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ArcelorMittal
Company typePublic (EuronextMT), (NYSEMT), (BMADMTS), (LuxSEMT)
IndustrySteel
Founded2006
HeadquartersAvenue de la Liberté, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Lakshmi Mittal (Chairman of the board and CEO), Aditya Mittal (CFO)
ProductsSteel, flat steel products, long steel products, stainless steel, wire solutions, plates
RevenueUS $105.2 billion (2007)[1]
Increase US $14.83 billion (2007)[1]
Increase US $10.36 billion (2007)[1]
Total assetsIncrease US $133.6 billion (2007)[1]
Total equityIncrease US $61.53 billion (2007)[1]
Number of employees
326,000 (2007)[1]
Websitewww.arcelormittal.com

ArcelorMittal (EuronextMT, NYSEMT, BMADMTS, LuxSEMT) is the largest steel company in the world, with 326,000 employees in more than 60 countries.[2][3] The company was formed in 2006 by the merger of Arcelor and Mittal Steel. It ranks 39th on the 2008 Fortune Global 500 list.[4] The company is headquartered in Luxembourg City, the former seat of Arcelor.[5]

Business

ArcelorMittal is a market leader in automotive, construction, household appliances and packaging. It holds sizeable captive supplies of raw materials and operates extensive distribution networks.

Its industrial presence in Europe, Asia, Africa and America gives the Group exposure to all the key steel markets, from emerging to mature. ArcelorMittal will be looking to develop positions in the high-growth Chinese and Indian markets.

ArcelorMittal key financials for 2007 show revenues of US$105.2 billion, with a crude steel production of 116 million tonnes, representing around 10% of world steel output.

ArcelorMittal is listed on the stock exchanges of New York, Amsterdam, Paris, Brussels, Luxembourg and on the Spanish stock exchanges of Barcelona, Bilbao, Madrid and Valencia.[6]

As of 4 November 2008, the market capitalisation of ArcelorMittal was $35.37B.[7]

In December, 2008, ArcelorMittal announced several plant closings, including the former Bethlehem Steel plant in Lackawana, PA and LTV Steel in Hennepin, IL.

Organizational structure

Lakshmi Mittal (owner of Mittal Steel), a non-resident Indian, is the Chairman and CEO.

The composition of ArcelorMittal's Group Management Board is as follows: Lakshmi N. Mittal (Chairman and CEO), Aditya Mittal (CFO), Michel Wurth, Gonzalo Urquijo, Sudhir Maheshwari, Christophe Cornier, Davinder Chugh.

ArcelorMittal's 11-member Board of Directors is responsible for the overall supervision of the company. The composition of the Board of Directors reflects the principles agreed upon in the memorandum of understanding dated 25 June 2006.

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References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Annual Report 2007" (PDF). ArcelorMittal. Retrieved 14 June 2008.
  2. ^ "ArcelorMittal sees profit up 40%". BBC News. 16 May 2007.
  3. ^ "World Steel in Figures" (PDF). International Iron and Steel Institute. 2006.
  4. ^ "CNN Money: Global 500, Our annual ranking of the world's largest corporations (money.cnn.com)". Retrieved 30 September 2008.
  5. ^ "Boston.com : Luxembourg drops law change in Arcelor bid battle". Retrieved 30 September 2008.
  6. ^ "ArcelorMittal: Products & Services, Steel Services Centres (www.arcelormittal.com)". Retrieved 30 September 2008.
  7. ^ "Yahoo Finance: ArcelorMittal, (finance.yahoo.com)". Retrieved 24 October 2008.

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