ArcelorMittal`s global automotive business

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1 Company 1 Community 1 Magazine ArcelorMittal Dofasco July 2014 Vol. 6, No. 3
D O F A S C O | H A M I LT O N
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ArcelorMittal’s global
automotive business
Introducing VAMA – a greenfield advanced
automotive steel plant in China
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WCM
What they’re
saying
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Occupational hygiene
Keeping our
workplace safe
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Customer
Profile
Samuel, Son & Co. Ltd.
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Fresh faces
Meet four of our summer
students, interns and co-ops
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Global News
1 | ArcelorMittal Dofasco | July 2014
ArcelorMittal launches
ArcelorMittal Automotive Steel Co (VAMA) officially opened its advanced automotive steel plant
in China on June 15, beginning a new era of automotive manufacturing in the country.
Sophie Evans
[email protected]
VAMA, the joint venture between
ArcelorMittal and Chinese
company Hunan Valin Iron & Steel
Co., will produce high-strength
automotive steels for the Chinese
market. Located in the economic
zone of Loudi, Hunan Province,
and built on a greenfield site, this
is one of the major investment
projects jointly approved by
China’s National Development and
Reform Commission and the
Ministry of Commerce. The total
investment is 5.2 billion yuan
(US$832 million). With support from
ArcelorMittal sites around the
world, our company has
contributed the most advanced
automotive steel production
technology available, including
Advanced and Ultra High Strength
Steel (AHSS and UHSS) grades
with levels of up to 1,200 MPa,
Usibor® 1500 – a steel for hot
stamping – and assisted with the
completion of the quality control
and R&D systems.
With the Chinese
government introducing
increasingly strict environmental
regulations, and the market for
automotive steels growing around
10-12 per cent a year, the
demand for high- quality,
high-strength automotive steels
made with ArcelorMittal
knowhow is growing rapidly.
The two-year construction
project, involving more than
2,000 workers, was completed on
schedule, achieving more than six
million safe work hours, making it
one of the safest steel projects in
China. The completed project,
which was built in 730 days
compared with an industry
average of three and a half years,
will initially provide more than
600 high-skilled jobs, with plans
to create more jobs as production
increases.
Speaking at the event, our
chairman and CEO, Mr. Mittal,
thanked employees:
“After two years of
dedication and hard work, the
VAMA plant is open!
Congratulations to everyone who
has made today possible. VAMA
stands as an example to others as
to what can be achieved.”
China has the world’s
fastest-growing automotive
market, recording a 16 per cent
increase in car sales to 18 million
units last year, and is expected to
account for 35 per cent of
worldwide automotive growth
between now and 2020.
VAMA will produce
state-of-the-art grade steels for
safe and cost-efficient lightweight
design, superior surface quality
and coating technology, helping to
meet rapid growth in demand for
advanced automotive steels in
China. The annual production
capacity will be 1.5 million tons,
including 800,000 tons of
cold-rolled coils, 200,000 tons of
aluminium-coated coils and
500,000 tons of hot-dip
galvanized coils. VAMA covers a
large range of automotive steel
products, including those for
visible structural parts, chassis
and wheels.
VAMA aims to supply
international carmakers and Tier
1 suppliers as well as promote
high-end solutions to domestic
car manufacturers and their
supplier networks. These include
ArcelorMittal’s major customers
in China, such as Volkswagen,
GM, Ford, PSA, Daimler-Benz,
BMW, Toyota, Honda, Renault,
Fiat and Nissan, as well as leading
domestic manufacturers such as
Geely, Chery, Dongfeng,
Guangzhou Auto, Shanghai Auto
and Changan.
The inauguration ceremony
was attended by our company’s
chairman and CEO, Mr. Mittal;
ArcelorMittal GMB member,
Sudhir Maheshwari; Vice
President automotive worldwide,
Brian Aranha; CEO of India and
China, Vijay Bhatnagar; and VAMA
CEO, Sanjay Sharma.
Senior Chinese leaders
attended including Mr. Cao
Huiquan, Chairman and CEO of
Hunan Valin Steel; Hunan
Governor, Du Jiahao; and Hunan
Vice Governor, Chen Zhaoxiong,
underlining the importance of the
manufacturing project to the
development of the automotive
industry in China.
Speaking in Loudi, Mr. Mittal
said the completion of the major
project with six million safe work
hours, on schedule and within
budget was a “remarkable
achievement which sets a new
standard in our industry,” adding:
“The most advanced
technology has been extended to
VAMA, which is therefore ideally
positioned to give auto
manufacturers greater flexibility
to produce lighter, safer and more
environmentally friendly cars for
customers in China.”
Hundreds of VAMA
employees attended the event on
Sunday, June 15, which took place
inside the VAMA plant. Vama
employees celebrated the start of
production, together with
ArcelorMittal employees who
have contributed to VAMA’s
success to date, and suppliers
from around the world including
Belgium, France, Germany, Italy
and the USA.
Our chairman and CEO, Mr. Mittal; GMB member, Sudhir Maheshwari; and vice president automotive worldwide, Brian Aranha, tour the
company’s newest plant in Loudi, China with VAMA CEO, Sanjay Sharma.
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Global News
VAMA dream team celebrates start of production
With the successful start of production at our VAMA joint venture in China,
1 Magazine celebrates the contribution of those who moved from across the
world to VAMA with ‘an open heart and open mind’ and helped make it happen.
about the demands of the
automotive industry, the
challenges it faces, and how steel
could provide what the sector
needed.
“After two years of dedication and
While he has always had
hard work, the VAMA plant is
wanderlust, moving to China was
open! Congratulations to
even more special as “there are
everyone who has made today
only a few countries in the world
possible. VAMA stands as an
that have such a different culture;
example to others as to what can China being one of them in all
be achieved.” With these words,
aspects language, food, living and
our chairman and CEO, Mr Mittal, working.”
thanked the thousands of people
He sums up his experience: “I
who were involved in the
find it fascinating to be part of a
construction of ArcelorMittal’s
team that is building a completely
joint venture automotive steels
new mill. This is the first greenfield
plant in China.
project within our flat carbon
Jurgen Cobbaut, Chief
activities in years. Every day is a
Technology Officer (CTO) at
learning process. Being a part of a
VAMA, was one of the early ones greenfield project requires a
to take up the opportunity to
drastic increase in the speed of
move to China and join the
this learning process. New
project. Moving at the beginning challenges force you to learn and
of 2011 from Cologne, Germany, adapt. I believe this will give all of
where he was a resident engineer us the possibility to better adapt
for the Ford-Volvo group, he took to difficult situations in our future
with him what he had learned
careers.”
Tuhina Chugh
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Babs Verhoosel, the chief
marketing officer for VAMA, also
joined in 2011. But having already
been in China for 12 years and
able to speak Chinese, “it was
more of a natural choice rather
than a plunge into the unknown,”
she says. “I have learned and still
am learning a lot every day, which
pushes me outside my comfort
zone and makes work and life
really interesting.”
