January 3, 2010. A fire starts in the village of Tenkoto, in the Kedougou region, Senegal. A fire with such violence had never occurred in this region. In a few minutes the whole village was destroyed: 400 huts were burned, 3 women died and more than 7,000 people were injured and homeless. How to prevent […]
Agathe Gillet, a dilatometry and metallurgical technician at the Gandrange research centre, France, has proved her talents as a cook in the popular M6 French TV show “Un dîner presque parfait”, French equivalent of the BBC show “Come dine with me”. The show places 5 candidates in competition each week, each in turn hosting a […]
“I know that you all are very worried about what has happened in Haiti. Our Company, through the Foundation, is going to be there!” These are words of Felicidad Cristobal, Managing Director of the ArcelorMittal Foundation, when she announced that our Group will send 100,000 US dollars to Haiti. A few days later, our Company […]
How many production sites does ArcelorMittal have in India? For the moment, none. This does not mean, though, that we are not active in the country. Here are a couple of good CR examples…
As a student at the Rajnagar High School, 16 year old Tarini Shankar Behera diligently goes through textbooks and study material in […]
On January 5, 2010, ArcelorMittal Mines Canada awarded Captain James Augustine, commander of the BW Arctic, the traditional ‘iron-headed cane’ for being the first transatlantic ore carrier to sail into the Company’s private Canadian harbour in 2010.
The BW Arctic, built in 2001 and flying the Panama flag, docked at 9 a.m. on January 1. The vessel, […]
On November 30, 2009, the French-born Jean Jouet, CEO of ArcelorMittal Kryviy Rih, Ukraine, paid a visit to a local school to make his own and very personal present to the local pupils who are studying French as one of their main subjects. On the same occasion, the little polyglots had the opportunity to ask […]
When Katherine Bell, Staff Assistant, ArcelorMittal Government Relations, in Washington, D.C. was invited to sing for US President Barack Obama during the lighting of the National Christmas Tree, it was a dream come true.
“The event was surreal,“ Katherine says. “From the time we rehearsed on the morning of the ceremony to the time we performed […]
“We don’t want just food. We want food, fun and art.” This is what the Brazilian rock band Titãs sang back in 1987… and this is what our Group is helping to provide to young people in the state of Espirito Santo, one of the most violent in Brazil.
Our colleague Sidemberg Rodrigues, ArcelorMittal Tubarão manager […]
ArcelorMittal was very active in the XI Pampulha International Lap, a traditional street race held every year around the Pampulha Lake in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais.
Sunday December 6, 2009 was the date of this year’s race. Congratulations to our Brazilian colleagues who formed an ArcelorMittal team of 150 runners who ran the 18 kms with […]
…Sausan Markiv. She is 14 years old and is the daughter of one of our colleagues in Kryviy Rih, Ukraine. Sausan is the winner of the New Years e-card competition, this year based on the theme of ‘sharing’, organised by the ArcelorMittal Foundation among employees’ children. This talented girl tells us that when she is […]
For 2 weeks, the citizens of Gent, Belgium, have been discovering the innovative power of Research and Development in steel. The city invited ArcelorMittal’s Global R&D Gent (OCAS) to organise a feel-hear-watch exhibition, designed to stimulate youngsters to study science and technology. Find out how the event was organised and what visitors had to say. […]
Some months ago we travelled virtually via this blog to many countries to meet colleagues belonging to our Steel Generations series. Now on our intranet we are close to ending a new human face series: Amazing ArcelorMittal People. For a couple of months, we have received dozens of candidates proposed by their own colleagues. All […]
If ArcelorMittal Ostrava, in the Czech Republic, is today the biggest corporate blood donor in its region, it is thanks to the 519 colleagues who participated in an initiative called ‘100 Minutes for Life’. Radim Raszka not only was one of them, but he also encouraged his colleagues to take part through a bold comic. […]
“I can be a part of this history.” That’s the sentiment of Claudinei Aparecido Cerqueira, operator of the rolling mill at ArcelorMittal Piracicaba. Like many other Brazilian colleagues, Claudinei is working to provide the steel that 2 major sports events hosted in his country will need: the World Cup (2014) and the Olympics (2016)!
Pride and […]
During the day, he works as a scientist at our Group’s Research Centre in East Chicago. After work, he imagines other worlds and brings them to ‘reality’… on paper. Our colleague Ted Kosmatka has just made the front cover of Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine, October/November 2009 issue.
Ted’s new science fiction story is the fifth one […]
Sergey Shepelenko is an excavator driver at the Mining Benefication Complex of OJSC “ArcelorMittal Kryviy Rih”. For a man, you might say that he has an extraordinary hobby. But Sergey recently became a laureate at the ‘Constellation of Talents’, the festival of applied arts which was held at the company headquarters. Sergey presents: his beaded pictures.
“I […]
More than one year has passed since the last issue of boldspirit, ArcelorMittal’s company-wide magazine. But it was worth the wait! boldspirit is finally back, now in the form of an e-zine, to follow the footsteps of its award-winning print version…
The print magazine was launched more than 2 years ago, in the summer of 2007. […]
Alberto Vez is Head of the Packaging department at our Etxebarri site in Spain. But Packaging is not all that he does. In his spare time, Alberto has managed to become a national champion in Curling!
Curling as a sport began in the 16th Century in Scotland, thanks to its many lakes, that freeze over in the winter, […]
Blast furnaces are the giants of steelmaking, the place where the production of steel begins. A blast furnace never stops… until it does stop. With the global economic crisis, dozens of blast furnaces Group-wide were idled. Now, many of them are restarting again. Waking up the steelmaking giants is a complex and rewarding adventure…
Restarting a […]
On a Tuesday afternoon at around 3.30 pm, Ludovic Konikiewicz and Salvatore Mira were calmly driving back to Liège after a series of repair works on ArcelorMittal’s Ougrée site. All of a sudden, their attention was drawn to a crowd of people and a trailer in the middle of the road. Immediately, they realised a […]
Our colleagues Liliana, Rogelio and Michel were perhaps the happiest people at the recent VIP event to inaugurate the exhibition ‘Moctezuma, Aztec Ruler’, supported by ArcelorMittal: It’s not every day that one has the opportunity to discover a fascinating culture several centuries old, discuss with the leaders of your company and be the last one […]
Not another crisis, but a potential threat to employees and therefore business, the possibility of a H1N1 outbreak at ArcelorMittal sites has been the subject of a complex and comprehensive Group-wide prevention plan. So how does a global company prepare for H1N1?
While many colleagues were on holiday, particularly in the northern hemisphere, a working group […]
Our Group is known as the largest steel company in the world, but did you know that we are also one of the biggest companies in the mining sector? Over 40,000 colleagues work in our mines, across 4 continents.
The steel and mining business are closely intertwined, as steelmaking requires basic raw material inputs, especially […]
May 2008: a deadly earthquake with a magnitude of 8.0 hits China, killing at least 68,000 people. August 2009: marking a new start after the Sichuan earthquake, 2,000 Chinese children start their classes at the new anti-seismic Xinhuamen Primary School, made with steel.
Shortly after the Sichuan earthquake in 2008 caused irreparable damage, the ArcelorMittal Foundation, […]
Liliana Hutanu works in the Quality Department of ArcelorMittal Galati, in Romania. Partly thanks to her elder daughter Elena, she has won a trip for the both of them to attend the inauguration of the exhibition ‘Moctezuma: Aztec Ruler’, which our Group sponsors to mark our commitment to Mexico. How did they do it?
