ArcelorMittal
With 119 million tonnes of annual production capacity and 245,000 employees across 60 countries, ArcelorMittal is the world’s leading steel and mining company. It was formed in 2006 as a result of the merger of the Arcelor and Mittal steel groups.
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Steelworkers, ArcelorMittal Get to Work on New Contract
24 July 2018 - Despite the overall health of the steel industry, the United Steelworkers union and ArcelorMittal USA appear to have some difficult bargaining sessions ahead of them as they begin work on a new labor contract, reports The Times newspaper of northwest Indiana.
USW Kicks Off Contract Negotiations with U. S. Steel, ArcelorMittal
11 July 2018 - The United Steelworkers union has opened labor negotiations with United States Steel Corporation and ArcelorMittal USA, beginning the work to replace contracts that expire 1 September.
Revised CAFE Standards Probably Won't Hurt Demand for Auto Steel
25 June 2018 - The Trump administration’s proposal to roll back the 2025 vehicle fuel economy standards likely won’t have a significant impact on the market for lightweight automotive steels, according to a Nucor Corp. official.
ArcelorMittal Launches Initiative Aimed at Improving Steel Building Design
21 June 2018 - The world’s largest steelmaker has created a program that aims to change the way builders think about steel in building construction.
Flood Waters Halt Production at Spanish Mill
13 June 2018 - Flooding has disrupted operations at ArcelorMittal’s Asturias works in Spain, reports S&P Global Platts.
ArcelorMittal Begins Work on Waste Gas Conversion Plant
11 June 2018 - ArcelorMittal and a Chicago-based company that has developed technology to transform industrial waste gases into ethanol have broken ground on a plant at the steelmaker’s facility in Ghent, Belgium.
Italian Company Bags Orders for Three New Furnaces
31 May 2018 - Two North American steelmakers have awarded contracts to Italian furnace builder Forni Industriali Bendotti for new reheat furnaces.
ArcelorMittal North America Executive Announces July Retirement
29 May 2018 - ArcelorMittal North America chief executive Robrecht Himpe will retire this summer, concluding a 37-year career with the company and a predecessor.
Harsco Extends, Expands Role at ArcelorMittal's French Operations
21 May 2018 - Mill services contractor Harsco Corp. has renewed two logistics and packaging contracts – and signed four new agreements – with ArcelorMittal Atlantique & Lorraine in France, the company has announced.
EU Regulators Sign Off on ILVA Sale
07 May 2018 - The European Commission has approved ArcelorMittal’s acquisition of Italy’s ILVA, clearing the way for the steelmaker to begin finalizing the deal.
Grupo Simec Reaches Deal to Acquire Brazilian Long Products Mills
06 May 2018 - ArcelorMittal Brazil has struck a deal to sell two mills and wire drawing equipment to Mexican long products producer Grupo Simec, fulfilling an agreement with Brazilian competition regulators.
Don't Count the Blast Furnace Route Out, Says ArcelorMittal Executive
26 April 2018 - Even though scrap-based steelmaking is growing, demand for steel's basic raw materials – coking coal, coke and iron ore – will be supported by new blast furnace capacity in some parts of the world, an ArcelorMittal executive said.
ArcelorMittal Prepared to Sacrifice European Flat-Rolled Units to Acquire ILVA
13 April 2018 - ArcelorMittal is offering to divest facilities in six European countries in order to resolve anti-competition concerns arising from its planned acquisition of Italy’s ILVA.
ArcelorMittal Disputes Disqualification of Essar Steel Bid
27 March 2018 - ArcelorMittal is challenging the disqualification of its bid for Essar Steel Ltd. under Indian insolvency proceedings, reports the (London) Financial Times.
German Steelworks Turns on New Cooling System
06 March 2018 - SMS group has successfully retrofitted a German slab caster with a new secondary cooling system, the equipment supplier reported Tuesday.
ArcelorMittal Names New President
05 March 2018 - ArcelorMittal chief financial officer Aditya Mittal has been appointed as the company president, the steelmaker announced Monday.
ArcelorMittal Tag-Teams With Japanese Steelmaker on Essar Bid
02 March 2018 - ArcelorMittal is partnering with Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp. (NSSMC) to acquire Essar Steel India Ltd., the steelmaker said on Friday.
ArcelorMittal Executive: Our Offer for Essar Steel Is 'Very Competitive'
27 February 2018 - ArcelorMittal, one of the two companies vying for Essar Steel, is confident that it can turn around the distressed steelmaker, Brian Aranha, executive vice president and global strategy head, tells the (India) Economic Times in an interview.
ArcelorMittal Marks Opening of Laser-Welded Blanking Facility
26 February 2018 - ArcelorMittal Tailored Blanks has cut the ribbon on its third U.S. laser-welded automotive blanking facility in Detroit, Mich.
ArcelorMittal to Furnish Cryogenic Plate for U.S. Petrochemical Plant
20 February 2018 - ArcelorMittal has won an order for 770 metric tons worth of specialty steel plates from Royal Dutch Shell, the steelmaker said on Monday.
