quarter of 2011 from a profit of 659 million U.S. dollars. That is, a
drop of more than 50 percent. 4 Comments
The ArcelorMittal plant in Differdange. Among the locations in
Luxembourg, the company made no statement. (Photo: Reuters)
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StoryArcelorMittal puts on the annual prelude to
In the first nine months of the current fiscal year is the profit of
the company at 3.2 billion dollars. The $ 400 million less than in the
preceding fiscal year are.
ArcelorMittal compensated for the decline in profit in the third
quarter through the first two successful quarters and thus limits the
profit slump. The company has scaled back the debt in the third
quarter to 100 million U.S. dollars to 24.9 billion U.S. dollars.
Weak steel market
In the third quarter of the Luxembourg steel group has shipped 21.1
million tons of steel, 2.7 percent more than in the third quarter of
2010. The operating profit per ton before taxes, depreciation and
amortization amounted to 114 U.S. dollars. ArcelorMittal iron ore
produced in the third quarter of 14.1 million tons. That is 8.4
percent more than in the comparable period last year. 6.7 million tons
were shipped to the market price, which rose by 9.6 percent.
The group suffered in the third quarter from a weak steel market.
ArelorMittal definitely closed the site Liege with two blast furnaces.
In Luxembourg, the works in Schifflingen and Rodange were temporarily
shut down. In Brandenburg, the furnace was stopped in two
Eisenhüttenstadt. Poles work in two of three blast furnaces. But even
in Brazil, the weak steel market is noticeable. ArcelorMittal stopped
the expansion work at the site Monlevade, whose capacity should be
doubled. The Brazilian steel market has slowed substantially, founded
the company.
"Basic good profitability"
In Liberia, a new iron ore mine was put into operation that will
produce one million tons this year and next year, four million tons of
iron ore.
Lakshmi Mittal, the main shareholder of the company's shows, with the
result of the third quarter, total satisfaction. "Given the difficult
rigern economic environment, ArcelorMittal in the third quarter
earnings before taxes, depreciation and amortization (2.4 billion U.S.
dollars) achieved, which is in the expected range. The uncertainties
about the economic developments in recent weeks has become stronger.
You strike now also reflected in the confidence of our customers. We
are the pressure our customers on prices and volumes exposed. Our
basic profitability but is still good. It is supported primarily by
the expansion of iron ore mining, "it said in a press release the
results. The company makes no statement to the sites in Luxembourg.