Out of […]
Karaganda is called the miners’ capital of Kazakhstan for a reason. The country’s largest industrial city is bound to the coal mines by its birth and reputation. Its 70-year plus history was created by the miners’, through their work and concerns. Therefore, a professional holiday for miners, traditionally celebrated on the last Sunday of August, […]
His name is Jacob Morales and he is one of the children participating in Kids Excel El Paso. This programme, sponsored by the ArcelorMittal Foundation, brings highly energetic dance programmes directly into public schools in marginal communities. According to a letter Jacob wrote to “Dear ArcelorMittal Mexico”, the dancing lessons not only kept him moving, […]
Where would you place the white sandy beach in the picture? The Caribbean, perhaps? Not quite! This ArcelorMittal tent can be found by the very blue Black Sea, where 2,080 children of Ukrainian colleagues enjoyed a few days of holidays at ArcelorMittal Kryviy Rih’s Camp Parus.
A few days ago we reported on the Scouts of […]
One is a vast plant in Eastern Europe, big enough to house the states of San Marino and Monaco together! The other, a perfect example of the rich history of steelmaking in North America. Both are celebrating their long steel tradition: 75 years for Kryviy Rih (Ukraine) and a century for Weirton (US).
It was on […]
800 children + a lot of tents + a beautiful lake + ArcelorMittal = A good summery combination. Every year, the Scouts of Zenica, in Bosnia Herzegovina, organise a summer holiday for 800 children of Zenica in the Scout Camp on Borci Lake, some 250 km south of Zenica. In the last 3 years, ArcelorMittal […]
ArcelorMittal Senegal recently opened 2 health centres in the villages of Bofeto and Noumoufoukha. Attending the opening ceremony were the Prefect of Saraya and the town’s medical team, the Sub-Prefect of Bembou, the village chiefs, local media, ArcelorMittal representatives, as well as local residents.
Both health centres have been entirely equipped by ArcelorMittal Senegal and the […]
When talking of steelmaking facilities the first thing that comes to our mind is mostly hot metal, a lot of noise, heat or even smoke. Images that are far from being in harmony with nature. Since late July this perception does not hold true any more. An evidence of this can be found at ArcelorMittal […]
Around this time last year, we told you the story of Jean-Louis Paron, our technician colleague from ArcelorMittal Gandrange, France. Last summer, he travelled to the Far East to help local children forget their reality for a while. How? By teaching them to “fight against violence”. Discover how this bold commitment lives on in 2009.
From […]
Saturday night in a coast town in the South of France. 3 friends, one of them an ArcelorMittal colleague, come back from a party organised on a sea wall. When their boat is at the dock, someone alerts them: a girl is drowning some hundred meters away! They start up the engine again and try […]
Over the past 2 months, we have been taking you on a virtual trip around our ArcelorMittal world in the form of our Steel generations’ stories. One of our most popular series to date, it has provided us with a great opportunity to discover how, even though we may be far apart, many of the […]
“My name is Wayne DeMarco and I am currently working on temporary assignment at ArcelorMittal’s Burns Harbor facilities. This allowed me to move back in with my parents who still live in the Southeast Chicago neighborhood that I grew up in. Steel defined the neighborhood I grew up in which means that it had a […]
The Santa Cruz de Trasona dam, 1 of 3 dams that ArcelorMittal owns in Asturias (Spain), plays a role not only in supplying water to our facilities, but also as the perfect shelter for a large variety of fauna and flora, and… a great place for canoe practice.
Built in the 1950s to supply water to […]
After presenting to you colleagues from Poland, the US and Algeria over the past weeks, the time has come to meet another colleague: Miroslav Kim from ArcelorMittal Temirtau, Kazakhstan. With a total of 6 people and 84 man-years spent working in the plant, Miroslav undoubtedly has a long steel tradition within his family. Let’s get to […]
“My name is Gabriel Gilis and I am the 3rd generation in my family to work in the steel industry. In this short sentence, 33 years of history are hidden - almost as long as the history of steel production in Huta Katowice, now the Dabrowa Gornicza unit of ArcelorMittal Poland. Everything started in 1976, […]
“My name is Ed Breach and I work for ArcelorMittal USA, in our Steelton facility. I am continuing a long family tradition in the steel industry. In fact, I was told by my mother and grandmother that I’m a 13th generation steelworker! I was hired here in June 1971, so this is now my 38th […]
Our Brazilian colleagues keep on collecting successes from the other side of the Ocean - from Algeria, where we met Douglas Cardoso, to Finland, where Tubarão IT specialist Claudia Rios returns from the Worker World Tennis Championship where Claudia finished undefeated.
After winning all matches, both for single and mixed doubles, Claudia, who is 42, finished […]
“My name is Douglas Cardoso. I’m currently Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for ArcelorMittal’s operations in Algeria, responsible for Controlling, Accounting, Treasury, Legal, Tax, Insurance, IT and Telecoms. My grandfather - José Cardoso - worked for ArcelorMittal Brazil all his life and retired in July 1969, the very same month and year that I was born. […]
“My name is George E Adey Jr, and I am a third generation steelworker. I think steel has been in our family because of the example set by the preceding generation: hard work, dedication, and long hours got you a good wage, good benefits, and a chance to give your family more than you had. […]
What do people from Canada, India or France, a camel, ArcelorMittal and many firsts have in common? They all come together around our project of building a Tubular Products site in Saudi Arabia. Check out a report from Dave McGowan, a colleague on the spot, who explains how they spent a very warm desert night […]
“My name is Edson Murilo Alves Vieira and I am working at ArcelorMittal Vega, Brazil. I was born on April 9, 1966 at exactly 12.03am, in a hospital that at the time belonged to our Company. I spent my childhood in 2 different neighbourhoods, in houses that were built and ceded to us by the […]
“I actually don’t know which generation of steelmakers I belong to. I grew up in a steel town in central Sweden. My mother and father both worked and also met in a steel mill in another steel town. My paternal grandfather was a farmer working in the fields during the summer and in a mine […]
The history of the Woolvett family runs parallel with the history of ArcelorMittal Dofasco, in Canada. In fact, Walter Woolvett Sr. started working for the Company in 1913 – only 1 year after its creation. “There has not been a break of Woolvetts working at Dofasco since pretty much the start of the Company”, explains […]
Gennadiy Chirva is a miner whose family tradition stretches over 416 man-years! Gennadiy has made his own contribution to it - he has been working in mining for almost 37 years. Now he is a chief engineer of deep mining at ArcelorMittal Kryviy Rih, in Ukraine…
“My grandfather had 5 children and 12 grandchildren. All of […]
“I’m working at the ArcelorMittal Belval and Differdange site in Luxembourg. When I was a child, my father and grandfather, who both worked in the steel industry, used to tell me about what they experienced in the factories, the products they were manufacturing and for which specific constructions they were being used… I was fascinated […]
Are PCs and rackets compatible? For our colleague Cláudia de Oliveira Rios the answer is “yes!” Computing specialist at ArcelorMittal Tubarão, Cláudia is among the 12 tennis players representing Brazil in the Worker World Tennis Championship.
The competition, organised by the Work International Sports Confederation, is taking place in Finland from June 6 to 16. Cláudia […]
“I come from the south of Belgium, from a region named Couvin, with a long steelmaking tradition. It is located at the north of the Ardennes, and at the west of the Lorraine steel basin. Even my surname Noiret is related to steelmaking…
The steel history of the region where I was born started, as often […]
He began his steel career at ArcelorMittal Burns Harbor in 1990. But looking back, everything started much earlier, around 1913, with his great-grandfather John Meyer. His family tradition spans for 4 generations and involves 9 relatives! “Steel has provided generations of my family with a source of pride,” says Robert Meyer. “Why that pride?” We […]
Eric Violle and Francis Steen, Electrical Project Designers at ArcelorMittal Liège, share a common passion for walking. But this passion goes beyond traditional walking: it crosses borders, and is now bringing them to the Spanish city of Santiago de Compostela!
