Arcelor
Arcelor S.A. was the world's largest steel producer in terms of turnover and the second largest in terms of steel output, with a turnover of €30.2 billion and shipments of 45 million metric tons of steel in 2004. The company was created in 2002 by a merger of the former companies Aceralia (Spain), Usinor (France) and Arbed (Luxembourg). Arcelor is now part of ArcelorMittal after a takeover by Mittal Steel in 2006.
Key facts
- Company.name
- Arcelor S.A.
- Company.logo
- Arcelor.svg
- Company.type
- Société Anonyme
- Company.fate
- Merged with Mittal Steel
- Company.predecessors
- Arbed (1911) Aceralia (1902) Usinor (1948)
- Company.successor
- ArcelorMittal (2006)
- Company.location_city
- Luxembourg City
- Company.location_country
- Luxembourg
- Company.industry
- Steel
- Company.products
- Steel
- Company.revenue
- €40.6 billion (2006)
- Company.num_employees
- 103,935 (2006)
Article
8 sectionsContents
- Business
- Merger with Mittal Steel
- Reaction to the takeover
- Products
- Flat steel products
- See also
- References
- External links
Arcelor S.A. was the world's largest steel producer in terms of turnover and the second largest in terms of steel output, with a turnover of €30.2 billion and shipments of 45 million metric tons of steel in 2004. The company was created in 2002 by a merger of the former companies Aceralia (Spain), Usinor (France) and Arbed (Luxembourg). Arcelor is now part of ArcelorMittal after a takeover by Mittal Steel in 2006.
==Business== Once employing 310,000 employees in over 60 countries, it was a major player in all its main markets: automotive, construction, metal processing, primary transformation, household appliances, and packaging, as well as general industry. With total sales of over €40 billion, Arcelor was, by 2006, one of the world's largest steel manufacturer in terms of turnover.