ArcelorMittal Coatesville Supports Building of One World Trade Center
09/14/2011 - ArcelorMittal Coatesville has supplied more than 10,000 tons of plate and custom flame-cut parts from plate in various grades since 2007 for the new structure known as the One World Trade Center.
ArcelorMittal Coatesville has supplied more than 10,000 tons of plate and custom flame-cut parts from plate in various grades since 2007 for the new structure known as the One World Trade Center. Coatesville also has been commissioned to supply plate for the Tower 3 site.
ArcelorMittal Coatesville supplied that 10,000-plus tons of steel to three customers — Solera/DMC Erectors, Owen Steel and Allentown Metal Works — for various projects taking place on Ground Zero. The plate products were fabricated into girders to support the foundation of the building, the foundation for the transportation hub (subway system) underneath the building, floor support girders and building antenna. Completion of One World Trade Center is expected in January 2013.
"Providing plate material for the rebuilding of the World Trade Center has great significance to ArcelorMittal. Our Coatesville facility already provided material for the foundation and support beams for the original World Trade Center," said Ed Frey, General Manager, Eastern Plate, ArcelorMittal USA. "The components supplied by Coatesville for the original tower were one of the few remaining structures left standing after the collapse."
John Mengel, Chief Operating Officer for ArcelorMittal USA's Plate division added: "I commend the people of the Coatesville plant who, for more than 200 years, continue to be a major resource for such significant embodiments of the American culture as the One World Trade Center. Plate products are the real personification of sustainability in the building, maintaining and - in this case - rebuilding our infrastructure and way of life. All of ArcelorMittal is afforded a level of pride by the legacy of past Coatesville generations and the future legacies to be forged today."
A film crew from the American PBS NOVA television series spent a day filming the production of steel at the Coatesville facility to be featured in a special episode called 'Engineering Ground Zero.' The documentary showcases science and engineering breakthroughs used in the reconstruction of the One World Trade Center site, with a special focus on the rebuild and 9/11 Memorial.