“Our pilgrimage started last year,” they explain. “Every Sunday, together with our wives, we would walk 25 […]
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My name is Hans Roegies, I am 40 years old and currently working as a controller within the IT Supply Western Europe organisation at the site of Gent (Belgium). I started working for ArcelorMittal in 1995 within the IT department of former Sidmar, as an application analyst in the Back Office domain (applications of the […]
“This picture was taken in 1989, in front of the Electric Furnace Shop at ArcelorMittal Cleveland. From left to right, it depicts my uncle Bob Chambers, myself – Bill Chambers – and my dad, William Chambers. My grandpa Joe also worked in steel, for 42 years. With a total of 157 man-years stretching from 1921 […]
One of the most demanding commitments made to the management of Galaţi plant (Romania) by the environmental authorities was the completion of a de-dusting system for our main steelmaking shop. Some innovative technical solutions, a great deal of hard-work during 14 months and almost 20 million dollars were necessary to bring this ambitious project to […]
Students and researchers discussing a common passion – that is what the Coupe des Ecoles is about. And we could see it on May 7, when our Global Research and Development team held the 2nd edition of this robot contest in Maizières, France. 40 students from France and Belgium took part to the competition.
Building a […]
“My name is Lynn Taylor, and I work as a general accountant at ArcelorMittal Burns Harbor, USA. Both my grandfathers, Joseph Furman and Frank Kolarczyk Sr., used to work in the steel industry. My father, Frank Kolarczyk Jr., currently works at ArcelorMittal Indiana Harbor. They were happy when I told them that I wanted to […]
“My name is José Ramón Piñán and I work at ArcelorMittal Asturias, in Spain, at the Flat Products Quality department. I am responsible for the mechanical tests of heavy plates and rails. My father had already worked in this company, as did an uncle. Currently I also have 3 cousins working here. This seems to […]
May 12, 2009. At the 2nd floor of our Luxembourg headquarters, shareholders are voting one of the 12 resolutions on the agenda. Suddenly, an alarm goes off. Moments of confusion. Downstairs, a group of participants in a demonstration against temporary lay offs is trying to demolish the front door of the building and throwing smoke […]
Continuing our series of ‘steel families’, we travel virtually from the US to Luxembourg to have a chat with Claude Forget. Himself a full-time safety delegate at ArcelorMittal Rodange & Schifflange, Claude’s father and grandfather both worked in the industry… and his son has just begun a steel career.
Luxembourg houses the headquarters of ArcelorMittal - […]
“My name is Frank Mrozek and I work for ArcelorMittal Cleveland, USA. I’ve been in crane repair since summer 1969. We were called The Bullgang until recently. My father, grandfather (John/Jan Mrozek) and uncles Joe and Anthony all worked in the steel industry as well. I have 2 cousins working here also. Is steel running […]
Like most locations this year, the organising team at Vanderbijlpark Works for Health and Safety Day 2009 was told not to spend any money. “And wow, did our people rise to the challenge!” says Hendie Grobbelaar, ArcelorMittal South Africa. “I could not believe my eyes when the different plants presented their activities, in technicolor, sound […]
Leading the Journey is the theme of our 2009 Health and Safety Day. This year the day will be held on April 28, to coincide with the International Labour Organisation’s (ILO) World Day for Safety and Health at Work. As the date fast approaches, preparations get underway for one of the most important dates in […]
In these times of reduced production, many of our site colleagues have devoted time to maintenance tasks. Launched in 2008 and available in ten languages (all translated internally), ‘The Visual Management Handbook’ provides them with guidelines on how to do this efficiently.
Robert Dapère, GM Operational Excellence, explains the motivation behind the manual. “During the 2007 […]
Vassaloppet is to cross country skiers what Mount Everest to mountaineers: a dream that every cross country enthusiast wants to fulfill. This year Jiří Čech, a colleague of ArcelorMittal Ostrava, in the Czech Republic, rose to the challenge and took part in this, the world famous and longest cross country race.
The Swedish race Vassaloppet, dating […]
ArcelorMittal’s Newcastle Works in South Africa has made it into the Guinness Book of Records with a 2 km-long braaied kebab – the world’s longest!
Employees from the Newcastle Works site made the 2,047.47 metre-long kebab in an attempt to break the previous South African kebab record of 1,554 km. Needless to say, a lot of […]
It is a fact that steel has not traditionally been a feminine industry. However, as with other industries, things are changing: it is not that strange now to see women mill operators, miners or even CEOs in our sites. Rachel Smithers is one of them. Metallurgical Engineer at ArcelorMittal Steelton, in the US, she explains […]
A movie about Father Jerzy Popieluszko has just opened in cinemas all around Poland. It tells the story of a courageous priest who, in the 80’s, opposed the communist system in Poland. In the movie “Popieluszko” ArcelorMittal Warszawa served as the film set – offering the authentic location for historical events that took place almost […]
ArcelorMittal Dofasco in Canada is the first of ArcelorMittal’s North American facilities to obtain OHSAS 18001:2007 certification. Proud of the achievements of everyone involved, Lisa Williamson, Health and Safety manager at the Hamilton plant, shares with us the story behind the ‘Inukshuk’ and ArcelorMittal Dofasco’s Journey to Zero, Health and Safety improvement programme…
“The Inukshuk (pronounced […]
The city of Ostrava, in the Czech Republic, has a brand new street cleaning vehicle. What makes it special is that this present from our Group, designed to support Ostrava’s efforts to have a clean city, is called “Racoon”; a name chosen by children from a local school.
To find a name for the vehicle and […]
Bettye Moorer works in Product Control, Sales and Marketing at our Chicago site and has dedicated 20 years in all to the steel industry. In the run up to the US elections, Bettye gave up her evenings and weekends to answer phones, stuff envelopes and knock on doors in Southern Indiana and Illinois as a […]
The other day some colleagues, mainly from Argentina, received a very special message from Jorge Alberto Cejas. He has been working at Acindar, our Argentinean subsidiary, for 3 decades. As a farewell note before his retirement he listed some curious facts and interesting thoughts that we wanted to share here:
“Dear all: The moment has […]
If Don Quixote were to ride again through the steps of La Mancha, he would not fight against the windmills that moved the wheels to grind wheat. These giants with fabric-coated arms rotating lazily in front of the lance of the hidalgo knight errant look quite different now…
Today, that fight would be even more unequal, […]
The ladies handball team ‘Otelul’ (‘Steel’ in Romanian), supported by ArcelorMittal Galati, entered in the elite of this sport after the qualification in the quarterfinals of the ’Winners Cup’ organised by the European Handball Federation. With more than 1,200 people crowded in the largest sports hall of the city to encourage their favorite team… The […]
Safety is not something you can do once in a while, it’s what you do day in and day out that makes a difference. For safety is not a destination. It is a way of life.
Your example, the thing you do day in and day out, is a main contributor in influencing others. […]
Just before Christmas, during the night shift of December 19 2008, one of our colleagues from Le Creusot rolling mill in France, suffered a mild heart attack. Thanks to the defibrillators set up across the site and the prompt reaction of his workmates, he was able to go back to his family and celebrate a […]
Imagine a world where all your dreams come true and where your imagination has no limits. On January 27 2009, the ‘Dreeminsel’ was inaugurated at the Kriibskrank Kanner foundation in Strassen, Luxembourg. This project, financed by the ArcelorMittal Foundation, has been designed especially for children suffering from cancer and has proved to be a real […]
The World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting started today in Davos. How have the first hours of the ArcelorMittal delegation been? Read a fresh report from the spot…
Davos is a small ski town in Switzerland that normally holds 12,000 friendly inhabitants. Their peace is shattered one week of the year for the meeting of more than […]
The environmental efforts of the US steel industry are making a positive impact - according to recent reports, the sector’s emissions declined 67% between 1995 and 2006. The energy intensity per ton of steel shipped has been reduced by 33% since 1990, surpassing the Kyoto target of 7%. ArcelorMittal’s 21 sites in the US have […]
It takes months of hard work to put the right tools in place, days of thorough scrutiny by external auditors, a sustained determination to keep on improving our performance. And guiding all this, a strong commitment to our top priority: Health and Safety. No wonder that when one of our sites obtains the OHSAS certification, […]
Did you know that, by 2050, energy saved in buildings could help reduce more CO2 emissions than the entire transport sector? As a major player in the building sector, our Group can help make this happen.
