1. O SUCESSO DO AÇO GALVANIZADO NAS
GRANDES OBRAS DE ARQUITETURA NA
UNIÃO EUROPEIA
Murray Cook
Executive Director
European General Galvanizers Association
www.egga.com
www.intergalva.com

2. EGGA: The Federation of National
Associations in Europe
AUSTRIA HUNGARY
Fachverband der Eisen-und Magyar Tüzihorganyzók Szövetsége
Metallwarenindustrie Österreichs
ITALY
BELGIUM, NETHERLANDS & LUXEMBOURG Associozione Italiana Zincatura
Zink Info Benelux
NORDIC COUNTRIES
Nordic Galvanizers
BULGARIA
Bulgarian Galvanizing Association ROMANIA
ANAZ
CZECH & SLOVAK REPUBLICS
Czech and Slovak Galvanizers Association SPAIN
Asociación Técnica Española de Galvanización
FRANCE
Galvazinc Association SWITZERLAND
Vereinigung Schweizerischer Verzinken
GERMANY
Industrieverband Feuerverzinken eV UK & IRELAND
Galvanizers Association
GREECE
Greek Galvanizers Association

3. General Galvanizing in Europe
(1995 – 2010)
2010:
6.50
million
tonnes
(+6.3%)

4. National Share of European
Production (2010)
France 9%
UK/Ireland 10%
Spain 9%
Italy 21% Germany 29%

5. Kettle Capacity
22,466 cubic
metres

6. Market Segmentation (2004-2010)

7. Construction & Street Furniture - the most important segments
Market Segment % of EU total (2010)
Construction 44
Street Furniture 16
Utilities 8
Agriculture 8
Transport 7
Fasteners 3
Industrial Equipment 7
Other 5

8. ‘Fashionable’
Appearance
Growth in
Increasing Galvanizing Promotional
effort by
costs of paint & Associations
Architecture
Focus on life-
cycle costing

9. INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS

10. Fisherman’s Wharf
Warehouses, Pontevedra,
Spain

12. The Small Animal Hospital
Archial Architects
United Kingdom

15. RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS

16. Hulme Estate
Manchester
United Kingdom

18. Hagibor Social Care Facility,
Prague
Czech Republic

21. Heron Court
Bell Phillips Architects
United Kingdom

23. VM Housing, Copenhagen,
Denmark

26. EDUCATIONAL BUILDINGS

27. Aalen University of Applied
Sciences
Germany

29. Werner von Siemens
School
Bochum, Germany

32. Covered Play Area
Anglo-Spanish School
London
United Kingdom

34. School Gates
Bristol
United Kingdom

35. EXHIBITION CENTRES

36. Eden Project
Nicholas Grimshaw &
Partners
United Kingdom

38. Leipzig-Messe Halle
(exhibition hall)
Germany

40. OUTDOOR SCULPTURES

41. The Crouching Man /
‘Exposure’
The Netherlands

44. The Singing Ringing Tree,
Crown Point, Burnley

46. PUBLIC BUILDINGS

47. Glucksman Gallery
O'Donnell & Tuomey Lewis

50. SPORTS AND LEISURE

51. Glasgow Celtic FC
Scotland

53. Small Sports ‘Changing
Room’
London
United Kingdom

55. “Pepsi-Max – Big One”
roller coaster
Blackpool
United Kingdom.

57. Galzigbahn
St Anton am Arlberg
Austria

59. Cittadella del Vino,
Mezzocorona
Italy

64. Roseisle Distillery
RIM Fabrications
Scotland

67. TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE

68. NMBS Train Station
Canopy, Leuven
Belgium

70. Gare D’Orléans, Orléans
France

72. Acoustic Sound Barrier and
Cockpit, A2 National
Highway
The Netherlands

75. 10-15 June 2012

76. Thank you!