On June 15, Babs joined
Hunan Valin and ArcelorMittal
colleagues for a group photo
(pictured) “celebrating a moment
that moved me almost to tears.”
The best for our first plant in
China
The technology being used at
the VAMA plant goes hand-inhand with the expertise of those
currently working at VAMA.
ArcelorMittal’s strong tradition of
knowledge-exchange was
honoured for this project – a
special technology assistance and
transfer team was created.
Colleagues Marc Burty and
Philippe Hennechart, who were
both part of the project, were
recognized with prestigious awards
from the Chinese government for
their work with Lianyuan Steel
(LYS) - a subsidiary of Hunan Valin
Steel in which ArcelorMittal owns a
stake – helping build the plant’s
capacity to produce automotive
grades of steel for VAMA.
Philippe, who moved to China
with his wife and two children,
speaks of the sense of community
within everyone working at
VAMA: “It is strong and has been
created through the relations we
have on a daily basis, how we work
as a team and how we have
handled difficulties and shared
success together. There is an
identity and common ‘leitmotiv’ to
the group of individuals here.”
Congratulations to all those
who walked the road to VAMA’s
official start of production on June
15, 2014.
The building of the VAMA plant involved many ArcelorMittal employees, some of whom were seconded from our sites in Europe and the
Americas, to work on this landmark project and join the VAMA team.
Local News
Our world class mindset
The World Class Manufacturing (WCM) system continues to evolve at ArcelorMittal Dofasco
with more than 1,000 employees having participated since its official launch in 2012. However,
its beginnings at Dofasco date back to 1999, when executives began to look for a continuous
improvement system that was right for our organization.
to Dofasco. “The process really
began in 1999 with the opening
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of the DSG line and our trial of
Total Productive Maintenance.
Since then, Dofasco people have
Sean Donnelly, VP Manufacturing, visited different sites around the
world and conducted research to
remembers the journey to
launching WCM at ArcelorMittal learn about various systems for
continuous improvement. We
Dofasco well and says it was a
traveled to the U.S. and Europe
very methodical and judicious
and saw a number of different
approach to ensuring the right
system was chosen and adapted approaches.”
Marie Verdun
In the end, the
benchmarking exercise pointed
to WCM as the right solution.
Sean also says that it was
important to ensure that WCM
was customized to Dofasco in
order to ensure that it will
become the way we work and
the basis for how we identify and
eliminate loss: “It was critical to
tailor the system to our unique
culture and circumstance. The
time we took to be certain about
the right approach is paying off
as we now have a continuous
improvement system that is
being driven by the knowledge of
our employees. It isn’t just a few
hundred people working on
improvement projects. Soon it
will be everyone. But, it will take
some time to grow in the
organization and for everyone to
become involved.”
What they’re saying about WCM
WCM is all about people – people driving improvement in their day to
day work by learning to identify and eliminate loss and waste. Recently,
1 Magazine met with some of the more than 1,000 employees that
have engaged with WCM in their business unit to ask them about their
experiences with WCM. Here’s what they had to say!
For Bronko Jazvac, Director
WCM and Health and Safety, the
system represents another
journey for the company.
“WCM is a natural continuation
of our improvement efforts and
an evolution of our culture and
the approach is intended to take
us to world class performance,”
he says. “It’s a mindset and
culture that builds on our belief
that our strength is people.”
Bronko teaches others about
WCM by explaining the goal is to
achieve ‘0-1-100’. “We are on a
journey to have 0 loss and waste,
with 1 continuous improvement
management system, and 100
per cent engagement from
employees,” he says. “It’s a world
class mindset and practices that
will help us to beat our
competition to remain the best
performer in the industry.”
« I have had the fortunate experience of leading a WCM
team around formalizing a procedure for investigating
opacity emissions - identifying the source of leak(s)
within an oven, mapping the location sources on an
oven map and performing target repairs based on the
information provided. The biggest challenge I have
had in learning and working within WCM has been
changing the way we think. We spend so much time
focusing, applying resources and money to make
things better… ‘To make money you have to spend
money.’ We lose sight of identifying losses and how
those losses impact our overall productivity and
profitability. There are a lot of things we can do as an
organization to eliminate waste and restore capability
and what’s more is that it costs very little (if anything
at all). WCM is about changing the way we think. »
Jodi Kesik
Senior Coke Process Coordinator
« I have seen people in a WCM team tend to
convey their ideas more freely and openly than
they do on the shop floor. When following the
ideology of WCM correctly, teams gather an
abundance of data in the early stages. With all
of that information, they are able to produce
well thought-out ideas and apply more ‘outof-the-box’ thinking. Since these teams tend
to be smaller in size than the usual operations
team size (five to eight people typically), I have
found there is less of a struggle for people
to be heard by everyone and that the group
encourages everyone to participate. »
James Pinder, Team Leader
Pickling and Cold Roll Products
« WCM is a very exciting new
business transformation. I
feel this is what will continue
to keep us ahead of the
pack. WCM is for all of us! »
Frank Brillinger
Team Leader, DSG
« It is great to have a cross functional
team because it brings in a lot of
different points of view that you
wouldn’t get if you only had individuals
who were embedded in the process.
For we ‘1st wavers’ I think learning the
WCM theory is just as important as
what we achieve, as we can apply this
theory to further teams. »
Krystal Legge
Account Representative, Automotive Sales
« After being on a WCM team and
participating in the Leading WCM
program I feel that I can personally
make a difference in this company.
I have a higher sense of pride and
ownership towards my work and
I am always looking for safer and
better ways to do it. »
Josh Hogan, Assistant Team Leader
KOBM Operations, Steelmaking.
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Anticipating, recognizing, evaluating and
controlling hazards in your work environment
ArcelorMittal Dofasco’s occupational hygiene specialists monitor and address potential chemical,
physical and biological hazards in the workplace.
Nancy Rees
[email protected]
As part of the Health and Safety
team, Don Krymuza and Cam
Sheldrake are occupational
hygiene specialists who are
focused on the anticipation,
recognition, evaluation and
control of hazards in our work
environments.
Don says that their work is
closely aligned to our “Stop.
Challenge. Choose.” approach to
Health and Safety. “When these
concepts or principles are
consistently applied, we really can
have an effective Health and
Safety Program,” he says.
Their goal is to ensure that
employees and contractors do not
suffer adverse health effects
from substances used or
generated by industrial processes.
Using a CEL-480 sound level meter, Don Krymuza, Health and Safety
Specialist, checks noise levels being emitted from equipment.
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In other words, their role is to
identify potential hazards such as
chemical or gas exposures;
physical hazards like noise or
radiation; or biological hazards like
mould, and help eliminate or
reduce these factors.
“The most prevalent
occupational disease we see is
noise-induced hearing loss,” Cam
says. “But it is easily avoidable if
hearing protection is worn 100
percent of the time when exposed
to noise.”
