ArcelorMittal Provides Update on Fatalities at Abaiskaya Mine Accident
01/15/2008 - ArcelorMittal confirms the final number of fatalities as 30 for the Abaiskaya Mine Accident in Kazakhstan.
In a statement regarding the Jan. 11, 2008 accident at the Abaiskaya mine, ArcelorMittal reported that the final number of fatalities is 30 people.
ArcelorMittal President and CEO Lakshmi Mittal, who has been traveling this week to Kazakhstan to offer his personal support, expressed condolences to the families and loved ones of the victims.
ArcelorMittal is the world's largest steel company, with 320,000 employees in more than 60 countries. The company leads a number of major global 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. An industrial presence in 27 European, Asian, African, and American countries exposes the company to key steel markets, from emerging to mature, positions it will be looking to develop in the high-growth Chinese and Indian markets.
ArcelorMittal’s key pro forma financials for 2006 show combined revenues of USD 88.6 billion, with a crude steel production of 118 million tonnes, representing around 10% of world steel output.