Construction is one of our biggest markets. With buildings currently representing around 40% of primary energy use globally and the […]
Sunday, January 11 2009, marked the anniversary of the tragic accident which occurred at ArcelorMittal’s Abayskaya mine in Kazakhstan. It is important that we remember the 30 victims and the suffering of their families, friends and colleagues.
A memorial was erected for the 30 miners killed in the Abayskaya explosion. Yet another way our Group […]
John, 43, has been working in ArcelorMittal Bissen (WireSolutions) for 22 years. With his quiet appearance, it is difficult to imagine that he spends all his free time travelling across Europe to practice his passion: cross-car!
John’s first race dates back to 1985; “it was the golden age of cross-car in Luxembourg. What wonderful memories I […]
In the July 2008 issue of boldspirit, a question was asked about Corporate Responsibility: “Why is it important for us?” Many ArcelorMittal people took the time to answer. After much deliberation, the Corporate Responsibility Team chose François Decomps from ArcelorMittal’s Global Purchasing in France. Congratulations François!
The quiz asked people to explain why – and how […]
This message comes from our colleague, Rafael Mendoza in Mexico. Sustainability, Quality, Leadership, boldness and… orange: the essential ArcelorMittal ingredients for an encouraging Christmas wish!
Dear Friends,
Winter by nature itself is considered since the beginning of humanity as a time of cold, crisis, survival and uncertainty.
When it was discovered that the cold came with the arrival […]
For the movies, it’s the Oscars or the Golden Globes, the Bafta’s, the Cesar’s. For Communications in Europe, it’s the “Excellence Awards”. Every year, hundreds of companies and Communication people gather in a European capital to discover who will take away the precious trophies.
This year, it was in Budapest. We were nominated in 2 categories: […]
I am still a kind of rookie at ArcelorMittal. I started to work in Skopje’s legal department in March this year. It didn’t take me long to realise that I wasn’t working for just any company. I realised quickly that this was a company with a different mentality and a strong will not to be […]
A steel plant is a big place with space for natural surprises. Some months ago we showed you an idyllic picture of a lake surrounded by tropical forest from a site in Brazil. You may have heard about crocodiles in our Mexican facilities. Now, a bit up north, we discover the adventure of salmons passing […]
On November 21, staff members from ArcelorMittal South Africa’s Shared Service Centre dressed up as clowns to entertain children from 19 charity organisations during the annual handover of gifts to about 1,200 sick and needy children of the region.
ArcelorMittal South Africa’s Corporate Office, Vanderbijlpark Works and Vereeniging Works have been the main sponsors of the […]
Back in September 2008, we launched our global ‘Journey to Zero’ competition on our intranet and in local editions of our ‘1′ magazine. Over 2 months, 80 entries and some difficult judging later, we are delighted to announce our winners.
Congratulations, first of all, to Kelly Callebaut from ArcelorMittal Gent, who is the winner in […]
On October 30, our Stainless site of Genk, in Belgium, invited the employees’ children for a guided visit of the plant. A unique opportunity for these young people to discover where their mother or father works!
Around 40 children, all born in 1992, accepted the invitation. Passive listening and looking in the factory was regularly […]
In its November 2008 issue, Ethical Corporation – an independent media firm that encourages debate and discussion on responsible business – reviewed our first Corporate Responsibility Report.
In the past, Ethical Corporation has written well-balanced articles about the challenges we are facing in India and Liberia. So, its review of our report is a great opportunity […]
You can hardly read any press lately without hearing about the US Presidential results. But there are other results in the news… the Q3 financial results for ArcelorMittal. Have you ever wondered who prepares these figures? Did you know that a large number of ArcelorMittal people work around the clock to ensure that the results […]
In September, the city of Ostrava, once known as the ‘steel heart of the Republic’, made the first step to becoming the ‘green’ heart of the Czech Republic. The time has come to discover how…
Following a promise made by ArcelorMittal to plant new trees for plastic cups collected at the local music festival held this […]
A Career Day/Job Fair, organised by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, was held in Buchanan on September 12-13, with major companies operating in the County, including ArcelorMittal Liberia, Liberia Agriculture Company (LAC), Buchanan Renewable, Equatorial Biofuels, United States Trading Company (USTC), ECOBANK and the Port of Buchanan in attendance.
The programme was aimed at expounding on […]
Our Cleveland colleagues in the USA, are working to transform tomorrow by giving a face to the steel industry. Read on to find out how…
On October 13, a group of lucky Cleveland employees made their television debut at the ever popular Monday night football in the US, which has millions of Americans watching. Last Monday, […]
Steel from ArcelorMittal South Africa will be used in the construction of a new Dutch brewery, located south of Johannesburg. Heineken, the world’s 4th largest brewer, said they will go a long way in helping the provincial government fight poverty and create more jobs.
Good news for the locals: an estimated 225 permanent jobs and a […]
“Remember the film by Woody Allen ‘Everything you always wanted to know about Science but were afraid to ask’? Well, today you have the opportunity to do so.” This is how Greg Ludkovsky, the person who is leading a team of 1,400 ArcelorMittal scientists, welcomed a group of visitors to the Research and Development Centre […]
Launched at the Leadership Conference in New Delhi, ‘This is us’ is a compilation of inspiring stories, featuring ArcelorMittal employees whose values resonate with our values of Sustainability, Quality and Leadership. Designed by FutureBrand, the newly launched brand book - ‘This is us’- brings the brand to life and portrays the human face of our […]
José Manuel, one of our colleagues from ArcelorMittal Acindar in Argentina, has a real reason to feel proud. On September 9, 2008, his son Guillermo Marro won a bronze medal in the Beijing Paralympics for his incredible swimming achievements. Let’s get to know Guillermo, how he came to sports and the amazing path that recently […]
On September 14, ArcelorMittal Galati, in Romania, organised a special 1-day event for all employees’ family and friends to celebrate “Steelmakers’ Day” and honour the hard work of everybody in the Company.
Almost 20,000 people were invited to the ‘Siderurgistul’ Stadium in Galati for this special feast. The party was exclusively dedicated to the employees and […]
This week in New Delhi our Group is holding its Leadership Conference 2008, the annual gathering of our 650 main decision-makers. The capital of modern India, with its burning desire to keep on modernising, is awaiting all the participants, ready to offer its feast for the senses (sights, smells and colours)… and some curious […]
If you could choose a company to start your career, which one would you pick? According to a recent survey, ArcelorMittal Acindar would be the first option for Industrial Engineering and Psychology students from Argentina. The survey, entitled “Empresa de los Sueños” (Dreams company), has just been published in the Argentinean magazine Apertura.
The survey involved […]
Low-income families from Romania, Argentina and Costa Rica are beginning to see the fruits of the partnership between the ArcelorMittal Foundation and NGO Habitat for Humanity, which was signed in April 2008. So far, 12 houses have been partially built in Argentina and Costa Rica, and 54 homes have been renovated in Romania after flood […]
A new safety procedure was launched recently in ArcelorMittal Ostrava. Its aim is to help reduce injuries at work. The programme is based on the colour of their helmets.
To attract immediate attention to the workers at a plant, everyone with orange helmets is the primary aim of this great initiative. You don’t have to say […]
Our USA Environmental team has worked very hard to create a website that would communicate our commitment to protect and improve the environment to our employees and external stakeholders. Our vision became a reality with the recent launch of the USA Environmental website available at www.arcelormittal.com/environment/us.
We believe that environmental protection and improvement plays […]
With the Olympics in full swing, it seems like a good idea to let everyone know that, not only do we have colleagues who know family or friends who are participating - we even have colleagues from around our ArcelorMittal world participating.