For the two certified
Occupational Hygienists, there is
no typical day. “Our job is to help
protect our employees and
contractors by monitoring,
measuring and providing
suggestions to minimize
exposures to hazardous
substances,” says Don. “That may
mean responding to employee
concerns or accidental exposures.
Or, we can be doing proactive
measurements or investigations
to identify potential issues before
they happen, including in the
engineering design of new
processes or equipment. Once
identified, we recommend
improvements based on our
experience and standards or we
conduct research to identify best
practices.”
Don and Cam use a variety of
sampling equipment including CO
monitors, sound level meters, air
sampling pumps, heat stress
devices and electromagnetic field
detectors. Sometimes the two ask
employees to assist by wearing a
monitoring device like a pump and
filter or noise monitor over the
course of a shift. The information
gathered is then analyzed either
onsite or at an off-site lab. The
results are then reviewed and Don
and Cam may recommend
controls such as changing or
modifying processes, engineering
controls, administrative controls
or personal protective equipment
to reduce or eliminate the risks.
They also review all new
chemicals proposed for use on
site. Cam reviews the Material
Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) to
determine the level of risk with
the substance. For some
substances, recommending safe
practices when using the material
will bring the risk to an acceptable
level, while for others, like
asbestos, they will simply not be
approved for use. Sometimes the
team will recommend a less
hazardous procedure or a safer
substance such as pre-mixed
chemicals. Cam also works with
the Environment team to review
Cam Sheldrake, Senior Health and Safety Specialist, uses an ionizing
radiation survey meter to measure x-ray radiation.
all new materials. Similarly, all
applicable equipment, like
radiation or x-ray devices, is
reviewed to ensure stringent
regulatory and Dofasco
requirements are met. Whatever
the recommendation, the goal is
to ensure we all have a healthy
and safe work environment.
To help achieve this, Don,
Cam and the rest of the Health
and Safety team try to anticipate
health hazards, assess risks,
develop control measures and
provide technical as well as
substance expertise, to make
Dofasco a safe and healthy
workplace.
Wellness
Racing ahead with Personal Best program
New for this year was a
Tractivity monitor to help count
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the number of steps each
participant took and a team
competition to encourage people
ArcelorMittal Dofasco recently
to keep walking. The goal of the
celebrated the end of another
competition was to either cover
the Route 66 distance (2,448
miles) or the TransCanada trail
(14,283 miles). The Tractivity
monitors were a key factor in
keeping participants motivated
to increase their activity levels
and, in many cases, showed
employees how inactive their
daily lifestyle can be.
The program began and
ended with biometric screenings
that measured body fat, blood
pressure, glucose levels,
cholesterol and other important
health factors. During the
five-month challenge, the
coaches tailored flexible
programs for each participant,
which included free training
sessions in one of our on-site
gyms, a detailed exercise manual
and nutrition tips. Upon
completion of the challenge,
each person reviewed their
improved results with a personal
fitness coach and discussed tips
to continue their wellness
journey.
Each year, the number of
participants grows as employees
notice the dramatic
improvements their Personal
Best co-workers have made.
Around 20 per cent returned in
2014 to continue their fitness
journey and one team (Team
Neon) even had a 94 per cent
completion rate (number of team
members who saw the fivemonth program through to the
end).
“The level of participation
exceeded our expectations,”
says Lindsay Knight, Lifestyle
Coordinator. “The participants
went above and beyond what we
asked of them and turned
In 2013, Giovanni Cisternino, (Hot Mill), ran the 5 km in the Around the exercise and healthy eating into a
Bay Road Race. This year, he knocked off a 2:41 in the 30 km race with fun, team event, which was the
secret to their success.”
the help of the Personal Best program.
Candice Olson
successful Personal Best program.
The third annual wellness and
fitness initiative helped 314
employees race their way to
better health through increased
activity levels, healthy eating and
specific fitness goals.
Bruce McConachie,
(Pipefitter, Hot Mill), lost a
significant 5.8 per cent body fat
by using an online exercise
tracker (myfitnesspal) every day,
riding his bike to work, wearing
the Tractivity monitor and
reducing his night time snacking.
“Knowing that I was going to be
re-measured was part of what
kept me motivated,” says Bruce.
Leading the way to a
healthier 2014, was the senior
management team who
competed in the Around the Bay
Road Race and encouraged
employees to keep going. In
June, Brad Davey, VP of
Commercial, gave a particularly
poignant talk about his battle
with cancer and inspired other
employees to get fit.
“Hearing Brad speak about
his struggle to overcome cancer,
made me want to work harder to
lose weight and get fit,” said
Bruce McConachie, (Hot Mill), lost an impressive 5.8 per cent of his
Giovanni Cisternino, (Millwright, body fat while participating in this year’s Personal Best program.
Hot Mill). Joining the Personal
Best program for the third year,
Giovanni had already lost an
incredible 107 lbs, and this year
set his sights on fitness. “I was
determined to compete in the
30 K Around the Bay Road Race.
It took a lot of willpower and
encouragement, especially with
the cold winter we had, but I
finished the race in a ‘personal
best’ of 2 hours and 41 minutes!”
Impressive results such as
• 314 people registered for the 2014 Personal
Giovanni’s inspire Personal Best
Best program
participants to come back for
more. The daily fitness classes,
• 20 per cent were repeat Personal Best
healthy eating seminars and
participants who wanted to continue their
smoking cessation programs
keep people motivated and drive
wellness journey
Dofasco employees to be the
• Participants lost 600lbs of fat in total!
healthiest they can be.
It’s not too late to sign up
• 15 people managed to lower their blood
for health and wellness! Lifestyle
pressure enough to no longer be considered
coordinators are ready to help
you start your journey to a
high-risk
healthier 2014. If you want to
• 109 people competed in the Around the Bay
join hundreds of other employees
to lose weight, kick that bad
Road Race and raised $23,000 for St.
habit or finish a race, call Lindsay
Joseph’s Healthcare
Knight at extension 3922.
Facts and
‘slimmer’ figures!
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Meet Samuel, Son & Co., Ltd. - a long
standing customer and a 159-year old company
Samuel is the oldest and largest family owned metals process
and distributor in North America. The company has been our customer for 57 years.
Samuel, Son & Co., Limited was
started by brothers Mark and
Lewis Samuel in Toronto in 1855
and is still owned by the Samuel
Family today. In the beginning, the
company was a hardware and
metals import/export business.
Today, Samuel is the oldest and
largest family owned metals
processor and distributor in North
America, with its headquarters in
Mississauga.
The Samuel group includes
20 companies and more than 110
locations in Canada, the USA,
Mexico, Australia and most
recently, China. The company
offers its customers solutions in
the distribution, transportation,
processing and manufacturing of
metals and industrial products.
Samuel and its divisions are
active members in numerous
trade associations, which help to
ensure the industry is driven by
progressive, high-quality, and safe
standards. Quality, health and
safety are top priorities at Samuel.
