Further to the previous announcement made on 15 September 2014, ArcelorMittal and Gerdau jointly announced today that they have completed the sale of their respective 50% interests in Gallatin Steel Company ("Gallatin") to Nucor Corporation.
The sale was completed for a total cash consideration of US$770m.
Gallatin is a flat rolled mini-mill located in Gallatin County, Kentucky, USA that melts scrap, pig iron and hot briquetted iron from various sources, and processes the material to produce flat rolled steel. Gallatin's high quality assets produce a wide range of steels from low to high carbon grades with an annual capacity of around 1.8 million tons.
