Published:  02 July, 2014

Steel & mining company ArcelorMittal recently signed a five-year contract to supply highly-resistant steel to be used in the manufacturing of flexible sheaths for Technip. This is ArcelorMittal’s most significant European contract for its wire activities to date with a value over €200 million. ODEE spoke with Patrick Laudamy, managing director of ArcelorMittal’s site in Bourg-en-Bresse, about the deal, the range of uses for wire products in offshore applications and the company’s products, processes and R&D activities in this all-important technology space.