The company scrutinizes its work
with a zero margin for error and
their locations adhere to
worldwide Quality Certification
Management systems.
ArcelorMittal Dofasco has
been a valued supplier to Samuel,
Son & Co., Limited since 1957. We
supply hot rolled, cold rolled, tin
plate, galvalume, pre-painted and
galvanized steel to Samuel. In turn,
Samuel meets the needs of a
diverse range of industries
including: aerospace; automotive;
building and construction;
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chemical processing; energy; food
service; manufacturing; medical;
military and defense; packaging;
pressure vessel; and other
transportation industries.
Samuel is also a supplier to
ArcelorMittal Dofasco offering
processing and pickling services.
The company’s processing
services for flat rolled carbon steel
are extensive – leveling, cut-tolength for standard and custom
lengths, slitting and edging,
machining, drilling, roll forming,
laser cutting and stamping are
some of the services offered.
Carl Parker, Chief
Procurement Officer from Samuel,
Son & Co. recently took some time
to provide 1 Mag with a glimpse
into this 5th generation family
company.
Q: Samuel and Dofasco have
been working together for a long
time. What makes the relationship
successful?
A: There are many things
that make the relationship
between Samuel and Dofasco
successful. The first and easiest is
that ArcelorMittal Dofasco makes
the high quality products that
Samuel supplies to the market.
Second is mutual trust and
respect that transcends the
changes in the business. Third are
the people. Your slogan “Our
product is steel. Our strength is
people,” resonates quite well
between Samuel and
ArcelorMittal Dofasco. Fourth is
commitment. We believe
ArcelorMittal Dofasco is
committed to the steel market for
the long term, but you are also
committed to your customers.
Innovation and service adds
strength in our relationship as
well. Samuel and ArcelorMittal
Dofasco have worked closely
together to develop new and
innovative ways to do business.
This is not only in the products
supplied, but also in the ways they
are consumed and delivered to
the market. Finally, is longevity,
where Samuel has been a
customer of ArcelorMittal
Dofasco for many years. One of
Samuel’s key beliefs is long term
sustainable relationships. We
believe we have this with
ArcelorMittal Dofasco and look
forward to a relationship long into
the future.
Q: Successful multigenerational family businesses are
rare. What has been the key to
Samuel’s success over 159 years?
It’s an incredible history!
A: M & L Samuel was started
in 1855 by Mark and Lewis
Samuel as a ‘hardware and metals
import/export’ business
downtown Toronto. In 1931,
Sigmund Samuel, son of Lewis,
became sole owner and changed
the name to Samuel, Son & Co.,
Limited. As the company has
grown it has faced many
challenges and opportunities over
the years and now, after 159
years, we continue to prosper
with over 110 locations and
annual revenue in excess of $3.5
billion. With a continuous focus on
growth, we are now thriving with
the 5th generation of Samuels
now at the helm. Our
commitment remains to our
internal and external stakeholders
and we are proud to continue the
Samuel Way for our future 6th
generation and beyond.
Q: What do you value most
in a steel supplier?
A: At Samuel we believe
quality is our competitive edge
and we expect no less from our
suppliers. Other factors such as
service and total cost also play key
roles in our supply value chain. We
look to our suppliers as resources
for innovation and technical
support. We want to make sure
our suppliers feel they are a
valuable part of our supply chain
and our successes are mutual.
Finally, we want our suppliers to
think of us a vital part in the
supply chain to the market and as
well as an extension of them.
Q: Samuel, Son & Co. buys
hot roll, cold roll, tin plate,
galvalume, pre-painted and
galvanized steel from ArcelorMittal
Dofasco. What are the common
end uses for these steels after
they leave your company?
A: Samuel’s common end
uses are very similar to those
ArcelorMittal Dofasco supplies,
including automotive and other
transportation such as rail, energy,
construction, agriculture, general
manufacturing, tubing and
packaging.
Q: With the challenges of the
Canadian manufacturing
landscape, how can ArcelorMittal
Dofasco ensure Samuel’s
continued success?
A: It is critical for our futures
that we are both competitive
through all market cycles so the
best way ArcelorMittal Dofasco
can help support Samuel is to
continue to work with us as a
partner. We need to work
together to ensure that
manufacturing in Canada grows.
In Canada, we have seen the
manufacturing industry shift
towards the United States and
Mexico so we must continuously
look together for ways to solve
our customers’ issues so they
want to continue to manufacture
and invest here in Canada.
Q: What would you want
ArcelorMittal Dofasco employees
to know most about Samuel, Son
& Co.?
A: We at Samuel, Son & Co.
pride ourselves on our relationship
with our customers, our
partnerships with our suppliers
and our commitment to our
employees. We are not just a
distributor of metal. We are also a
manufacturer of products. We
manufacture roll formed sections,
we make strapping and other
packaging products, we produce
pressure vessels and we also make
tubing. We add value to the
material supplied by ArcelorMittal
Dofasco. We are also a supplier to
ArcelorMittal Dofasco. We pickle
product from ArcelorMittal
Dofasco, and we process
ArcelorMittal Dofasco product by
slitting, cut-to-length and
manufacturing first operations
blanks.
We are a long standing family
business that carries values and
beliefs that are unwavering. Our
commitment to our communities,
environment, people and suppliers
is central to our business success.
We continuously strive to improve
our quality and value to our
customers while ensuring the
successful future of our company.
Learn more about Samuel,
Son & Co. at www.samuel.com.
People
Lending a helping hand in Liberia: Dofasco’s
Jeff Aultmun joins Solidarity Holiday team
families, their kids and their
interests. I was impressed, not only
with the team’s work ethic, but I
felt there was a strong desire we
all shared to make things better.”
It wasn’t all hard work
though. The volunteers met the
excited students, tested their
balloon-making and juggling skills
and played sports with the older
kids. Meanwhile, three other
volunteers with medical
experience performed eye tests,
issued more than 650 glasses and
provided dental hygiene services.
“I tell people it’s a very poor
country, but I also say that it is
rich with the desire to improve. I
Demonstrating the power of international teamwork, Jeff Aultman (I.T. Manufacturing Systems) joined a team of ArcelorMittal volunteers in
saw such enthusiasm in the
Liberia to build a safer and larger school for these children.
children for the new school!”
During the evenings, the
experience I will never forget,”
aged five to 14 attended school in employees.
