Profile: Year in Which Incorporated: June 2006
Profile: Year in Which Incorporated: June 2006
ArcelorMittal is the only producer offering the full range of steel products and services.
From commodity steel to value-added products, from long products to flat, from standard
to specialty products, from carbon steel to stainless steel and alloys, ArcelorMittal offers
a complete spectrum of steel products - and supports it with continuous investment in
process and product research.
This section provides you with an overview of ArcelorMittal's product portfolio.
Automotive
Construction
Distribution
Flat
International
Long
Mining
Projects
Stainless
Tubular Products
Wire Solutions
Other Activities
ArcelorMittal has 320,000 employees in more than 60 countries. The company has led
the consolidation of the world steel industry, with current production equivalent to around
10% of the world’s steel output.
% 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.
Board of Directors:
1. Lakshmi N Mittal
2. Lewis B Kaden
4. Narayanan Vaghul
5. Wilbur L Ross
6. François Pinault
9. Georges Schmit
ArcelorMittal Dofasco Inc. 1330 Burlington Street East, P.O. Box 2460, 100%
L8N 3J5 Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
ArcelorMittal Lázaro Cárdenas S.A. Fco. J. Mujica No. 1-B, Apartado Postal No. 100%
de C.V. 19-A,
C.P. 60950, Cd. Lázaro Cárdenas,
Michoacán, Mexico
AACIS
ArcelorMittal South Africa Ltd. Main Building, Room N3/5, Delfos Boulevard 52.02%
Vanderbijlpark, 1911, South Africa
Stainless Steel
Subsidiary (full legal name) Registered Office Percentage owne
ArcelorMittal Inox Brasil S.A. Avenida Joao Pinheiro, 580 Centro 57.32%5
30130-180 Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais,
Brazil
ArcelorMittal Construction France Immeuble Hermès, 20, rue Jacques Daguerre 100%
S.A. 92500 Rueil Malmaison, France
ArcelorMittal International FZE Jebel Ali Free Zone, LOB 15523 99.82%
PO Box 17619 Dubai, United Arab Emirates
ArcelorMittal's most recently released market cap figure is $34.02 billion. In 2007,
ArcelorMittal had sales of $105.2 billion, up 78.7% from $58.9 billion in 2006. Its net
income was $11.9 billion with a net profit margin of 11.3%. The company attributed this
increase in sales to the acquisition of Arcelor by Mittal Steel on 1 August 2006.
In 2006, ArcelorMittal had sales of 58,9 billion, up 109.3% from $28.1 billion in 2005. Its
net income was $6.1 billion with a net profit margin of 10.4%. Since September 2006,
ArcelorMittal has issued dividends to shareholders that represented 30% of
ArcelorMittal's profits.
Business Segments[edit]
ArcelorMittal's six business segments are Flat Carbon Americas, Flat Carbon Europe,
Long Carbon Americas and Europe, AACIS, Stainless Steel, and Steel Solutions and
Services.
Flat Carbon Americas (21.8% of total sales and 20.1% of operating income in
2007)
Flat Carbon Americas makes a range of flat carbon steel products, including slab, hot-
rolled, cold-rolled and coated plates and sheets. In 2007, this segment accounted for
27.9 million tonnes in steel shipments, $22.9 billion in sales and $3.0 billion in operating
income.
In North America, ArcelorMittal USA and ArcelorMittal Hamilton are the largest flat-rolled
supplier in the United States and Canada respectively. In 2007, more than 25% of the
14 million tonnes of steel shipped by ArcelorMittal USA was consumed by the United
States automotive industry. In the same year, more than 25% of the 4.5 million tonnes of
steel shipped by ArcelorMittal Hamilton was consumed by the NAFTA automotive
industry. ArcelorMittal USA is also the largest plate producer in North America.
In South America, ArcelorMittal Tuburao and ArcelorMittal Lazaro Cardenas are the
largest slab producers in Brazil and Mexico respectively. In 2007, ArcelorMittal Tuburao
produced 7.5 million tonnes of slabs, making it the largest single-site operation in the
Southern hemisphere. In the same year, 4.0 million tonnes of slabs were produced by
ArcelorMittal Lazaro Cardenas, which specializes in high-quality slabs for high-strength
applications.
Flat Carbon Europe (32.8% of total sales and 28.0% of operating income in 2007)
Like Flat Carbon Americas, Flat Carbon Europe makes a range of flat carbon steel
products, including slab, hot-rolled, cold-rolled and coated plates and sheets. In 2007,
this segment accounted for 34.4 million tonnes in steel shipments, $34.6 billion in sales
and $4.1 billion in operating income. With major production facilities in Belgium, France,
Germany and Spain, this segment is the largest supplier of steel sheets to the European
automotive industry.
Highlights for the three months ended March 31, 2009
Marketing update:
Potential for price increase during Q209 and Q309 across major markets and
products
Enhanced industrial and financial plan:
Continuing temporary production cuts in-line with reduced demand
Industrial optimization measures implemented resulting in more than $6 billion of
annualized temporary fixed cost reductions in Q1 2009, and expected to increase
to more than $7.5 billion on an annualized basis in Q2 2009
Confirming target to achieve management gains of $2 billion of sustainable SG&A
and fixed cost reduction in 2009
Reiterating working capital rotation days6 target of 75-85 days during 2009
Re-affirming target to reduce net debt by $10 billion by the end of 2009
Guidance for second quarter 2009:
% EBITDA expected to be between $1.2-1.5 billion.
