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.
Latest News
ArcelorMittal Steel Being Used in Underground Pipe Project in Argentina
08 March 2013 - ArcelorMittal's steel is being used in a major new underground pipes project that is helping to prevent flooding in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
ArcelorMittal Ostrava Tests Retroreflective Strips on Safety Barriers
06 March 2013 - Retroreflective strips installed into the hollow part of safety barriers are being tested by ArcelorMittal Distribution Solutions Czech Republic (AMDS), a subsidiary of ArcelorMittal Ostrava.
ArcelorMittal Announces Approval of Phase Two of Its Liberia Operations
05 March 2013 - ArcelorMittal’s board has approved plans for phase two of its mining operations in Liberia. For the second phase of the project, annual capacity of the iron ore mine will increase from four million tonnes a year to 15 million tonnes a year in 2015.
ArcelorMittal Dofasco Backing Study at University of Waterloo in Search of Lighter Steel
28 February 2013 - ArcelorMittal Dofasco is among a group of auto-industry companies financing a new study looking for lighter steel, The Hamilton Spectator reports. The Hamilton icon is backing a $1.1-million study at the University of Waterloo.
ArcelorMittal Appoints New Head of Human Resources
27 February 2013 - ArcelorMittal has appointed Henri Blaffart as executive vice president and head of human resources (HR), effective 1 April 2013.
ArcelorMittal Poland Wins Industry Award
22 February 2013 - ArcelorMittal Poland has been presented with an award by the Polish magazine Nowy Przemysł for its contribution to Polish industry, supporting the country’s development and helping attract global investors.
ArcelorMittal Florange Launches Line to Produce Extra-Wide Usibor® for the Auto Industry
14 February 2013 - Investments of more than €7 million in ArcelorMittal Florange mean that the site’s cold rolling mill now owns the first processing line in the world to produce Usibor® Alusi steel in widths of up to 1,850mm.
ArcelorMittal Ostrava Reducing Lime Dust Emissions By 100 Tons Per Year
12 February 2013 - ArcelorMittal Ostrava has invested in reducing dust emissions and the improvement of working conditions at its steel plant, completing the installation of equipment for the dedusting of lime routes.
ArcelorMittal Liberia Announces Scholarship Winners
08 February 2013 - Five young Liberians have been awarded the ArcelorMittal Liberia Advanced Studies Scholarship Programme, with three recipients starting their studies last month.
ArcelorMittal Reports 2012 Results; Provides Outlook for 2013
06 February 2013 - As it announced its fourth quarter and full year results, ArcelorMittal said 2012 was a very difficult year for the steel industry, particularly in Europe, and that it expects to ship just 2–3% more steel this year.
ArcelorMittal Flat Carbon Europe Reports Large Operating Losses
06 February 2013 - ArcelorMittal's Flat Carbon Europe segment posted large operating losses in the fourth quarter and full year of 2012 as European steel demand remains weak.
ArcelorMittal Poland Temporarily Stopping Production at Warszawa
31 January 2013 - ArcelorMittal Warszawa announced that, on 29 January 2013, the Polish plant would temporarily idle its steel plant and rolling mill for 9 and 11 days respectively.
ArcelorMittal Declared Sector Leader in Sustainability
30 January 2013 - ArcelorMittal has been declared gold class within the steel sector in the 2013 RobecoSAM Sustainability Yearbook, which was presented to the world’s financial, political and cultural leaders at the World Economic Forum taking place in Davos this week.
ArcelorMittal Workers Clash with Police in Belgium
29 January 2013 - ArcelorMittal workers in Belgium clashed with police during a protest against the closure of another part of the company's steel plant in Liege, Dow Jones Newswire reports.
ArcelorMittal Galati Achieves Second Consecutive Year with Zero Work Related Fatalities
28 January 2013 - ArcelorMittal Galati in Romania achieved in 2012, for the first time in its history, the second consecutive year without recording any work related fatal accidents.
ArcelorMittal Galati to Increase Presence in Romanian Wind Turbine Market
25 January 2013 - ArcelorMittal Galati intends to increase its presence in the Romanian wind turbine market by adapting its production for this industry’s requirements as well as improving the quality and delivery services for its worldwide customers.
ArcelorMittal Ostrava to Continue Supplying Environmentally Friendly Heat
25 January 2013 - The proximity to the ArcelorMittal Ostrava's metallurgical plant is paying off for the town of Vratimov in the Czech Republic: Thanks to the company, 500 households in the town of almost seven thousand inhabitants have environmentally friendly heat this year.
ArcelorMittal to Permanently Close Coke Plant and Six Finishing Lines in Belgium
24 January 2013 - Belgium's ArcelorMittal Liege informed the local works council of its intention to permanently close a number of additional assets due to a further weakening of the European economy and the resultant low demand for its products.
ArcelorMittal Restarts Two Blast Furnaces in Europe
23 January 2013 - ArcelorMittal announced that blast furnace B in Gijón, Spain, and blast furnace No. 2 in Dunkerque, France, restarted production mid-January. Both had been idled since summer 2012.
Lakshmi Mittal Awarded Honorary Doctorate from Krakow University
21 January 2013 - Lakshmi N. Mittal, chairman and CEO of the ArcelorMittal group was awarded with an honorary doctorate from the Academic Senate of the AGH University of Science and Technology in Krakow, Poland.