Steel
ArcelorMittal to sell $1.1 bn stake in Canadian iron ore mine to Posco, China Steel
02 Jan 2013
ArcelorMittal, battling sluggish steel demand, is looking to offload a 15 per cent stake in Canada's Labrador Trough iron ore mining and infrastructure as part of a process to cut debt
ArcelorMittal takes $4.3-bn writedown on European business
22 Dec 2012
ArcelorMittal, the world’s largest steelmaker, says demand had fallen by about 29 per cent since 2007 and there was no sign of a quick recovery
ArcelorMittal sells 20 % stake in Canada’s Baffinland Iron Ore Mines to partner Nunavut
14 Dec 2012
With debts of around $23 billion, ArcelorMittal has sold a 20-per cent stake in Canada's Baffinland Iron Ore Mines to Nunavut
Mittal can’t be trusted, says French minister
03 Dec 2012
France strikes deal with Mittal to save Florange operations
01 Dec 2012
Under the deal, ArcelorMittal would invest 180 million euros ($234 million) in its Florange steelworks in Lorraine, saving around 600 jobs at the two shuttered blast furnaces
Tata Steel to eliminate 900 jobs across Britain
24 Nov 2012
Posco consortium to buy $1-bn stake in ArcelorMittal Mines Canada
14 Nov 2012
ArcelorMittal Mines Canada is one of the leading suppliers of iron ore to steel markets around the world, generating some 40 per cent of Canada’s total ore production
Noble, Posco drop $1.24 billion bid for Australia’s Arrium
31 Oct 2012
Arrium had, on 1 October, rejected the consortium's offer of A$75 cents a share that valued the Sydney-based company at $1-billion
JSPL close to acquiring West African iron ore mine for around $2 bn
22 Oct 2012
After terminating a $2.1-billion iron ore development deal in Bolivia this year, Jindal Steel & Power Ltd (JSPL), controlled by billionaire politician Naveen Jindal, is close to acquiring an iron ore mine in West Africa for $2 billion.
ArcelorMittal bids for ThyssenKrupp’s Americas steel business
22 Oct 2012
ArcelorMittal, the world’s largest steelmaker, is among eight bidders in the race for ThyssenKrupp’s unprofitable US and Brazilian plants
Global demand for steel to rise 3.2 per cent
12 Oct 2012
RINL divestment deferred indefinitely
09 Oct 2012
ArcelorMittal to close 2 French blast furnaces
01 Oct 2012
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