Luxembourg-based steelmaker
ArcelorMittal has announced that
ArcelorMittal Brazil has supplied some 59,000 mt of steel for the construction of Açú Port in the country's southeastern state of Rio de Janeiro. The company supplied 47,000 mt of cut-and-bend rebar, manufactured at its Belgo Pronto unit, along with 12,000 mt of steel sheet piles.
ArcelorMittal said that sheet piles are largely used in port terminals and shipyards as they offer a combination of high strength and durability together with low-weight characteristics. Steel will be a key ingredient in off-shore and on-shore piers.
Known as the "super port" due to its size and the fact it will be able to handle as much as 350 million mt per year of cargo, including up to 100 million mt per year of iron ore, Açú Port is expected to become operational in April this year.