An Engineer in Dofasco, Jerry Verbeek’s daughter - Tonya Verbeek, a 30 year old […]
Normally, one thinks of boxing as violent activity. But recently, a story about one of our colleagues made us see the sport in another light. Find out how Jean-Louis Paron is helping to spread the message of peace to hundreds of children affected by the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
“My greatest pleasure is to share my passion for […]
When was the last time you went swimming? Have you ever slipped at the side of a swimming pool? I know I have. Thanks to our Building and Construction Support team, with their new steel design solution, pools can have no more nasty cracked tiles or sharp edges and they can also be slip-resistant. Everyone […]
Steel is good for construction, but to eat? Well how about pellets made of cocoa, nuts and dried fruit; torpedoes filled with caramel; saffron and rum coils; cherry slabs; white chocolate chimneys; strawberry and chilli gasometers and thick chocolate rails. Find out how Miguel Sierra is cooking up a new image for steel.
Miguel Sierra, elected […]
Visiting some of our Company’s social projects in Kazakhstan, we came across so many heart-warming sites that it is hard to single out one. But a highlight was definitely ArcelorMittal’s Children’s Summer Camp on the shores of Temirtau’s man-made lake.
500 children aged 6 to 14 - mostly workers’ children from the nearby steel plant - […]
It’s 5am in Paris… Only a few hours and things will get serious on the Bugatti circuit in Le Mans, ready for the 2008 edition of the 24h Roller of Le Mans! 650 teams have registered for the race - both amateurs and professionals. Teams, you’d better watch out, ArcelorMittal is ready to go!
Our […]
For 2 weeks our ArcelorMittal Etxebarri site, in Spain, hosted a group of French students engaged in technical electro-mechanical projects. Occupational Safety was one of the focuses of their stay. This cooperation between business and training centres is part of the Leonardo Project, funded and backed by the European Union.
The 6 boys and 1 girl […]
If you have ever been in a steel plant, you already know that the steelmaking process is like a feast for the senses: fire, colours, noise, heat… Today we present you how a group of artists have captured part of all that in our Romanian site of Galati.
Since July 9, two ‘studio-boats’ are navigating upstream […]
It’s rather uncommon to apply a management and planning system to social projects, especially in volunteer activities - unless we are referring to volunteers in Brazil’s João Monlevade unit, in the state of Minas Gerais. A management system is an essential part of their volunteer work routine… and the Assistance to Children group reaps the […]
The sweet baby in the picture is Piotrus Waluga, son of our Polish colleague, Tomek Waluga. Piotrus suffers from spinal muscular atrophy. In spring 2008, employees of ArcelorMittal Poland collected funds to help cover his costly treatment and rehabilitation. Now, people from around the world can contribute to a new bold initiative: Crumbs of Life. […]
Our colleagues at ArcelorMittal Tubarão say that emotion is part of the chemical composition of their steel. Let’s discover why with Jackson Duarte, Technical and Production Director of the site for 28 years. Here are some extracts of a memorable interview granted when announcing his retirement:
“The company as a whole is, above all, a social […]
We recently had the chance to tour the Saldanha steel plant. Situated 5 kilometres from the port in an untamed landscape, we also saw ostriches, springbok and (maybe) buffalo. This was thanks to our South African colleague, Hennie. Isn’t it ironic that steel is seen as cold but the industry is full of warm people?
As […]
On May 3, cyclone Nargis struck the south-west of Myanmar (Burma) causing flooding and massive destruction. As a positive side of the catastrophe, we learn today that the ArcelorMittal Foundation donation of 100,000 euros, announced on May 25, has helped to make the vital work of NGO Save the Children a reality.
78,000 people dead, 2.4 […]
For today’s blog entry we asked intern Tobin Postma to tell us a little about his experience working for our Company. Here is what he says:
“I am two weeks into my internship with the ArcelorMittal Corporate Responsibility team. Although my desk is in London, I am writing this blog in Luxembourg after a two-day whirlwind […]
On June 17, ArcelorMittal held its annual Individual Shareholder Event. Whether in Japan, Russia or Europe, shareholders were able to listen in, ask questions and access information - all in real time - as they were transported into a virtual ArcelorMittal world!
15 ArcelorMittal shareholders arrived at the snazzy lounge set-up at Luxembourg headquarters as Lakshmi […]
On May 27 2008, the club “Les Elles de l’industrie” awarded ArcelorMittal Dunkerque, in France, for its specific action dedicated to the development of women’s technical competencies.
This project began in 2006. It is targeted at women who have been working in service sectors and are looking for a job. Launched by the Regional Council, the […]
Meet Edmilson Sperancini, a Technical Assistant working in Administrative Services Management in our Stainless business in Brazil. But this is not all that he does. Edmilson is also President of the Association of Parents and Friends of Exceptional Children (APAE). And, in May of this year, he went through a bone marrow cell removal procedure […]
I took this picture at Las Truchas, one of the five mines our Group has in Mexico. It was quite amazing to learn from Raúl Álvarez, a geologist who has been working at the mine for more than 22 years, that the deposit in the background of the image will provide about 12 million tonnes […]
If you live in Luxembourg or in the extended region around, you would have certainly heard about the Spring Fair, a famous walk-through exhibition, targeting the general audience. This year’s edition has been quite special: several Luxembourgish companies presented their innovative products and technologies, around the theme ‘Garden of Innovations’ (“Le Jardin des Innovations”)… And […]
ArcelorMittal Dunkirk has received a beautiful facelift in the form of a mural, painted by a well-known husband and wife team of artists from the region.
Creating a mural is just one of the several actions which have been decided on by a committee dedicated to making the ArcelorMittal Dunkirk plant a more beautiful place in […]
Meet Pierre Engel, who has a passion for architecture and art. And this passion, combined with his experience and all of his competencies, gives him a strong recognition in the building sector.
Pierre Engel says that the simple reason behind this connection to steel is that he started his professional life at 16 as a worker […]
Can someone be born twice? For Carlos Santilli, who for 29 years has been working in the warehouse at our site in Villa Constitución, Argentina, the answer is ‘yes’.
For 5 years, due to kidney problems, Carlos underwent dialysis treatment three times a week. At the medical centre he saw that most of the people in […]
Thomas Huynh found the time on top of his busy work schedule as a Controller to complete a book in just over one year which included reviewing over 20 years worth of information and previous material. Perhaps motivated by his sincere belief that people can and should change their attitude towards conflict, this war refugee […]
On May 13, Mr Mittal, our new Chairman and CEO, raised a toast to Mr Joseph Kinsch as he stepped down as Chairman of ArcelorMittal, after a career spanning no less than 47 years. Marking the celebration, a video encapsulating his career, with personal anecdotes from his closest collaborators, was played at the reception - […]
When you work in Communications in a large company like ours, you get the opportunity to learn many stories and to meet many people. Some of them really touch your heart. Grant Abriel, the man in the picture, is one of them.
Everything started when Margaret Wells, our colleague in Canada, contacted us to know if […]
Getting up early on a Sunday morning was not a difficult task for our colleague runners from Argentina. Their trainers were laced up rightly, their dry-fit t-shirts boasted numbers on their chests, and the runners’ minds were on the competition that was about to start. And all this, for a very good cause…
22 colleagues from […]
Research and Development (R&D) teams recently welcomed 40 students from five major French Engineering Schools to the so-called “Coupe des Écoles”. Hosted at Maizières-lès-Metz (the largest R&D centre in the Group with almost 600 employees).
The robot contest gave students the chance to test their creations and check out the competition – all in preparation […]
We have seen in Episode 6 how our Brazilian people are taking care of the environment. Let’s now take a look at some other “green” initiatives on the other side of the world: from Romania and Urkaine to Kazakhstan, it’s refreshing to see that trees are being planted all around!
“We will have a park in […]
A very special visitor came to our Luxembourg Headquarters on May 5 in the form of famed French architect, Paul Andreu. The man behind the realisation of many airports, including Charles de Gaulle, Terminal 2E and the Roissy TGV train station and more recently the Peking Opera and the Shanghai Centre of Oriental Art, […]
Did you know that 50% of the automotive steel used today didn’t exist 5 years ago? We can thank researchers and developers for this achievement and many others just like it.
