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ArcelorMittal pays $647m for Oriental stake

By Robin Kwong in Hong Kong

Published: November 8 2007 01:40 | Last updated: November 8 2007 03:25

ArcelorMittal, the world’s biggest steel company, has expanded its presence in China by acquiring a minority stake in a steel mill in northern China for $647m.

ArcelorMittal on Wednesday said it had bought a 28 per cent stake in Hong Kong-listed China Oriental Group, whose main asset is a mill in the northern Hebei province that produced 3.62m tonnes of steel last year.

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