ArcelorMittal’s flat steel-producing sites, this is a real boost to everyone involved - it is a testament to our hard work and further motivation to achieve our ambitious target”.

The award ceremony was held as part of ener.con’s “Energy Efficiency & Total Plant Asset Management” conference held in Berlin on 20-21 March 2014 and attended by around 120 companies.

In winning the award, EUR 2,000 was donated on behalf of ArcelorMittal to the charity Weltfriedensdienst, WFD e.V.  to help make a difference to people living in isolated villages in Zimbabwe, through the development of sustainable agriculture.