14 major research centres in Europe, the US, Canada and Brazil are putting Quality and Leadership on track… from the lab to the steel plant. […]
Lectures, debates and a show mobilised 56 participants who attended the Coordinators’ Meeting on CR (Corporate Responsibility). Held on April 9 and 10 in the historic Central Minas Gerais city of Caeté, the event was attended by regional coordinators of social programmes and projects developed in ArcelorMittal Long Steels and by Fundação ArcelorMittal Brasil’s team.
On […]
You may think that steelmaking is a man’s thing. If that’s the case, Danúbia Mutiz, one of our 15,000 Brazilian colleagues, can make you change your mind: she was the first woman to operate a finishing mill in the country… and she loves it.
“It’s good for women to achieve positions that have traditionally been for […]
Since March 2008, São Francisco do Sul in Brazil’s population has benefited from a third edition of São Francisco in the Movies. The programme has so far raised 18.6 tonnes of food and has provided entertainment for over 29,600 local people.
A simple concept, the programme is a monthly promotion of movie sessions featuring […]
ArcelorMittal USA took centre stage with household name companies – including Home Depot, JC Penney, PepsiCo and Toyota – at the 2008 Energy Star Partner of the Year Awards held April 1, 2008.
More than 800 attendees representing the US Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Energy along with award-winning companies from all sectors of the […]
Let’s meet Rolf Kniep, a highly appreciated member of our Group’s site in Bremen. Due to a serious eye disease, he had to undergo several operations, which at least helped him maintain a minimum of eyesight. However, he thought he would never be able to work again…
Losing a job for health reasons is hard to […]
If you get a chance to visit a steel plant some time in your life, don’t pass it up! My first visit to the steel plant Belval in Esch, Luxembourg, was one of the most amazing environments I have seen in a long long time.
Do you want to discover how a steel beam is actually […]
Twice a year, we invite our analysts and investors to come and take a look at ArcelorMittal ‘from the inside’… And that’s what they did on April 2 and 3, during the first Investor Days of 2008. But time is tight for our analysts who get little respite from their 12 hour shifts at […]
On Thursday, January 17 2008, Chateau Neercanne in Maastricht (NL) was the perfect location for customers, suppliers, producers, relatives and friends to pay tribute to Wim Gijsen, CCO, who served ArcelorMittal Staalhandel B.V. (formerly Lommaert Walserijproducten) for 25 years!
What made this event extra heart warming was that Wim asked that presents be given in the […]
We have a question for you today: Are the following ingredients possible to combine in just one person? - Being a woman, a caring mother and having a high-level position in a leading company. If your answer was “no way,” you will be especially interested in what the lady in the picture has to say.
Her […]
If we ask each one of you what is the most fascinating country where our Group is present, the winner would probably be… China! Let’s see what our “China Man”, Dirk Matthys, loves the most of the country: “I am intrigued by the Chinese language, intricately difficult, wonderful and ambiguous. It is funny to see […]
And from Kilimanjaro to the South pole! Because Princess Elisabeth station has reached its final destination: Antarctica. Indeed, the first “zero emission” polar research station now stands on top of a granite ridge at Utsteinen in the Dronning Maud Land.
Did you know that Princess Elisabeth station is the first polar research station designed to create […]
Our colleague Rubén Fernandéz del Corro works at the Asturias site in Spain. In his free time he goes mountain climbing. In December 2007 his boldness took him to the summit of Kilimanjaro, at 5,895 metres of altitude. Before leaving for Tanzania, he asked for an ArcelorMittal flag to place on the ‘Roof of Africa’. […]
This is the first question that I asked myself when, together with other 40 communicators from all over the Americas, I entered the ArcelorMittal Tubarao site, in Brazil, which is hosting a communications meeting these days.
And the answer to the question is… yes, it does! The picture is taken at the Centro de Educaçao […]
For the last issue of our internal company magazine boldspirit in 2007, we launched a global internal photo competition for ArcelorMittal employees entitled “Picture our values!” The theme of the competition was how our people around the world live our values of Sustainability, Quality and Leadership during their work day to help transform tomorrow. […]
In Canada, the third Monday in February is the Family Day Holiday. Our colleague Richard Carr spent it hanging from a rope 20 meters down in a well and saving a girl’s life!
Richard, along with fellow volunteer fire-fighter and wife, Elaine Elliott, arrived on the scene in Cayuga, a small community just south […]
It’s been a pretty good month so far for everyone at ArcelorMittal! First we got word that, according to this year’s Fortune magazine list of industry champions, our company is the Most Admired Company in the Metals sector. All praise is welcome, but it’s particularly sweet when it comes from one’s peers and so […]
After giving first priority to the Safety aspect of H&S Day, it’s nice to see that our colleagues in Vinton, Mexico, dedicated some time and effort to the Health aspect as well.
P. S. Venkat, CEO of ArcelorMittal Mexico, planted a tree at the oxygen plant area as a sign of green area commencement. Then […]
Yesterday, on March 10, everyone from the ArcelorMittal headquarters team in Luxembourg gathered together to mark the unveiling of the latest Web TV episode called ‘Freedom Beams’. Despite rotten weather, Member of the Group Management Board Gonzalo Urquijo was on hand to officially present Season II to the crowd before everyone broke […]
As you know, last week, on March 6, our second Health and Safety Day took place in all our plants around the world and of course also in Differdange here in Luxembourg. That is also the site where the jumbo steel beams for the Freedom Towers were produced (check out episode 3 if you […]
Today March 6, 2008 we are celebrating a very special day: the second worldwide corporate Health and Safety Day, an internal effort to promote Health and Safety as the number one priority for all of us.
So what are we doing today all around the world to show our commitment with Health and Safety? […]
Is there anything more rewarding than helping to save a life? Our colleagues here at the Luxembourg Headquarters had the opportunity to learn some days ago that everyone in our Group can do it! How? Thanks to what we call a ‘shop floor audit’. Let us explain to you how that works.
Tomorrow we […]
Today we present you Alain Creuzet, Head of Production of ArcelorMittal – Global Plates – Industeel Creusot. “I find the iron and steel industry really exciting, both in terms of the products that we make as well as the interpersonal aspect that comes from working as a team,” Alain states.
Alain Creuzet comes from […]
Good news for the construction sector: Constructalia, ArcelorMittal’s website for the construction market, has consolidated itself as a reference for professionals of steel construction: in 2007, the site achieved a new record with a 61% increase in the number of visitors. The amount of tonnes of steel requested through the site has experienced an […]
The ArcelorMittal mines in Prijedor, situated in the north-west of Bosnia and Herzegovina, lived a special day on February 19, 2008: on that date, the first step of the diversion of river Gomjenica was successfully achieved. This diversion will allow activities to start in a new pit containing 45 million tonnes of iron ore, […]
Open Joint Stock Company “ArcelorMittal Kryviy Rih” in Ukraine has received the certificate of Health and Safety management system compliance to international standard OHSAS 18001:1999. OHSAS is one of the leading documents for industrial Health and Safety management systems of different companies all over the world. Congratulations to our Ukrainian colleagues!
The ArcelorMittal site is […]
South Africa is one of Africa’s strongest economies, but the HIV pandemic has weakened the nation: over 20% of the population aged between 15 and 49 is HIV positive. ArcelorMittal, with four industrial sites in the country, is supporting a project to provide services and programmes to hundreds of persons living with AIDS on […]
South Africa being our country of the month, today we present you another member of our South African team: Bennie du Plessis who is Plant Manager Engineering Cold Rolling at Vanderbijlpark Works, South Africa.
Among other things Bennie is responsible for creating a safe and healthy environment through the maintenance activities he manages and for […]
On March 6, ArcelorMittal will celebrate its second worldwide Health and Safety Day. Here is what Delphine Bastien, Project Manager for H&S Day, says about the event!
