Siveco in alliance with Temafield to bring ArcelorMittal’s TPM methodology to China

Siveco, China's largest maintenance consultancy, has reached an agreement with Belgian firm Temafield to promote the TPM methodology developed by steel giant ArcelorMittal.

 
TPM is aimed at improving the productivity of industrial equipment. The methodology identifies production losses in order to eliminate their root causes. It aims at better coordinating production and maintenance teams, leading to improved equipment performance, better technical know-how and team satisfaction for a work well done.

 
ArcelorMittal, the world largest steel maker and an industry leader recognized for its technical and management innovations, has developed its own implementation of TPM, also known as "Topomanagement" within the group, which has led to tremendous productivity improvement in many of its plants worldwide. Belgian consultancy Temafield holds the exclusive license to distribute this methodology outside of ArcelorMittal.
Siveco has a long history working with ArcelorMittal, as Siveco's CMMS software COSWIN has been successfully implementing in many of the company's sites in Europe. Temafield and Siveco already have customers in common, including ArcelorMittal, automotive supplier Magotteaux, food manufacturer Kraft Foods, construction material supplier Saint Gobain, papermaker SCA, etc.

 
"We are proud to be allying with such strong partners" said Bruno Lhopiteau, General Manager of Siveco China. "Their proven management methodology nicely complements our existing portfolio of maintenance services. In this time of financial crisis, many industrial plants are looking at improving their internal process: for many of them TPM can be tool to drive this improvement."

 
Serge Bay, Managing Director of Temafiel, added "After having implemented TPM in over 40 industrial groups and enjoying the trust of our partner ArcelorMittal, we are looking forward to entering China, using Siveco's knowledge of the local market and their strong local support capability."

 
About Temafield

 
Temafield was founded by Mr. Serge Bay in Belgium in 1987, to implement best industrial practices developed by leading enterprises. In 1997, Temafield signed a landmark agreement with ArcelorMittal (then named Arcelor) to distribute their know-how of "Topomanagement(TM)", a methodology aimed at improving the profitability of equipment. In 2001, another partnership was established with Fujitsu Siemens Computers (FSC) to distribute their "Applied Strategy" (TM) program in the Benelux area. Today Temafield in market leader in the French-speaking Benelux area and active all over Europe.

 
Website: www.temafield.be

 
About ArcelorMittal

ArcelorMittal is the world's leading steel company, with over 326,000 employees in more than 60 countries.

 
ArcelorMittal is the leader in all major global steel markets, including automotive, construction, household appliances and packaging, with leading R&D and technology, as well as sizeable captive supplies of raw materials and outstanding distribution networks. With an industrial presence in over 20 countries panning four continents, the Company covers all of the key steel markets, from merging to mature.

 
Through its core values of sustainability, quality and leadership, ArcelorMittal pommits to operating in a responsible way with respect to the health, safety and wellbeing of its employees, contractors and the communities in which it operates. It is also committed to the sustainable management of the environment and of finite resources. ArcelorMittal recognises that it has a significant responsibility to tackle the global climate change challenge; it takes a leading role in the industry's efforts to develop breakthrough steelmaking technologies and is actively researching and developing steel-based technologies and solutions that contribute to combat climate change.

 
In 2007, ArcelorMittal had revenues of $105.2 billion and crude steel production of 116 million tonnes, representing around 10 per cent of world steel output.

 
ArcelorMittal is listed on the stock exchanges of Paris (MT), Amsterdam (MT), New York (MT), Brussels (MT), Luxembourg (MT) and on the Spanish stock exchanges of Barcelona, Bilbao, Madrid and Valencia (MTS).

 
For more information about ArcelorMittal visit: www.arcelormittal.com