Candice Olson
volunteers and local employees
says Jeff.
a cramped, small house with
“It was hard work! Concrete
[email protected]
Jeff didn’t know what to
inadequate classrooms and poor
didn’t come in cement trucks, not had time to reflect on the bigger
expect when he heard he had
sanitation. In just two months, the in Liberia. It was all made by hand picture and discuss how they felt
about the project.
been selected out of hundreds of children received a new building,
{or should I say by shovel}. We
“An ArcelorMittal Liberia
When Jeff Aultman (I.T. Manufac- applicants to join a team of eight
four times the size of their old
made concrete, put up ceilings,
co-worker told us that the local
turing Systems) signed up for an
international volunteers to build a school, and equipped with
constructed blackboard frames,
people will remember that we
ArcelorMittal Solidarity Holiday, he new school for children living near teaching tools like blackboards. It installed flooring and plastered
came as friends and colleagues
didn’t realize what a big impact it ArcelorMittal’s facilities in
took a huge team effort shared
walls,” adds Jeff. “While we worked from different countries to help
would have on both his life and the Buchanan, Liberia. Before the
between the eight volunteers and it was a great opportunity to talk
them. We came to lend a hand
lives of others. “It was an
volunteers arrived, 300 students 45 local ArcelorMittal Liberia
when help was needed. Meeting
and find out about people, their
people from far-away countries is a
life-changing experience for them.”
At the end of the week-long
Solidarity Holiday, the students
and volunteers gathered to
celebrate the opening of the
school with a special ceremony.
The children sang, danced and
presented certificates of thanks
to the volunteers. In return, the
team gave the students toys,
candies, shoes, paper, crayons and
a world map.
Now back home in Canada,
Jeff has had time to think about
his experience and share it with
friends, co-workers and family.
“I have always known that I
am fortunate, but to know
through life-experience is really
‘knowing.’ I’m proud to be
associated with the efforts taking
place in Liberia. I don’t care what
the reasons for helping are, it’s
just the right thing to do.”
*Watch this space in the
September issue of 1 Magazine to
hear about Phil Read’s Solidarity
Holiday in Poland.
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Local News
Learning the ropes
If you’ve noticed a more youthful appearance around the company as of late, it’s no coincidence.
In May, we welcomed a plentiful crop of this year’s new summer students, interns and co-ops to
Dofasco who will stay anywhere from four to 16 months.
Proving that the system
could be maintained rather than
replaced coupled with Devyn’s
work with the Steelmaking
Technology team caught the eye
Devyn Clement, a mechanical
of those around him and even
engineering intern, had been
resulted in him being mistaken as
sitting in morning production
a WCM consultant. He led
meetings in steelmaking and kept several WCM teams through a
hearing and seeing the same
game exercise around exchange
complaint about the marking
of die concepts. machine, which welds tags on
Devyn is one of more than
slabs exiting the caster.
100 students working on site in
So, he did something about intern, co-op and summer
it. He brought together experts student positions on assignments
Mark Dean and Steve Shepard
ranging from four to 16 months.
from Steelmaking maintenance, Interns have placements of eight,
and Lucian Iordache from CTS
12 or 16 months while co-ops
technology, as well as the
undertake four month
supplier to hammer out the
assignments. The work is
problems and potential solutions. credited towards their academic
“We did some trials to find
program and this group of
the optimal settings as people
employees form part of the
were just using their own
company’s applicant pool for
settings. Then we did a bit of a
permanent positions at the end
communication campaign and
of their schooling. Meanwhile,
talked to the operators to ensure summer students come to
the settings were not changed.” ArcelorMittal Dofasco for a four
month summer work assignment.
“Through different
improvement initiatives we got it
A plumb summer job
down to nearly zero dropped
There are 44 children of
tags and it was completely off
current or retired employees
the shift comments,” Devyn
Devyn Clement is a Mechanical Engineering student at McMaster
says. Today, the process is stable working around the company for
University currently on an intern assignment with ArcelorMittal
with an approximate 75 per cent the summer, performing
Dofasco. He spent one year in Steelmaking as a Reliability Coordinator improvement in failed tag welds housekeeping duties such as
and will finish his 15 month assignment with the Energy Department. per day.
painting, cleaning and data entry.
Carly Pokoradi and Olivia
MacIsaac are two of those
students who have been painting
both inside and out. Carly is a
student at Studio 58, a theatre
school in Vancouver, BC while
Olivia is a graphic design student
at Fanshawe College.
Their summer stint began
with more than three days of
training, including Situational
Management and Risk Training
(SMART). As a result, both say
that they have a new
appreciation for recognizing
hazards. “This is work I’ll be doing
if I work in production in the
theatre. It makes me look back at
what I had been doing and now
with this training I’ll definitely be
doing it differently,” Carly says.
The pair spent the first six
weeks painting outside in parking
lots and various assignments and
will finish out the summer
painting conference rooms in the
Main Office. Both say they are
grateful for the opportunity to
learn more about their parents’
company. Olivia’s father, Dave, is
with Cold Roll Products while
brother Matt is in operations at
No.2 CPCM. Carly’s father,
Dennis, is with Tubular Products
as is her uncle Rick Pokoradi.
Kyle Hobbs (left) is spending his summer working in Employee Relations with Manager Roseanne Lasowski. Another uncle, Tom Pokoradi,
Kyle was a two year casual employee in tubular before going back to school to study Human Resources
was also an employee as were
Management at George Brown College. He will graduate from his program after completing his four month her great grandfathers, Andrew
co-op placement at ArcelorMittal Dofasco.
Pokoradi and John Timkovich.
Marie Verdun
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People
Awards and accolades
In June, ArcelorMittal Canada
was named one of Canada’s Top
Foreign Corporate Citizens for
2013. The award, from
Corporate Knights, is presented
to corporations with substantial
operations in Canada. Our
company was recognized for its
leadership on social responsibility
and corporate citizenship.
Stephen Daeyoung Chung
(Steelmaking Technology),
Joydeep Sengupta (Research
and Development), and
Mehrnoosh Afnan (World
Class Manufacturing) were
recently awarded the Association
for Iron & Steel Technology’s
2014 Continuous Casting Best
Paper Award. Their paper was
titled “Stopper Rod Dithering
Trials at ArcelorMittal Dofasco
No. 1 Continuous Caster” and
applied a preventive measure to
keep the refractory channel at
the caster free from clogging
with alumina inclusions. After
successful implementation of the
dithering strategy, caster
operational performance was
improved significantly. For
example, controlled declogging
events were reduced by 75 per
cent and breakout alarms were
reduced by 44 per cent. Slab
downgrades were also reduced
by 33 percent, resulting in
approximately one additional slab
per heat going to prime
auto-exposed orders.
Sarodha Rajkumar
(Environment) was named the
Bay Area Restoration Council
(BARC) 2014 Volunteer of the
Year Award at BARC’s AGM on
Monday, June 23. Sarodha was
recognized for her outstanding
service to BARC as a member of
the Board of Directors and as
chair of the Monitoring
Committee for the past six
years, overseeing production of
BARC’s annual Toward Safe
Harbours report on the progress
of the Hamilton Harbour
Remedial Action Plan. BARC is a
community not-for-profit group
that assesses and promotes
clean-up projects in Hamilton
Harbour and its watershed. Learn
more at
www.hamiltonharbour.ca.