ArcelorMittal’s second Health & Safety Day takes place under the motto ‘a step forward in leading by example’. The objective is to communicate on H&S issues and to […]
ArcelorMittal Inox Brasil has begun the activities of a new service and distribution centre in Caxias do Sul, in the south of the country. The inauguration of the unit took place on February 19. This new facility in Caxias do Sul will bring greater proximity to customers and to a strategic market.
The choice of […]
With South Africa being our Country of the month, among the 9,500 employees present we are taking this opportunity to get to know one of them. Find out how Sven van de Putte, from the Netherlands, enjoys working in this adventure capital of the world.
Sven joined former Mittal Steel as a Continuous Improvement (CI) […]
Seven years ago, Long Carbon Steel sowed its pro-volunteer seeds in all units in Brazil. Through this programme, ArcelorMittal Brasil encourages volunteer work among all employees, thus promoting the exercise of citizenship. Currently, 15% of its personnel take part in some volunteer activity. A good initiative to be spread throughout the Group!
ArcelorMittal volunteer employees are […]
Horses some meters away from the blast furnace? Yes, it is possible, in South Africa where ArcelorMittal has 4 major facilities. ArcelorMittal South Africa is Africa’s premier steel producing company, employing nearly 9,500 people and producing 7 million tonnes of liquid steel per year.
ArcelorMittal South Africa has a depth of technical and managerial expertise […]
In line with the new ArcelorMittal brand, the former Dofasco de México is now ArcelorMittal Monterrey. Integrated in the Tubular Products division, which is present in 11 countries and has 21 production plants, the Monterrey plant started its activities in 2001.
ArcelorMittal Monterrey presented the new Group’s values and brand as part of the Group […]
The Romanian site ArcelorMittal Hunedoara has a new ladle furnace. The works started in September 2007 with the foundation and building of the metallic structure. The working platforms and stairs were placed on position shortly after. The control room, electrical room, hydraulic and pump room were prepared to install the equipment… and the inauguration […]
ArcelorMittal makes Health and Safety a priority and ArcelorMittal Tubarão has done just that. By donating an Arteriograph to the government-run São Lucas hospital, ArcelorMittal will help the institution provide better treatment, faster diagnosis and shorter periods of hospitalisation for the benefit of patients across the state of Espiríto Santo, southeast Brazil.
The Arteriograph is […]
On Monday, February 4 2008, the continuous casting machine CC22 of ArcelorMittal Dunkerque in France restarted after 91 days of relining. This relining took place in the framework of the project ‘Steel plant of the Future’, which will increase the production capacity of ArcelorMittal Dunkerque. It will also enhance economic competitiveness and improve the […]
On February 8, 2008, the Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Miguel Ángel Moratinos, conferred the Grand Cross of Civil Merit on the President and CEO of ArcelorMittal.
Mr Mittal is, according to the Head of the Spanish Diplomatic Service, one of the most outstanding businessmen in the context of economic globalisation. “This […]
On February 7 2008, the Indian ambassador in the Czech Republic Mr D.P. Srivastava visited ArcelorMittal Ostrava. Mr Srivastava’s aim was to avail the opportunity of his first visit to the Moravian-Silesian region to get familiar with the country, people and business to assess the potential for mutual cooperation. In ArcelorMittal Ostrava the ambassador […]
Heavy snow fall has stranded hundreds of thousands of people just before the Chinese lunar New Year. It’s the worst weather in more than 50 years. The holiday which begins on February 7 is as important as Christmas is in the West. For many workers this holiday period is the only chance of visiting their […]
ArcelorMittal USA is partnering with the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and federal agency partners in the US to establish the ArcelorMittal Great Lakes Restoration Programme.
As the sole corporate partner to support the Great Lakes initiative, ArcelorMittal is very pleased to invest in a programme that reiterates one of the company’s own brand values […]
Workers at the Etxebarri plant in Spain and personnel from subsidiary firms have signed a formal commitment to ArcelorMittal’s Health and Safety policies. This individual and collective gesture is manifested by means of a panel set up at the entrance to the Etxebarri plant as a formal expression of commitment and a day-to-day reminder.
Health and […]
ArcelorMittal announced on January 31 that it has signed agreements to acquire three coal mines and associated assets in Russia for a total consideration of US$720 million.
ArcelorMittal will acquire a 97.59% stake in the Berezovskaya Mine, a 99.35% stake in the Pervomayskaya Mine, the exploration and mining rights to the Zhernovskaya-3 coal deposit and the […]
ArcelorMittal announced on February 1, 2008 that it has agreed to a solution proposed by the federal and regional governments of Belgium regarding the CO2 quota allocation issue and will consequently prepare for the relaunch of the Seraing (Liège, Belgium) blast furnace n°6.
The federal and regional governments of Belgium submitted a solution to ArcelorMittal […]
Thanks to the Economist, a new word has been entered into the global business lexicon: ‘Mittalic’. Find out what it means so that you can start using it today!
An article in the Economist on January 2007, entitled ‘A new breed of multinational company has emerged’, describes as ‘Mittalic’ the meteoric global rise of CFO Aditya […]
Luxembourg, 30 January 2008 - ArcelorMittal today announces the launch of “Inside Transforming Tomorrow”, the second season of its successful Web TV at www.arcelormittal.tv.
The new season will monitor the performance and progress of the company post merger, as it seeks to deliver on its brand promise of “Transforming Tomorrow.” It will also […]
Participants from Human Resources functions within ArcelorMittal Group had the opportunity to meet and share experiences they had in 2007 during a new proximity meeting. They also reviewed the challenges for 2008, organised for the members of the Shared Services community.
In Luxembourg, on December 14 2007, after the presentation of the Human Resources Business Plan […]
Today ArcelorMittal inaugurates Arceo, its industrial prototype for a vacuum plasma steel coating line located in Liège, Belgium.
This breakthrough technology, developed as a world first by the Group’s Research and Development in partnership with the Walloon Region, will open up a host of new uses for flat steel products. With this process steel can be […]
After the huge success of its WebTV “Creating History”, ArcelorMittal today announces the launch of the second season: “Inside Transforming Tomorrow”.
ArcelorMittal, the world’s biggest steel company doing business in over 60 countries, was created through the merger of Arcelor and Mittal. To ensure the smooth integration of two business cultures and to effectively communicate to […]
Re-branding a company in only 60 days, is that possible? Find out how ArcelorMittal did it!
The Chinese market is a challenge for ArcelorMittal. Meet some of our people there to learn more!
Lightweight steel can contribute to reduce cars’ CO2 emissions. Find out how!
One year ago, the brand ArcelorMittal was launched. Find out how its reputation and its people have evolved since!
Meet the people of the Florestas plant in Brazil and let them explain to you what environment protection means to them and their families.
Meet the people of ArcelorMittal South Africa and learn from them about their aspirations and challenges in a country on the brink of economic lift-off!
Global mobility is reality for many ArcelorMittal people. Meet some of the expats who embrace the challenge of working abroad!
Recruitment is a huge challenge for ArcelorMittal in the US. Discover in this episode the creative solutions the HR team has come up with!
The population in war-torn Liberia faces huge challenges. Find out more about the people who are committed to contributing to change and sustainability!
One company, three core values – a new exciting year ahead. Go behind the scenes at ArcelorMittal and learn about the people who are shaping the company.
On May 29, 2008, the 51-year-old company Québec Cartier Mining changed its brand name for ArcelorMittal Mines Canada. Sixty days later, the ArcelorMittal brand rollout was completed and the entire face of the Company had changed.
Even though we had many different shareholders over the last haft century, we always kept our own brand name. And […]
I am very proud to showcase steel in art for this episode. It is the side of steel that people do not always see and we forget how beautiful steel is in art and design. In this episode we show examples of steel in design in the ArcelorMittal Gallery at the Guggenheim Museum with Richard […]
Since joining the ArcelorMittal team a year ago, I am certain that ArcelorMittal isn’t a company that talks the talk. ArcelorMittal truly lives its brand – through our products, people and the communities in which we operate. Playing a role in the corporate responsibility efforts of a leading global company gives me a sense of […]
The torch relay was a tremendous success for Changsha and the Hunan Province in general. The atmosphere was very festive and the Chinese people were strongly nationalistic and proud of hosting the Olympic Games in China, in particular having the torch relay through Changsha. The feeling of actually carrying it was unbelievable. I felt […]
When you are a young child you dream of designing cars or being a pilot. My job as a resident engineer means that my childhood dreams have come true.
