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ArcelorMittal Belgium

ArcelorMittal Belgium is part of the ArcelorMittal Group, a leading steel and mining company. At our plants in Gent, Geel, Genk and Liège, we convert raw materials into steel products with high added value. Every year, we ship around 6 million tons of flat carbon steel to automotive and industrial customers. For us, steel is the fabric of life, as it is at the heart of our modern world from railways to cars to washing machines, etc. We are actively researching and producing steel-based technologies and solutions that make many of the products and components we use in our everyday lives more energy-efficient. ArcelorMittal Belgium has a workforce of 5,800 employees. The total number of direct and indirect jobs is estimated at 13,000. Our employees' knowledge and motivation are two of our main assets. They play an essential part in the further optimization of our safety performance, product quality and overall productivity. Through our core values of sustainability, quality and leadership, we operate responsibly with respect to the health, safety and wellbeing of our employees, contractors and the communities in which we operate.