Arcelor

Arcelor was created in February 2002 through the merger of Arbed (Luxembourg) founded in 1911, Aceralia (Spain) and Usinor (France). Arcelor had major steel production facilities in Belgium, Germany, Italy, Brazil and Argentina. At the time of the merger with Mittal Steel in 2006, Arcelor was the second largest steel producer in the world. It is now a part of ArcelorMittal.