ArcelorMittal to Sell Two of Its U.S. Steel Operations
March 24 2016 - 1:20PM
Dow Jones News
LONDON—Steel giant ArcelorMittal said Thursday it has agreed to
sell two of its U.S. steel operations to Black Diamond Capital
Management for an undisclosed sum.
The transaction includes the sale of the LaPlace, La., steel
facility, along with a rolling mill in Harriman, Tenn., which
produces long steel products such as billets, angles, flats,
channels and beams.
It also includes the Vinton facility, located in El Paso, Texas
which produces rebar and grinding media, also long steel
products.
Jim Baske, executive vice president, chief executive of
ArcelorMittal North America, said: "The sale of LaPlace and Vinton
is consistent with ArcelorMittal's stated strategy of selective
divestment of noncore assets."
The transaction is subject to certain conditions and forecast to
close in April.
ArcelorMittal recently raised $3 billion from a rights issue to
strengthen its balance sheet and pay down debt as it grapples with
anemic steel prices stemming in part from excess global steel
supply.
Write to Alex MacDonald at alex.macdonald@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
March 24, 2016 13:05 ET (17:05 GMT)
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