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Design Software Editors to Promote ArcelorMittal Construction Products

11/19/2007 - ArcelorMittal signs agreements with four leading editors of programs used in building and construction to include ArcelorMittal predesign software in their products, which will further promote the use of ArcelorMittal products and solutions by the construction industry.

ArcelorMittal has signed agreements with four leading editors of programs used in building and construction to include ArcelorMittal predesign software in their products. These partnerships, the first of their kind, will further promote the use of ArcelorMittal products and solutions by the construction industry.
 
The four editors—Nemetschek AG, Germany, and its subsidiary SCIA, Belgium, as well as Tekla Corp., Finland, Graitec, France, and Robobat, France—are leading editors of design software used internationally by building and construction professionals.
 
Agreements were negotiated and signed by ArcelorMittal’s Building and Construction Support, a global marketing platform of ArcelorMittal’s Steel Solutions and services, and the Research Center of its Long Carbon Europe division. The technologies involved, which seamlessly integrate computer-based design and materials calculation, will offer millions of architects and engineers over the world in-depth knowledge of both standard and niche products with respective solutions designed by ArcelorMittal, such as cellular beams, composite beams and floor systems. They will also grant access to ArcelorMittal software modules for the modeling, designing and detailing of structures.
 
ArcelorMittal and its software partners have also agreed to inform their respective customers on the integration of those pre-design software tools and to work out campaigns for cross promotion of the technologies. ArcelorMittal and its partners will share technology on design, cost estimation, and Eurocodes regulations.
 
ArcelorMittal expects these agreements to increase the use of steel in construction and generate added value for the entire steel branch. "These agreements are a fantastic opportunity to present ArcelorMittal’s range of products and solutions to the widely spread construction design and constructors communities," said Pierre Bourrier, head of ArcelorMittal’s Building and Construction Support.
 
ArcelorMittal is the world's largest steel company, with 320,000 employees in more than 60 countries. The company leads a number of major global markets, including automotive, construction, household appliances and packaging, with leading R&D and technology, as well as sizeable captive supplies of raw materials and outstanding distribution networks. An industrial presence in 27 European, Asian, African and American countries exposes the company to key steel markets, from emerging to mature, positions it will be looking to develop in the high-growth Chinese and Indian markets. ArcelorMittal’s key pro forma financials for 2006 show combined revenues of USD 88.6 billion, with a crude steel production of 118 million tonnes, representing around 10% of world steel output.
 
The Nemetschek Group is a leading international IT company in the AEC sector (Architecture, Engineering, Construction). The software company develops integrated solutions for the complete life cycle of buildings and real estate. The company’s products are currently used by more than 270,000 companies in 142 countries and in 16 languages to optimize the complete building creation and management process in terms of quality, cost and time. Nemetschek was founded in 1963 by Prof. Nemetschek and has more than 1,000 employees worldwide and a turnower of 140 millions euros (2007).
 
Tekla Corp., founded 1966 in Finland, is a world leader in software for steel structure modeling. The group’s objective is to become the leader in BIM (Building Information Modeling) software and design concept (4D, erection, manintenance and use). Tekla develops and markets software packages and services for municipalities and for customers whose core businesses are construction and energy distribution. Tekla has a global presence with nearly 400 employees in 12 countries and customers in more than 80 countries. The group’s annual turnover is 50 million euros, with 31% growth in 2006.
 
Created more than 20 years ago, Graitec has been committed to developing high-performance computer-assisted design and analysis software for the construction industry. Over 10,000 customers now rely on Graitec’s global suite of fully compatible and integrated products covering design and detailing for the reinforced concrete and steel construction industry (based on Autodesk platform). Located in France, USA, Canada, Germany, Romania, Czech Republic, Spain, and U.K., Graitec employs 220 people, with 80 working in R&D. The turnower is 20 millions euros (2007).
 
Robobat has been a major player in calculation and design software for construction, industry and civil engineering for 20 years. Those software programs are geared at building information modeling and in the close future also at building lifecycle management. Robobat has a turnover of 15 million euros and spends 2 million euros in R&D per year. The company is present in 100 countries, primarily in Asia, India, and Dubaï, through 44 resellers and has more than 10,000 customers. Its software is available in 18 languages.