Kazakhstan mourns after ArcelorMittal mine disaster kills 45
Fire at Kostenko mine is latest in series of deadly incidents, and has prompted nationalisation of global company’s local affiliate
June 2018
Go-ahead given for merger of Tata Steel and Thyssenkrupp
Synergies expected as German and Indian firms combine their European operations
February 2017
The air we breathe
Zenica, Bosnia: the steel town where even taking a breath can be a struggle
Ash clouds dominate the sky in Zenica, with many blaming the air pollution on ArcellorMittal, the world’s largest steel maker and a major employer here
April 2016
Property tycoons David and Simon Reuben top Sunday Times rich list
Lewis Hamilton and Sacha Baron-Cohen among new entrants while a number of Britain’s billionaires saw their fortunes fall
February 2016
British steelmakers call on government to provide emergency assistance
As the world’s largest steelmaker ArcelorMittal reports a £5.5bn loss, lobby group UK Steel wants action on business rates and Chinese competition
November 2015
Steelmaker ArcelorMittal loses $1.3bn in nine months
Annual dividend scrapped after orders dry up in troubled steel sector, with company blaming unsustainably low export prices from China
July 2015
World's largest steel company to use rabbit gut microbe to cut emissions
LanzaTech technology will be installed at ArcelorMittal’s steel mill in Ghent, using a microbe to turn carbon monoxide into ethanol fuel
April 2014
Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park to reopen in east London on Saturday
Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in east London will open on 5 April, with 230 hectares (560 acres) of public space, 4,300 new trees and five sporting venues. The Arcelor Mittal tower opens to the public on the same day
May 2013
Tata Steel writes off £1bn as economic slump hits demand
Tata Steel blamed writedown on 30% fall in demand for steel products since the onset of global financial crisis in 2007
April 2013
Alisher Usmanov named as Britain's wealthiest person
Russian tycoon and major shareholder in Arsenal steals top spot in Sunday Times rich list from steel baron Lakshmi Mittal
March 2013
Britain's richest man Lakshmi Mittal faces court case over oil fields
Steel magnate is being sued for allegedly reneging on agreement with former friend over Nigerian oil deal
November 2012
Who killed the Florange blast furnaces? The hippies
Tim Worstall
Tim Worstall: A process for recycling scrap metal into ingots lies behind French minister's hounding of the ArcelorMittal steelmaker
French minister urges steel-maker ArcelorMittal to leave country
Arnaud Montebourg says company chief Lakshmi Mittal 'never kept his word' on pledges to safeguard French factories
European companies 'using emissions trading to subsidise overseas rivals'
Report reveals steel and cement giants are buying cheap carbon credits abroad in order to avoid emissions trading scheme
October 2012
French steelworkers warn blockade is a last stand to save the industry
ArcelorMittal gives government two months to find a buyer before it shuts last blast furnaces in historic industrial region
May 2012
Anish Kapoor's Orbit tower: the mother of all helter-skelters
It's big, it's red, and you can see it from 10 miles away: finally, after two years of planning wrangles, Britain's largest public sculpture towers over the Olympic park. Tim Adams reports
October 2011
The ArcelorMittal Orbit has faced plenty of criticism – but it's a grower
Once people reach the Olympic tower's double-deck viewing gallery and cafe, they may well be persuaded
September 2011
Dave Hill on London
Olympic Orbit: triumph of public art or private vanity?
As the ArcelorMittal Orbit tower grows towards completion, it seems to crystalise core arguments about the Olympics' regeneration aspirations
July 2011
Britain's richest man to build giant Arctic iron ore mine
Lakshmi Mittal's 'mega-mine' is believed to be the largest mineral extraction project in the region but threatens unique wildlife
June 2011
Lakshmi Mittal sued by former friend over Nigerian oil deal
Moni Varma claims Mittal reneged after promising to pay him for deal to gain access to Niger Delta oil fields
