Deals
Cleveland-Cliffs to Buy ArcelorMittal USA for $1.4 Billion
- ArcelorMittal to start share buyback with cash proceeds
- Enterprise value of deal estimated at about $3.3 billion
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Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. will buy the U.S. operations of ArcelorMittal SA for $1.4 billion in cash and shares to become the biggest flat-rolled steel producer in North America.
Ohio-based Cleveland-Cliffs expects its second major deal in less than a year to boost sales to the important automotive market and help reduce costs. Earlier in 2020, the global steel industry saw its biggest slump in production in a decade as demand from key consumers was hit hard by coronavirus lockdowns. Even before the pandemic, the sector had struggled for years with excess production capacity.