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ARCELORMITTAL)(MT.LU)(MT.AS)(MTBL.Y)(MTP.PA)(MT) Arcelormittal, Hunan Valin Group and Hunan Valin Steel Co ( BW)(ARCELORMITTAL)(MT.LU)(MT.AS)(MTBL.Y)(MTP.PA)(MT) Arcelormittal, Hunan Valin Group and Hunan Valin Steel Co. Launch New Automotive Steel Joint Venture LUXEMBOURG & CHANGSHA, China--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 27, 2008--Regulatory News: ArcelorMittal, Hunan Valin Group and Hunan Valin Steel Co. announce today a new development in their cooperation with the launch of Valin ArcelorMittal Automotive Steel, an industrial and commercial automotive joint venture that will have an annual production capacity of 1.2 million tonnes of flat carbon steel, mainly for automotive applications. Products will include cold rolled steel, galvannealed steel and pure zinc galvanized steel. The setup of this new joint venture is still subject to regulatory approval. Hunan Valin Steel Co., Ltd will own 34% in the new joint venture, and ArcelorMittal and Hunan Valin Group will each have a 33% equity share. The new activity will be located in Hunan Province next to Hunan Valin Steel Co.'s subsidiary, Lianyuan Steel, which will supply hot rolled coil to the new joint venture. Speaking today, Lakshmi Mittal, Chairman and CEO of ArcelorMittal said: "We have been working closely together with Hunan Valin Steel Co. for three years now and the cooperation is going very well. We are making a lot of progress and the signing of these joint venture contracts is only further proof of this. This automotive joint venture is part of our global and China strategy, aiming to better serve both our global as well as domestic automotive clients by offering high value added products with the support of ArcelorMittal technology." Mr. Li Xiaowei, Chairman of Hunan Valin Group, said: "Hunan Valin's long term development and future really depends on the technological platform jointly set up with ArcelorMittal. Valin is structurally transforming its product portfolio and targeting high added-value products, allowing us to differentiate ourselves from our competitors and to accelerate the transformation of Hunan province." About Valin Group Valin Group is a large-sized enterprise set up by three steelmakers in Hunan province in 1997 --- Xiangtan Iron & Steel, Lianyuan Iron & Steel, and Hengyang Steel Tube, currently with 57,000 employees including 12,000 technical staff. Valin Group now has over 10 subsidiaries under direct or indirect control, including Xiangtan Iron & Steel, Lianyuan Iron & Steel, Hengyang Steel Tube, Nanfang Building Materials, etc., with a stable operating and governance system based upon sound capitals and assets. Over the past 7 years, Valin Group has achieved coordinated leap-frog development through innovation, capital operation and optimized restructuring, aiming to become larger and stronger. In 2007, Valin Group witnessed sales revenue RMB 50.3 billion, 38% higher y.o.y., which is the first enterprise which exceeded 50 billion revenue in Hunan province. About Hunan Valin Steel Hunan Valin Steel Co., Ltd is a public company listed in China's Shenzhen Stock Exchange in 1999. Until May 31st, 2008, the number of its shares totals to 2,737,650,025. Valin Steel mainly produces cold and hot rolled super-thin coils, heavy plates, seamless pipes with a wide range of diameters, fine wire rods, etc. Equipped with state-of-the-art production lines in plate, tube and wire, Valin Steel's products enjoy world class technology and quality, and cater to a diferent market segments in more than ten countries and regions, such as US, Singapore, Korea, Australia, Middle East, south Europe, Malaysia. In 2007, Valin Steel produced 11.12 million tonnes of steel products, with total assets, turnover and profit amounting to RMB 48.4 billion, RMB 43.8 billion and RMB 234,000 respectively. It is now China's 10th largest steel company. About ArcelorMittal ArcelorMittal is the world's largest integrated metals and mining company, with over 310,000 employees in more than 60 countries. ArcelorMittal is the leader in all major global markets, including automotive, construction, household appliances and packaging, with leading R&D and technology, as well as sizeable captive supplies of raw materials and outstanding distribution networks. An industrial presence in over 20 countries across 4 continents exposes the company to all the key steel markets, from emerging to mature. ArcelorMittal key financials for 2007 show revenues of USD 105.2 billion, with a crude steel production of 116 million tonnes, representing around 10 per cent of world steel output. ArcelorMittal is listed on the stock exchanges of New York (MT), Amsterdam (MT), Paris (MTP), Brussels (MTBL), Luxembourg (MT) and on the Spanish stock exchanges of Barcelona, Bilbao, Madrid and Valencia (MTS). For more information about ArcelorMittal visit: www.arcelormittal.com --30--AL/ps* ISIN: LU0323134006 CONTACT: Contact information ArcelorMittal Investor Relations Europe Americas Retail SRI Bonds/Credit or +352 4792 2414 +1 312 899 3569 +352 4792 2434 +44 203 214 2854 +33 1 71 92 10 26 Contact information ArcelorMittal Communications E-mail: [email protected] Phone: +352 4792 5000 or ArcelorMittal Corporate Communications Haroon Hassan Jean Lasar +44 20 3214 2867 +352 4792 2359 Maitland Consultancy: Lydia Pretzlik / Martin Leeburn + 44 20 7379 5151 Belgium Charles-Hubert Gernaert, Comfi, +32 2 290 90 90 North America Bill Steers Adam Warrington or Netherlands +1 312 899 3817 +1 312 899 3596 Leon Melens, Smink, Van der Ploeg & Jongsma, +31 20 647 81 81 Germany Phoebe Kebbel, Markus Talanow, Hering Schuppener +49 69 92 18 74 77 / +49 69 99 18 74 70 France Image 7 - Anne France Malrieu / Tiphaine Hecketsweiler +33 1 5370 7470 Spain Ignacio Agreda Oscar Fleites Keith Grant +34 94 489 4162 +34 98 512 60 29 +34 639 760 397 .
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