I’m not responsible for designing the cars myself but it is very exciting to be involved from the initial phase of the design of a car up […]
My name is Ian Louden and I lead the team at Future Brand to develop a range of material for ArcelorMittal, all based around the implementation of the ArcelorMittal brand.
It is our job to make sure that the brand of the company matches up to the vision of ArcelorMittal to become one of the world’s […]
My name is Carlos Renato de Araújo Silva and I have been working at ArcelorMittal Florestas since early 2006. I had seen all the good things that the company had been doing in this region so when I was offered my job I knew this was a great opportunity. Working for a such a huge […]
Working on the relining project has been a highly rewarding experience for me. As Project Manager, I have been involved full time on the project over the last 18 months, from the planning stages, through the capital procurement process, to the final shut down of the furnace and the execution of the reline works. It […]
Moving from Brazil has been a huge transition. It is a different culture, a different way of life, a different environment. People don’t smile as much here, it takes longer to get to know people better and of course I miss the beach and the weather but it is a great opportunity for me. The […]
I was asked to accompany the Web TV team for part of the episode, filmed in Luxembourg. They all were great people to work with. The idea of the episode was to give a view of the entire industrial process from the scrap yard to the shipment. Differdange is where the jumbo beams for […]
In five years time a third of our workforce will retire. Most graduates today want to work for big companies like Yahoo, Google, or Apple. They don’t even know who ArcelorMittal is, let alone realise the opportunities available to them at this company. If we don’t recruit young talent to replace our employees there will […]
The entire Web TV production team approached the trip to Liberia with a mixture of excitement and trepidation. In the days leading up to shoot, we’d had great difficulty in getting insurance, as the UK Foreign Office lists the West-African republic, as one of the countries discourages travel to. This after all is a nation […]
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ArcelorMittal today announces the launch of “Inside Transforming Tomorrow”, the second season of its successful Web TV at www.arcelormittal.tv.
The new season will monitor the performance and progress of the company post merger, as it seeks to deliver on its brand promise of “Transforming Tomorrow.” It will also focus on the challenges it faces as […]
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Building upon the success of the first season of Web TV, ArcelorMittal has constructed this new season around the same transparency and honest discourse that characterized the first season, but made a bold move in shifting the tone and messages of the episodes.
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Wind energy is the fastest growing energy sector and a booming sustainable business. Both electrical steels and steel tubes are identified as highly strategic markets for ArcelorMittal.
“Steel is a green material. We want to accompany the strong growth of the wind turbines sector. Today, one out of three wind turbines produced worldwide contains CFR-made rings. […]
ArcelorMittal is a global leader in the stainless steel business, both in volume and turnover. The company produces the entire range of flat stainless steel and alloy products that are used in four major markets: domestic appliances and household, automotive, construction and street furniture, food/ chemical/ oil industries.
ArcelorMittal’s range of stainless steels today covers all […]
ArcelorMittal aims at building a win-win relationship with its automotive customers centered on the development of steel solutions that create value and help them meet their green needs, costs constraints and safety standards.
The ABC concept, which inspired this ad, gave birth to a lighter type of steel that reduces the fuel consumption and gas emissions […]
Mont Saint Michel, a jewel of French architecture and UNESCO heritage, is little by little becoming attached to the coast by sand. It became clear years ago that an ambitious plan had to be made to preserve the beauty of Mont Saint Michel, to ensure that it recovers pride of place as the central feature […]
ArcelorMittal collaborated with the International Polar Foundation to establish the Princess Elisabeth station in the Antarctic in March 2008. ArcelorMittal contributed to the construction of the station by providing the envelope of the Antarctic base, which comprises almost 25 tonnes of stainless steel. From the wide range of ArcelorMittal stainless products, an austenitic stainless steel […]
ArcelorMittal announced on March 17, 2008 a two year investment plan at the Liège (Belgium) CFR unit, to target the growing wind turbines market. The 10 million euro program will give CFR “Cockerill Forges & Ringmill”, a producer of hardened steel rings, the possibility to follow the growth of the markets it serves: wind turbines, […]
ArcelorMittal, through its subsidiary Tecumseh Redevelopment, donated a 1,100 acre site formerly operated by Bethlehem Steel for the development of “Steel Winds,” one of the nation’s largest urban wind farms. The project’s eight turbines are said to be the largest wind turbines assembled in the United States and the first of their kind on the […]
Apart from the wind turbine towers, ArcelorMittal invests to develop other solutions to produce clean energy. During the latest BATIMAT, the world’s biggest building and construction fair, ArcelorMittal was awarded a Golden Innovation Medal for Arsolar®, a solar panel designed and marketed by Arval, part of ArcelorMittal Construction.
26th BATIMAT focused on Sustainable Development and Arsolar® […]
Stainless Europe opened a new stainless steel flat products service centre of its subsidiary located in Siemianowice Slaskie, north of Katowice. The construction of this new processing unit, dedicated to the automotive, domestic electrical appliance, construction and general industry markets, was completed in 9 months.
For its building, K36 Ugibright, a special grade of KARA, […]
Scania is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of truck and buses. Quality is a key factor for this company where truck cabs are being manufactured virtually in the same way as cars. Scania can therefore only rely on suppliers that can guaranty the highest quality standards possible. Quality being one of ArcelorMittal’s core values, […]
ArcelorMittal works closely with its customers to develop next generation steel solutions that will sustain their competitiveness. For the automotive and heavy vehicle industries, it has created new generations of ultra high strength steels that result in a weight reduction of up to 20-30% when compared with conventional steels. This improved fuel consumption benefits both […]
Did you know that 50% of the automotive steel used today didn’t exist 5 years ago? We can thank researchers and developers for this achievement and many others just like it.
14 major research centres in Europe, the US, Canada and Brazil are putting Quality and Leadership on track… from the lab to the steel plant. […]
With a commitment to stay at the forefront of the steel industry innovation, ArcelorMittal invests heavily in Research and Development (R&D) to offer a wide range of advanced steel solutions and value-added products to its customers. At the end of 2007, the product application engineers from ArcelorMittal R&D team received the Henry Ford Technology Award […]
Steel is a unique material, which does not lose its strength or any other of its inherent properties, no matter how many times it is recycled. The “extra-large” steel columns used for the Freedom Tower are made up from recycled steel, and are just one spectacular proof of why steel can be considered a “green […]
ArcelorMittal, the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and federal agency partners selected 16 projects to receive a total of $1 million in funding through the ArcelorMittal Great Lakes Restoration Program. The 16 selected projects will restore and enhance the environmental integrity of the lakes by controlling invasive species, restoring wetlands and other habitats, promoting the […]
The steel industry is facing the challenge to support the growing demand for steel while minimising its impact on the environment. ArcelorMittal has the intention to lead its industry towards a global solution against climate change. That’s why it is leading the EU-sponsored ‘Ultra Low CO2 Steelmaking’ (ULCOS) project which aims to develop breakthrough technology […]
‘Collect a can’ is a non-profit initiative established in 1993, in which ArcelorMittal South Africa owns a 60% stake. It supports the collection of metal cans, the separation of tin from steel and the sale of recuperated materials. By managing its operations and cost structures at optimum levels, the project ensures its long-term stability.
The project […]
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On May 29, 2008, the 51-year-old company Québec Cartier Mining changed its brand name for ArcelorMittal Mines Canada. Sixty days later, the ArcelorMittal brand rollout was completed and the entire face of the Company had changed.
Even though we had many different shareholders over the last haft century, we always kept our own brand name. And […]
