Dr. Popa Nicoleta - Leader

Dr. Riccardo Zanon

Dr. Mauro Sommavilla

Arcelor Mittal Belval & Differdange S.A., (AMBD) is a part of Arcelor Mittal Group, the world's number one steel producer.

It is represented by the Research and Development Centre for Structural Long Products located in Esch/Alzette, Luxembourg. The R&D center of Esch supports the plants producing hot-rolled long products of Belval and Differdange in Luxembourg, Bergara, Madrid, Olaberria in Spain, Dabrowa in Poland and Ostrava in the Czech Republic. R&D Esch has an extensive experience in the steel research.

It is mainly involved in:

1. development of new applications, new products and technical solutions to facilitate the use of steel in construction;
2. development of user-friendly software for pre-design dedicated to engineering offices and architects;
3. development and modifications of international codes for the easier use of steel;
4. dissemination of knowledge by application to real buildings through partnerships with engineering offices and architects.