ArcelorMittal Europe reports ?145m operating profit for 2015
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ArcelorMittal Europe reports ?145m operating profit for 2015
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5 February 2016
ArcelorMittal Europe today announced its results for the full year 2015 and the
fourth quarter ended 31 December 2015.
For the full year 2015, the Europe segment reported an operating profit of
?145m. This compares with an operating profit of ?549m in 2014, reflecting the
impact of lower steel prices on the business. Full-year Ebitda for 2015 was
?2,158m, compared with ?1,730m in 2014.
For the fourth quarter of 2015, ArcelorMittal Europe recorded an operating loss
of ?465m, compared with a profit of ?122m for the same quarter in 2014. However
the Q4 2015 performance was impacted by impairments of ?366m, primarily in
connection with the temporary idling of ArcelorMittal Sestao in Spain, as well
as ?316m of inventory write-downs following the rapid decline of steel prices.
Ebitda in Q4 2015 improved by 12.5% year-on-year, mainly due to lower costs and
efficiency improvements partly offset by lower average steel selling prices (-
10.2%) and lower steel shipments (-1.4%).
In terms of production, crude steel production fell by 8.2% to 10 million tonnes
in the final quarter of 2015, compared with the previous quarter, primarily due
to lower demand and maintenance works including the reline of a blast furnace in
Dunkirk, France, and repairs to a blast furnace in Gent, Belgium.
The business' 2015 performance has been significantly impacted by the drop in
steel prices in Europe, as a result of lower demand in China which has caused
record levels of unfairly priced imports into the European Union.
ArcelorMittal, together with all steel producers in Europe, has been
consistently calling for the European Union to use trade defence instruments to
impose tariffs on unfairly priced steel imports, in order to ensure a long-term
future for the steel industry in Europe.
Commenting, Aditya Mittal, CEO ArcelorMittal Europe, said:
"ArcelorMittal Europe has today reported an operating profit of ?145m for 2015,
but we recorded an operating loss of ?465m for the fourth quarter of the year,
which included ?316m of exceptional charges relating to the write-down of
inventories following the rapid decline of steel prices. We have now recorded
two consecutive quarterly losses as a result of this price deterioration in the
second half of the year, following six consecutive quarters of profit. It is now
widely known that the steel industry in Europe is suffering as a result of
record levels of low-priced unfair imports."
In terms of the economic outlook, ArcelorMittal expects the modest European
economic recovery to continue in 2016, with EU28 GDP growth up to 1.9% year-on-
year from 1.8% in 2015. Real steel consumption is expected to continue to grow
in 2016, but a build-up of stocks has led to a lower apparent steel consumption
(ASC) forecast, of below 1%.
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that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are
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that forward-looking information and statements are subject to numerous risks
and uncertainties, many of which are difficult to predict and generally beyond
the control of ArcelorMittal, that could cause actual results and developments
to differ materially and adversely from those expressed in, or implied or
projected by, the forward-looking information and statements. These risks and
uncertainties include those discussed or identified in the filings with the
Luxembourg supervisory authority for the financial sector (Commission de
Surveillance du Secteur Financier - CSSF) and the United States Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "SEC") made or to be made by ArcelorMittal, including
ArcelorMittal's latest Annual Report on Form 20-F filed with the SEC,
ArcelorMittal undertakes no obligation to publicly update its forward-looking
statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.
About ArcelorMittal
ArcelorMittal is the world's leading steel and mining company, with a presence
in 60 countries and an industrial footprint in 19 countries. Guided by a
philosophy to produce safe, sustainable steel, we are the leading supplier of
quality steel in the major global steel markets including automotive,
construction, household appliances and packaging, with world-class research and
development and outstanding distribution networks.
Through our core values of sustainability, quality and leadership, we operate
responsibly with respect to the health, safety and wellbeing of our employees,
contractors and the communities in which we operate.
For us, steel is the fabric of life, as it is at the heart of the modern world
from railways to cars and washing machines. We are actively researching and
producing steel-based technologies and solutions that make many of the products
and components people use in their everyday lives more energy efficient.
We are one of the world's five largest producers of iron ore and metallurgical
coal and our mining business is an essential part of our growth strategy. With a
geographically diversified portfolio of iron ore and coal assets, we are
strategically positioned to serve our network of steel plants and the external
global market. While our steel operations are important customers, our supply to
the external market is increasing as we grow.
In 2015, ArcelorMittal had revenues of $63.6 billion and crude steel production
of 92.5 million tonnes, while own iron ore production reached 62.8 million
tonnes.
ArcelorMittal is listed on the stock exchanges of New York (MT), Amsterdam (MT),
Paris (MT), Luxembourg (MT) and on the Spanish stock exchanges of Barcelona,
Bilbao, Madrid and Valencia (MTS).
For more information about ArcelorMittal please visit:
http://corporate.arcelormittal.com/
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