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Nuremberg, February 28, 2013 – The overall Technical Consumer Goods (TCG) market in Western Europe achieved a sales volume of €56.3 billion in Q4 2012. This corresponds to an increase of 1 percent compared to the previous year. According to GfK TEMAX® Western Europe, with sales of €190.7 billion in 2012, the total year showed …
HIGHLIGHTS • Group copper production in 2012 was 709,600 tonnes, a 10.8% increase compared with 640,500 tonnes in 2011, mainly due to higher production at Esperanza as a result of increased throughput levels. Copper production was 193,800 tonnes in Q4, a 7.8% increase compared with the previous quarter, mainly due to increased production at Los …
Q4 2012 OPERATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS and RECENT DEVELOPMENTS: Consolidated crude steel production and gross output of steel products both decreased by 6% compared to Q3 2012, mainly due to a scheduled maintenance at EVRAZ ZSMK. The temporary suspension of work at EVRAZ Vitkovice‘s steel shop in the Czech Republic also contributed to the decrease in crude …
Luxembourg, 21 December 2012 – ArcelorMittal today announced it expects to write down the goodwill in its European businesses by approximately US$4.3bn. This follows the completion of its yearly goodwill impairment test, as required by IFRS accounting standards. The write down will take the form of a non-cash impairment charge that will be recorded in the fourth …