OREANDA-NEWS. August 07, 2014. ArcelorMittal (referred to as “ArcelorMittal” or the “Company”) (MT (New York, Amsterdam, Paris, Luxembourg), MTS (Madrid)), the world’s leading integrated steel and mining company, announced results for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2014.

Highlights:
Health and safety: LTIF rate of 0.87x in 2Q 2014 as compared to 0.90x in 2Q 2013

EBITDA of USD 1.8 billion (including a USD 0.1 billion US litigation charge) in 2Q 2014, a 9% improvement as compared to 2Q 2013 on an underlying basis; with notable improvements in Europe (EBITDA +41% vs. 2Q 2013) and ACIS (EBITDA +23% vs. 2Q 2013) 

Net income of USD 0.1 billion in 2Q 2014 as compared to a net loss of USD 0.8 billion in 2Q 2013

Steel shipments of 21.5Mt, an increase of 2.5% as compared to 2Q 2013

16.6 Mt own iron ore production as compared to 15.0 Mt in 2Q 2013; 10.5 Mt shipped and reported at market prices as compared to 8.2 Mt in 2Q 2013


Net deb of USD 17.4 billion as of June 30, 2014 a decrease of USD1.1 billion during the quarter due to release of working capital (USD 0.9 billion) and M&A proceeds (USD 0.2 billion)

Key developments:

Progress on ACIS turnaround evident in improved Kazakhstan and Ukraine performance

Franchise steel business development: Cold mill complex at VAMA advanced automotive steel plant in China has been inaugurated

Calvert plant currently running at 83% utilization; ArcelorMittal Tubarao blast furnace No.3 restarted in July 2014

Agreement signed with BHP Billiton to acquire its stake in the Mount Nimba iron ore project in Guinea

Outlook and guidance framework:

The previously announced 2014 guidance framework remains valid. The iron ore price has, however, been lower than anticipated and this underlying assumption has been adjusted to USD 105/t for the full year 2014 (from USD 120/t previously) implying a second-half average of \\$100/t.  All other components of the framework remain unchanged

As a result, the Company now expects 2014 EBITDA in excess of USD 7.0 billion, assuming:

a) Steel shipments increase by approximately 3% in 2014 as compared to 2013

b) Marketable iron ore shipments increase by approximately 15% in 2014 as compared to 2013

c) The iron ore price averages approximatelyUSD105/t (for 62% Fe CFR China) during 2014

d) An improvement in steel margins despite the weather related impacts on NAFTA segment’s first-half performance

Net interest expense is expected to be approximately USD 1.6 billion for 2014

Capital expenditure is expected to be approximately USD 3.8-4.0 billion for 2014

The Company maintains its medium term net debt target of USD 15 billion.