Olivia MacIsaac (left) and Carly Pokoradi (right) are two of 44 summer
students working at ArcelorMittal Dofasco. “To me, it’s like a
community…it’s like a whole different world in here and it’s cool to see
that and learn about it. I never thought I’d be so interested in it. It’s
amazing,” Carly says of her summer job.
“You see how your parents
go to work every day,” Olivia
says. “To me, it’s like a
community…it’s like a whole
different world in here and it’s
cool to see that and learn about
it. I never thought I’d be so
interested in it. It’s amazing.”
From tube operations to
co-op student
For Kyle Hobbs, his
four-month co-op placement is
in familiar territory. After
completing a degree in
Sociology/Criminology at Brock
University, Kyle spent two years
working as a casual in tubular
products. He then enrolled in
George Brown College’s one year
Human Resource Management
program.
“I loved my two years in
operations and really enjoyed the
people. However, I was conflicted
and didn’t feel as though I was
contributing in the best way that
I could,” Kyle says.
These days, Kyle is working
with the Employee Relations
team in Human Resources. He’s
one of 48 co-op and intern
students at ArcelorMittal
Dofasco so far in 2014.
“They’ve given me an
opportunity to utilize the skills I
learned in school and I’ve been
involved in a number of projects
that are high level in terms of
meaning to the company and to
me.”
During his placement Kyle
has attended a community event
with the company, a professional
development conference and
even volunteered with Team
Orange with his HR colleagues.
“I’ve told my friends at
school that I think I definitely got
the best placement out of
anyone [in my class] because of
the type of work I’m doing and
the amount of autonomy and
responsibility I’ve been given,” he
says.
When Kyle is done his
program at the end of his co-op
placement he says his sights are
set on a full time position with
ArcelorMittal Dofasco. “I love
this city and what this company
does for this city. It puts people
to work and provides meaningful
work.”
Recreation News
Family skating
Babysitting Course
Family Skating – 2014-15 Season – Cashiers
and Patrollers
Cashiers and patrollers are needed for the
2014-15 family skating season. ArcelorMittal
Dofasco dependents ages 13 and up are eligible to
apply for these jobs. Those interested in applying
must send a resume and cover letter to the
Recreation Centre. Resumes are to be received no
later than Friday, September 12th.
Sunday, October 19th, 2014
9:00am-5:00pm
Recreation Centre
Open to students ages 11 and up
Registration forms available at the Recreation
Centre - for further information, contact the office
at 905-560-5886, then press “0”
ArcelorMittal Dofasco
Ladies’ 59th Annual Golf
Tournament
“SCRAMBLE FORMAT”
Friday, September 12th, 2014 • Chippewa Golf & Country Club
$60.00 / 9 HOLES (only) – includes Golf / Cart / Dinner / Prizes
Shotgun start at 3:00 p.m.
Deadline for applications – Friday, August 29th, 2014
Registration forms available at the Recreation Centre – for further
details, contact the office at 905-560-5886, then press “0”
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Snapshots!
The people, places and events of ArcelorMittal Dofasco
Happy 147th birthday, Canada!
(From left) Jasmine (10), Jayden (7) and Jordis (4) Gould showed off
their Canada pride at the celebrations. Their dad, Alex, works at No.2
Coke Plant.
Pathways to Education end of
year celebration
ArcelorMittal Dofasco’s annual Canada Day celebrations drew thousands of employees, family and friends to the F.H. Sherman Recreation and
Learning Centre. The day featured entertainment, activities for the kids, a citizenship court ceremony as well as food and refreshments. This
was the 30th annual Canada Day event for the company and was capped off by what some say are “the best fireworks in the city!.”
President and CEO Jim Baske (far right) joins other dignitaries at the citizenship court ceremony including (l to r) Councillor Brad Clark,
Canadian Military Service Veteran and Dofasco retiree Ken Griffith, RCMP Constable Dave O’Hara and Citizenship Court Judge Dr. Gary
Warner. The citizenship ceremony was the first hosted by ArcelorMittal Dofasco and saw 40 new Canadians take the oath of citizenship.
‘Big Bike’ raises big bucks with help of ArcelorMittal Dofasco employees
Team Orange volunteers fired up the grill at a community barbecue
event to help celebrate the end of another successful school year for
the Pathways to Education program, which provides various
educational support and mentoring services to youth in Hamilton.
The program, with help from ArcelorMittal Dofasco’s Corporate
Community Investment Fund, removes barriers to education by
providing leadership, expertise and community programs to young
people in need. Team Orange prepared and distributed food during
the event. Demonstrating their barbecue skills, (left to right)
Don Holdridge (Steelmaking Technology), Hannah Bergen (Purchasing),
Martin Peckham (Volunteer), Jacqueline Cote (Rewind Line) and
Ed Thomson (Retiree), prepare food for the celebration.
Burlington Sound of Music
Festival’s ‘Sweet Seats’ raises
money for the RBG
In mid-June, ArcelorMittal Dofasco partnered with the Sound of Music
Festival to raise money for the local Green Angels Fund. Through the
festival’s “Sweet Seats” program, the general public purchased and
In early summer, residents in the east end of Hamilton were treated to quite a sight as 30 ArcelorMittal Dofasco employees rode a “big bike”
enjoyed premium seating and hospitality services for stage shows. All
around the area. Each year, 30 enthusiastic employees commit to each raise $50 or more for heart and stroke research and hop on the bike.
proceeds raised from these ticket sales were donated to the Green
This year, the team cycled 2km around the local community and raised more than $4,000.
Angels Fund at The Royal Botanical Gardens. The fund aims to give
Pictured are: Caroline Anderson (Procurement & I.T.), Nella Andreoli (I.T. Solutions), Hannah Bergen (Purchasing), Andrew Blashkiw (No. 2 Coke
every child an opportunity to fall in love with nature, especially
Plant), Kevin Bowen (Information Systems – West), Bernard Buchanan (I.T.), Scott Chen (Metallurgy), Renato De Tina (Procurement & I.T.),
disadvantaged and special needs children.
Dianne Edwards (Executive Area), Cheryl Hill (I.T. Intel Security Email Services), Adrianne Kolich (Purchasing), Krystal Legge (Automotive),
Donations to the fund subsidize admission passes, memberships, school
Danielle Lewis (Purchasing), Frank Miceli (Security), Helen Mijic (I.T. Logistics Systems), John O’Grady (I.T. Solutions), Janice O’Hoski (Purchasing),
and children’s programming (including day camps), and transportation
Jennifer Passalent (Purchasing), Laurence Petitinis (Corporate - ArcelorMittal Sourcing), Kristin Raab (Information Systems – West),
costs to The Royal Botanical Gardens. This year, over 3,700 local
Mark Radey (It Services), Liz Richardson (I.T. Business Management Systems), Tony Robinson (Purchasing), Cody Smit (Purchasing), Marilyn
children will participate in the Green Angels program thanks, in part, to
Stothart (Purchasing), Crystal Thompson (Marketing), Mickey Walker (Organization Development) and Kim Woods (Distribution Sales).
the $10,500 donated by ArcelorMittal Dofasco.