Commenting, Mr. Lakshmi N. Mittal, Chairman and CEO, ArcelorMittal, said:
“Strong measures have been taken to reduce our cost considerably and liquidity
remains healthy with an extended debt maturity profile. Although market conditions
remain challenging, a technical recovery is inevitable and ArcelorMittal will benefit from
this.
Financial highlights (on the basis of IFRS8, amounts in US$ and Euros9):
(In millions of US dollars except earnings per share and shipments data)
US Dollars
Euros
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EBITDA is defined as operating income plus depreciation, impairment expenses and exceptional items. 2During the first
quarter of 2009, the Company recorded exceptional charges amounting to $1.2 billion pre-tax related primarily to write-
downs of inventory. 3Pro forma liquidity position includes the $1.6 billion (EUR 1.25 billion) cash proceeds from convertible
bond that settled on April 1, 2009. 4Includes additional $0.3 billion of Forward Start facilities announced on April 28, 2009 5A
Forward Start facility is a committed facility to refinance an existing facility upon its maturity. 6Rotation days are defined as
days of accounts receivable plus days of inventory minus days of accounts payable. Days of accounts payable and
inventory are a function of cost of goods sold. Days of accounts receivable are a function of sales. 7Net debt reduction
target from September 30, 2008 level. 8The financial information in this press release and Appendix 1 has been prepared in
accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) as issued by the International Accounting Standards
Board (“IASB”). While the interim financial information included in this announcement has been prepared in accordance
with IFRS applicable to interim periods, this announcement does not contain sufficient information to constitute an interim
financial report as defined in International Accounting Standards 34, “Interim Financial Reporting”. Unless otherwise noted
the numbers in the press release have not been audited. 9US Dollars have been translated into Euros using an average
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exchange rate (US$/Euros) of 1.3029, 1.3192 and 1.4983 for Q1 2009, Q4 2008 and Q1 2008, respectively. Steel Solutions
and Services shipments are eliminated in consolidation as they represent shipments originating from other ArcelorMittal
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operating subsidiaries. During the first quarter of 2009, the Company recorded exceptional charges amounting to $1.2
billion primarily related to write-downs of inventory. During the fourth quarter of 2008, the Company recorded exceptional
charges amounting to $4.4 billion related to write-downs of inventory and raw material supply contracts, and provisions for
workforce reduction and litigation.
Research dedicated to markets and products
Arcelormittal has been very sensitive about its environmental footprint and is constantly
emphasizes ‘sustainability as a part of its policies’. It has a set of envioronmental
policies which the company follows:
On the other hand, Linde North America led a four-month, turnkey project to implement
the REBOX® flameless oxyfuel technology at the seamless tube mill. The result was a
25 percent increase in reheating capacity and a decrease in fuel consumption of 50
percent versus oxy-enrichment and 65 percent versus airfuel. The implementation also
delivered improved temperature uniformity for better piercing results, a 50 percent
reduction of scale formation and minimized nitrogen oxide (NOX) and carbon dioxide
(CO2) emissions. With this company, Arcelormittal has planned to help the company as
much as they can in the other projects like this.
Arcelormittal also has a foundation which does social responsibility work for the
company. The Casa Buna prototype wasin the ArcelorMittal facility in Pantelimon,
Bucharest. It uses a steel frame superstructure, steel roof tile system, steel rainwater
extraction system and a steel cladding. The model has been tested for energy efficiency
and carefully assessed to ensure comfort and adequate living space. As a result of its
partnership with Habitat for Humanity, in 2009 ArcelorMittal is constructing three ‘Casa
Buna’ homes (housing 12 families) in Romania. The Group is also providing funding for
critically needed renovations to more than 20 apartment block homes in the country.
These renovations also include measures to improve energy efficiency.
ArcelorMittal supports the European Regulation of 18 December 2006 concerning
the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH),
which entered into force on 1 June 2007.
Companies from the ArcelorMittal Group, like all European companies manufacturing,
importing or using chemical substances covered by REACH, are concerned by this new
European Regulation and will make every effort to comply with it, without compromising
their commercial relationships with customers.
ArcelorMittal is actively engaged in the REACH process and ensures that the
manufactured or imported substances on their own or in preparations are pre-registered
and will give notification of any substances of very high concern (SVHC) in articles,
according to REACH requirements.
Corporate Governance
Internal Control:
The management is responsible for internal control in the Company and it has
implemented a risk management and control system, which is designed to ensure that
significant risks are identified and are monitored. Furthermore, the system is designed to
ensure compliance with relevant laws and regulations.
The Company has mapped its internal control system in accordance with the
recommendations of the Committee of Sponsoring organizations of the Treadway
Commission (CoSo), which recommendations are aimed at providing a reasonable level
of assurance.The Company’s risk management and internal control system is designed
to determine risks in relation to the achievement of business objectives and appropriate
risk responses.The Company’s approach towards risk management includes
management reviews, reviews of the design and implementation of the Company’s risk
management approach and reviews in business and functional audit committees. Based
on those reviews, the management provides an assessment each year, as required by
law, of the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control structure and the procedures
for financial reporting. A management conclusion that internal control over financial
reporting is effective means that management has identified no material weaknesses in
the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
The primary function of Management Committee is to assist the Board of Directors (the
“Board”) and, in particular, without being exhaustive:
Discuss and prepare group decisions on matters of group wide importance.
Integrate the geographical dimension of the group.
Ensure in-depth discussions with Company’s operational and resources leaders.
Share information about the situation of the group and its markets.
The following table sets forth information on 30 June 2009 with respect to the beneficial
ownership and voting rights of ArcelorMittal shares by each person who is known to be
the beneficial owner of more than 5% ArcelorMittal's issued share capital and the
number of treasury shares.
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