About us

Made in Europe

NLMK Clabecq, located in Ittre – In Belgium, excels in premium thin steel plates, specializing in 3 to 64 mm. Renowned for superior surfaces quality and tight tolerances, our expertise includes unique Quenching and Tempering processes. We’re a key player in niche markets like abrasion-resistant and high-yield strength steels, serving diverse industries from construction to mining equipment manufacturing.

Production layout

NLMK Clabecq is the only producer of heavy plates in the world with a roughing mill (also called a Quarto mill, due to its four cylinders) and a finishing mill with four independent stands on the same line.

The industrial advantages:

Improved Efficiency:
- better process control
- greater flexibility in the plate sizes
- reduced production time
- higher production capacity
- no plate handling between the 2 mills
Enhanced Quality:
- tighter thickness tolerances
- increased flatness
- superior surface characteristics
- better consistency
Energy Efficiency:
- limitation of temperature drop
- reduced energy consumption (no need to reheat the plate)

Rolling Mill

Quenching & Tempering

A mill driven by continuous developments

2023 Rolling Mill – Phase 2
Modernization of 4 stand finishing mill

Advantages of the full rolling mill investments (phase I and II) for thin plates:
- High strength ranges with best-in-class surface quality
- Tight flatness and dimensional tolerances
- Reducing gas consumption and CO2 output
2022 140kT Q&T sold

Since commissioning, Q&T sales have been growing at an average pace of 24% per annum

Profitability reestablished
Company’s consistent strategy, industrial transformation and operational excellence resulted in a step improvement in financials over the last 3 years.
2021 Rolling Mill – Phase 1

New Descaling system with 2 new descalers
2019 New Strategy
Implementation of a new strategy of product mix and production lines, that resulted in
- Leaner operational set up
- Better competitiveness due to improved productivity
- Concentration on high value-added niche products
2011 Q&T line

Quenching and tempering line with annual capacity of 170 kT and introducing accelerated cooling system