Laura Oliver, New Grad Development Program, ArcelorMittal Dofasco,
greets guest as they arrive to the sweet seats area and offers them
orange juice.
Team Orange goes green for gardens
At the end of May, Team Orange volunteers tested their green thumbs as they prepared vegetable beds for the Neighbour to Neighbour
Centre’s local “Giving Garden.” The volunteers helped ready the soil to receive vegetable seeds. Later this year, fresh vegetables harvested from
the garden will be distributed by the Neighbour to Neighbour Centre’s foodbank program.
Here, Team Orange volunteers are hard at work digging earth and planting seeds. From left: Mike Maiesciuk (I.T. Communications Field
Services), Bernard Buchanan (I.T.), Kathleen Steadman (Hot Mill Technology), Helen Mijic (I.T. Logistics Systems), Perry Furlotte (Coke & Iron
Tech.), Denise Hicks (Hot Mill Control Systems), Ed Thomson (Retiree), Gregory Mcfarlane (Cold Roll and Tin Technology).
(From left to right) Darlene Bennett-Howes of the Royal Botanical
Gardens receives a cheque for $10,500 from Rob Parker, VP,
Corporate Administration and Human Resources and Terry Sims and
Andy Porecki of the Burlington Sound of Music Festival.
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Global News in Brief
In Passing
Antonio Agliata, on May 1,
2014, at the age of 79. Antonio
worked in the Cold Mill and retired
in 1992 with 22 years of service.
John Doise, on April 3, 2014, at
the age of 67. John worked in the
Foundry and retired in 2005 with
39 years of service.
George Ashby, on March
4, 2014, at the age of 91.
George worked in Development
Engineering and retired in 1988
with 15 years of service.
Sidney Donnison, on April 6,
2014, at the age of 82. Sidney
worked in Utilities and retired in
1992 with 24 years of service.
Milan Benkovic, on May 8,
2014, at the age of 86. Milan
worked in the Foundry - Power
House and retired in 1991 with
Wayne Bezeau, on April 10,
2014, at the age of 70. Wayne
worked in Mechanical - Steel
Castings and retired in 1992 with
Slobodan Bjelajac, on March 29,
2014, at the age of 76. Slobodan
worked in the Foundry and retired
Roy Bloom, on May 9, 2014,
at the age of 82. Roy worked in
Personnel and retired in 1992
Fredrick Brimner, on February
11, 2011, at the age of 72.
Fredrick worked in the Cold Mill #2 Pickle Line and retired in 2004
George Cline, on April 26, 2014,
at the age of 95. George worked
in the Melt Shop and retired in
Jack Cooper, on April 14, 2014,
at the age of 80. Jack worked in
the #1 Melt Shop and retired in
John Corrigan, on March 15,
2014, at the age of 91. John
worked in Central Maintenance
and retired in 1986 with 29 years
of service.
Ivan Crnkovic, on April 12,
2014, at the age of 89. Ivan
worked in Masonry and retired in
Robert Croft, on March 23,
2014, at the age of 68. Robert
worked in Cranes - #2 Melt Shop
of service.
Rade Dancuo, on May 28, 2014,
at the age of 83. Rade worked in
Cleaning Services and retired in
Antonio De Bellis, on March 18,
2014, at the age of 64. Antonio
worked in the Blast Furnace and
retired in 2009 with 36 years of
service.
Alfonso Destro, on May 25,
2014, at the age of 89. Alfonso
Giuseppe Di Lallo, on May 6,
2014, at the age of 81. Giuseppe
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Jovan Dragas, on June 17, 2014,
at the age of 87. Jovan worked in
the #1 Melt Shop and retired in
Edward Fall, on May 24, 2014,
at the age of 79. Edward worked
in Electrical - Sheet & Galv and
service.
Michael Fiamelli, on May 2,
2014, at the age of 91. Michael
worked in the Hot Mill and retired
Michael Gigacz, on March 20,
2014, at the age of 66. Michael
worked in the #4 Galvanize Team
Operations and retired in 2011
Jack Glover, on June 10, 2014,
at the age of 90. Jack worked in
the Hot Mill and retired in 1985
Frederick Hallson, on April 30,
2014, at the age of 88. Frederick
worked in Material Handling and
service.
Gary Heddle, on April 4, 2014,
at the age of 73. Gary worked in
Quality - Finishing and retired in
Zivko Juric, on May 25, 2014,
at the age of 74. Zivko worked in
Cranes - #2 Hot Mill and retired in
Carmine Lancia, on March 26,
2014, at the age of 69. Carmine
worked in HR - Organizational
Development and retired in 2007
Arthur Linke, on April 21, 2014,
at the age of 98. Arthur worked in
Galvanize Operations and retired
John Marchalewicz, on March
13, 2014, at the age of 78. John
worked in Iron Production - Blast
Furnace and retired in 1992 with
Howard McNaughton, on April
24, 2014, at the age of 84.
Howard worked in Security and
service.
Laureano Pereira, on April 25,
2014, at the age of 70. Laureano
worked in OPS - #1 Caster and
service.
John Rodrigues, on May 12,
2014, at the age of 73. John
worked in the Coke Plant and
service.
William Ross, on March 30,
2014, at the age of 87. William
worked in the Truck Garage and
service.
Kenneth Shields, on April 20,
2014, at the age of 73. Kenneth
worked in Galvanize Maintenance
of service.
Milenko Simovic, on June 8,
2014, at the age of 79. Milenko
worked in the Cold Mill and retired
Roderick Summers, on May 10,
2014, at the age of 61. Roderick
worked in Galvanize Maintenance
Staff Department and retired in
Bruno Tassone, on June 7, 2014, at
the age of 70. Bruno worked in #3
Coke Plant Operations and retired in
Gordon Thompson, on May 12,
2014, at the age of 73. Gordon
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Domenico Viola, on May
10, 2014, at the age of 75.
Domenico worked in the #2 Hot
Mill and retired in 1993 with 14
years of service.
Stanislaw Volk, on March 27,
2014, at the age of 88. Stanislaw
Nikola Vorkapic, on April 1,
2014, at the age of 75. Nikola
worked in Predictive Technology
Services and retired in 1993 with
Dennis Webber, on April 22,
2014, at the age of 70. Dennis
worked in Coke & Iron and retired
Joseph White, on June 5, 2014,
at the age of 69. Joseph worked
in Financial and retired in 2010
Ottavio Zottarelli, on March 28,
2014, at the age of 95. Ottavio
worked in the Blast Furnace and
service.
