Outokumpu Oyj : Outokumpu special stainless steel provides structural support for the new headquarters of Qatar Foundation
10/29/2012| 02:52am US/Eastern
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OUTOKUMPU OYJ
PRESS RELEASE
29 October 2012 at 9.00 am EET
Outokumpu delivers some 170 tonnes of specialty stainless
steel for the construction of new modern headquarters of
Qatar Foundation in Education City on the outskirts of Doha,
Qatar. Structural sections made out of duplex stainless steel
provide needed support for the 57-metre tall cube-shaped
building.
Outokumpu supplies rectangular hollow sections and L-profiles
manufactured from duplex plate to Eversendai Engineering LLC,
who is in charge of delivering the structural package for the
new building. Duplex stainless steel was chosen as it
provides the required strength for the core of the structure.
The hollow structural sections are stainless steel profiles
which are manufactured by welding two U-shaped stainless
steel profiles together at Outokumpu Plate Service Centre in
Degerfors, Sweden.
Structural sections offer a wide range of opportunities for
builders to take advantage of the properties of duplex
stainless steel where high strength and long service life are
required. Duplex stainless steel allows for considerable
weight savings where their strength can be utilised in
design, which makes it a cost-efficient high-strength steel
alternative.
"The Qatar Foundation Headquarters project is a prime example
also of the added value services Outokumpu can provide to its
customers. The production of the structural sections for this
project included various steps from cutting and bending to
edge preparation to ensure a smooth installation at the
construction site", says Tobias Larsson from Outokumpu sales
company in United Arab Emirates.
The new Qatar Foundation Headquarters building will also
include an adjacent 3-4 storey high strategic studies centre
which, together with the main headquarters building, sits on
a common podium. The building is scheduled for completion in
mid-2013.
For more information and media enquiries, please contact:
Corporate Communications,
tel. +358 9 421 2569
OUTOKUMPU OYJ
Outokumpu is a global leader in stainless steel
with the vision to be the undisputed number one. Customers in
a wide range of industries use our stainless steel and
services worldwide. Being fully recyclable, maintenance-free,
as well as very strong and durable material, stainless steel
is one of the key building blocks for sustainable future.
Outokumpu employs some 7 000 people in more than 30
countries. The Group's head office is located in Espoo,
Finland. Outokumpu is listed on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki. www.outokumpu.com
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