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Raw material storageRaw material storage

Coking plantCoking plant

Sinter plantsSinter plants

Steel shopSteel shopHot strip millHot strip mill

Cold rolling mill,coating and blanks

Cold rolling mill,coating and blanks

Blast furnaces Blast furnaces

Maritime integrated steelworksMaritime integrated steelworks

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2

Production facilities cluster ArcelorMittal GentProduction facilities cluster ArcelorMittal Gent

continuous casting machine I 4.0 mt/ycontinuous casting machine II 2.5 mt/ycontinuous casting machine I 4.0 mt/ycontinuous casting machine II 2.5 mt/y

2 sinter plants 7.0 mt/y2 sinter plants 7.0 mt/y

hot strip mill 5.5 mt/yhot strip mill 5.5 mt/y

coking plant 1.3 mt/ycoking plant 1.3 mt/y

BOF-steel shop 5.0 mt/yBOF-steel shop 5.0 mt/y2 blast furnaces 4.5 mt/y2 blast furnaces 4.5 mt/y

cold rolling mill: 3 pickling lines 5.5 mt/yand 2 tandems (TTS+tandem 2) 4.0 mt/ycold rolling mill: 3 pickling lines 5.5 mt/yand 2 tandems (TTS+tandem 2) 4.0 mt/y

batch annealing furnaces 1.5 mt/ybatch annealing furnaces 1.5 mt/y

continuous annealing andprocessing line 0.8 mt/ycontinuous annealing andprocessing line 0.8 mt/y

laser-welded blanks Noble int.Gent + Genk: 7.5 m blanks/ylaser-welded blanks Noble int.Gent + Genk: 7.5 m blanks/y

electrolytic galvanising Genk 0.47 mt/yelectrolytic galvanising Genk 0.47 mt/y

organic coating Gent + Geel: 0.35 mt/yorganic coating Gent + Geel: 0.35 mt/y

hot dip galvanising 1, 2 + 3: 1.4 mt/yhot dip galvanising 1, 2 + 3: 1.4 mt/y

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4

hot dip galvanising

organic coating

5

Laser-welded blanksLaser-welded blanks

0.8 mm

1.0 mm

1.4 mm1.0 mm

6

Products and markets 2008Products and markets 2008

35%

29%6%

22%6% 2%

Slabs Hot rolledCold rolled ElectrogalvanizedHot dip galvanized Organically coated

Distribution by productDistribution by product

Shipments:Shipments: 4.4 mt4.4 mt

Automotive: 1.8 mt

Industry: 2.0 mt

Interworks: 0.6 mt

Shipments:Shipments: 4.4 mt4.4 mt

Automotive: 1.8 mt

Industry: 2.0 mt

Interworks: 0.6 mt

Geographical distributionGeographical distribution

79

5868

13

3324

8 9 8

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Automotive Industry Total sales

ExportRest of EuropeBelgium + neighbours (incl. UK)

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Productivity (tonne/man.annum)Productivity (tonne/man.annum)Productivity (tonne/man.annum)Productivity (tonne/man.annum) Shipments (mt)Shipments (mt)Shipments (mt)Shipments (mt)

427 456 478 570 532 602 608 609 672 718 671 788 767 858 745 948 797 818

3,23,0 3,1

3,53,2

3,73,9 3,9

4,24,5

4,34,6

4,44,7

4,2

4,9

4,3 4,4

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

800

900

1000

91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08

0

1

2

3

4

5

Productivity Shipments

Productivity Productivity

8

1000

2200

3400

4600

5800

7000

73 75 77 79 81 83 85 87 89 91 93 95 97 99 01 03 05 07

0

20

40

60

80

100

European Union Blue collar White collar Total

Workforce evolution Workforce evolution

ArcelorMittal GentArcelorMittal Gent

247 000247 000247 000247 000

% European Union% European Union

998 000998 000998 000998 000

ArcelorMittal Gent versus European steel industryArcelorMittal Gent versus European steel industryArcelorMittal Gent versus European steel industryArcelorMittal Gent versus European steel industry

9

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

45

50

91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 '00 '01 '02 '03 '04 '05 '06 '07 '08

0

0,1

0,2

0,3

0,4

0,5

0,6

0,7

0,8

0,9

1

Frequency Belgian industry Frequency ArcelorMittal Gent

Severity Belgian industry Severity ArcelorMittal Gent

Frequency Severity

SafetyEvolution frequency and severity rateSafetyEvolution frequency and severity rate

ArcelorMittal Gent versus Belgian industryArcelorMittal Gent versus Belgian industryArcelorMittal Gent versus Belgian industryArcelorMittal Gent versus Belgian industry

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1000150020002500300035004000450050005500

88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08

Coated(*) Hot rolled Cold rolled Crude steel

Kt / annum

Evolution of productionEvolution of production

(*): Sidgal 1 + Sidgal 2 + Sidgal 3 + 1/3 Segal + Sikel + Decosteel Segal no longer included as from 2003(*): Sidgal 1 + Sidgal 2 + Sidgal 3 + 1/3 Segal + Sikel + Decosteel Segal no longer included as from 2003

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ArcelorMittal Gent Average EU Average Japan/South KoreaArcelorMittal Gent Average EU Average Japan/South Korea

Waste (kg/t) 5 Waste (kg/t) 5

Water (m³/t)20 Water (m³/t)20

Energy (GJ/t)30Energy (GJ/t)30

5 NOx (kg/t)5 NOx (kg/t)

SO2 (kg/t)5

SO2 (kg/t)5

Dust (kg/t)2

Dust (kg/t)2

Source: Life Cycle Inventory IISI - ref. year 2000 Cradle to gateSource: Life Cycle Inventory IISI - ref. year 2000 Cradle to gate

1.41.4

6.16.1

17.17.991.61.6

1.51.5

0.30.3

ArcelorMittal Gent: situation comparedto the EU and Japan/South Korea –Emissions per tonne hot rolled coils

ArcelorMittal Gent: situation comparedto the EU and Japan/South Korea –Emissions per tonne hot rolled coils

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