James Zuber, on May 22, 2014,
at the age of 88. James worked
in the Tin Mill and retired in 1986
Recent Retirees
Congratulations to the following employees who recently
announced their retirements:
John Augstman, with 37 years of
service, Coke Technology
Dennis Head, with 40 years of
service, CRP/Tin Planning
Mike Baxter, with 38 years of
service, Tubular Products
Roy Jussila, with 36 years of
service, #2 Hot Mill Electrical/
Instrumentation
Peter Bennett, with 37 years of
service, DSG
Brad Capes, with 40 years of
service, Pickling & Cold Rolling
James Carrol, with 39 years of
service, Cokemaking
Terry Chisholm, with 40 years of
service, Information Systems
Maureen Crane, with 36 years of
service, Information Systems
Garry Deacon, with 37 years of
service, I.T. Solutions
Bruce Dexter, with 41 years of
service, Order Fullfillment
Beverley Mitges, on April 28,
2014, at the age of 85. Beverley
worked in the Tin Mill and retired
Anthony Durkin, with 40 years
of service, #1&2 Galvanize Lines
Walter Nicholson, on March 8,
2014, at the age of 87. Walter
worked in Mechanical Maintenance
- Steelmaking and retired in 1986
Richard Gundza, with 46 years of
service, Technology
Steelmaking Social
Ugo Valentini, on June 4, 2014,
at the age of 75. Ugo worked
in the Weld Shop and retired in
Gerry Grady, with 36 years of
service, CTS
Doug Hawkins, with 40 years of
service, By-Products - Coke & Iron
Business Unit
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Don Legere, with 33 years of
service, Utilities
Wayne McBride, with 34 years of
service, #2 Hot Mill Reheats
Russell Meskey, with 41 years of
service, Hot Mill Roll Grinding
Frank Morgan, with 38 years of
service, Tin Maintenance
Ken Schonberger, with 35 years
of service, Hot Mill Maintenance
Ken Seibel, with 39 years of
service, Coil Repair
Randy Swent, with 40 years of
service, #1 CPCM Mechanical
Frank Troietto, with 30 years of
service, #4 CPL
International
Four sites presented with an ArcelorMittal WCM award
Dabrowa Gornicza (Poland), Tailored Blanks Senica
(Slovakia), Celaya (Mexico) and Tailored Blanks Liège
(Belgium), were recently presented with a bronze level
ArcelorMittal World Class Manufacturing (WCM) award
for outstanding performance achieved through the
implementation of the methodology and associated continuous improvement process. The award ceremony was
held on June 3 in Desvres (France), led by group chief
technology officer (CTO) and global head of Health and
Safety, Frank Haers. 06/10/2014
Americas
ArcelorMittal Brazil donates carbon credits to offset
emissions for a ‘greener’ World Cup
ArcelorMittal Brazil donated 70,000 tons of carbon
credits to Brazil’s environmental ministry to compensate
for greenhouse gas emissions during the football World
Cup. The company responded to the ministry’s public
invite to reduce emissions and received a ‘low carbon
seal’ from Izabella Teixeira, Brazilian environment minister.
06/13/2014
Mont-Wright mine in Canada reaches new safety milestone
Our open-pit mine in Mont-Wright, Quebec, recently
completed three million man-hours with no lost-time
injuries. Quebec-born Welterweight mixed martial arts
champion, Georges St-Pierre, joined the celebrations in
May and met employees. 06/05/2014
Africa
Newcastle Works undertake major blast furnace reline
Newcastle Works in South Africa has recently started a
major project that will see the overhaul of its blast furnace No. 5. The investment, estimated at R1.6bn (around
US$155 million), will increase steel production at Newcastle Works from 1.7 to 1.9 million tons. Once completed, the project will result in a more modern furnace which
will be safer to operate. 05/27/2014
Europe
New investments to increase productivity and quality in
ArcelorMittal Asturias
Two new investments have been approved for our
ArcelorMittal Asturias sites in Avilés and Gijón (Spain),
totalling an aggregate amount of €13.5 million. The upgrades will increase productivity at the Avilés pickling line
and improve product quality at the Gijón heavy plate mill.
06/17/2014
ArcelorMittal Europe supplies steel for the Euro 2016
football stadium in Bordeaux
ArcelorMittal Europe supplied 4,200 tons of steel beams
in S275 and S355J0 grades and 500 tons of steel tubes
for the New Bordeaux stadium (Nouveau Stade de Bordeaux) that will be the new home to the Girondins de
Bordeaux football club, and one of the playing venues of
the Euro 2016 Championship. 06/12/2014
For more information, go to www.myarcelormittal.com
Joanne Van Bergen, with 37 years
of service, Pickling & Cold Rolling
Gene Van Bergen, with 37 years
of service, CTS Transportation
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families.
Merle Walker, with 40 years of
service, #1&2 Galvanize Packaging
Retirees
Dofasco Retiree
Steelmaking
Volunteers Needed
Retirement
Social
2014
Buffet dinner, prizes and great company!
Thursday October 16, 2014
Knights of Columbus Hall, Hamilton
Doors open at 3:30pm • Tickets: $20
Contact Dave Macintyre:
905-548-7200 ext: 2540
Editor:
Marie Verdun, marie.verdun@
arcelormittal.com
Contributors:
Tuhina Chugh. Shannon Clark,
Richard Do Couto, Sophie Evans,
Jeff Goddard, Cody Lynch,
Candice Olson, Nancy Rees,
Stefan Stojandinovic, Marie
Verdun, Lydia Williams,
Photographers:
Joseph Bucci, Lindsay Knight,
David Laurent, Stephen
Waterfall, Sun Yuanpin,
Lian Yuansteel
Layout and Printing:
Aylmer Express
Circulation: 14,000
Would you like the opportunity to reconnect with Dofasco
employees and help save lives?
We are looking for Dofasco retirees to volunteer serving
refreshments, monitoring donors post donation and providing
excellent customer service at the blood donor clinics held at the
Dofasco Main Office. A time commitment of just a couple hours
every other month is all it takes to make a big difference.
Help support Dofasco employees, the largest employee blood
donor group in Ontario, who donate 750 units of blood each year
and save hundreds of lives in our community.
No experience necessary and all training will be provided.
Please contact Carly Watson at Canadian Blood Services
(905) 304-6349 or [email protected] for more information.
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ArcelorMittal Dofasco,
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Hamilton ON L8N 3J5
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D O F A S C O | H A M I LT O N
1 Company 1 Community 1 Magazine ArcelorMittal Dofasco July 2014 Vol. 6, No. 3
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02
ArcelorMittal’s global
automotive business
Introducing VAMA – a greenfield advanced
03
WCM
What they’re
saying
04
Occupational hygiene
Keeping our
workplace safe
05
Customer
Profile
Samuel, Son & Co.
06
Fresh faces
Meet 4 of our summer
students, interns and co-ops
Cover Image:
The VAMA plant, a joint venture between
ArcelorMittal and Hunan Valin Iron & Steel
Co, officially started producing steels for the
automotive sector on June 15, 2014. Thanks
to VAMA, advanced high strength steels will
be made in China for the first time, supplying
international carmakers and Tier 1 suppliers in a
fast-growing market.
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