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  EUROPEAN COMMISSION  
Brussels,  16.11.2018  
C(2018 ) 7730 final  
 
 
 
 
To the notifying part ies 
 
Subject : Case M. 9146  - ARCELORMITTAL / NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO 
METAL CORPORATION / ESSAR STEEL INDIA  
Commission decision pursuant to Article 6(1 )(b) of Council Regulation (EC) 
No 139/20041 and Article 57 of the Agreement on the European Economic Area2  
Dear Sir or Madam,  
1. On 17 October  2018 , the European Commission received notification of a proposed 
conc entration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger  Regulation by which the undertaking s 
ArcelorMittal S .A. (‘ArcelorMittal’, Luxembourg ), and Nippon Steel & Sumimoto Met al 
Corporation (‘NSSMC’, Japan) acquire  within the meaning of Article  3(1)(b) of the 
Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of the undertaking Essar S teel India Ltd 
(‘Essar’, India)  by way of purchase of shares .3 
2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:  
 for Essar: integrated steel manufacturer with manufacturing facilities located in 
India and Ind onesia. Essar steel has no manufacturing facilities in the EEA. Essar’s 
steel products are mainly sold on the domestic market in India but also worldwide, 
including the EEA. These products include hot -rolled products (including quarto 
plates), cold -rolled products, large diameter steel pipes, and surface coated 
products. Essar is only active in flat carbon steel products, except welded pipes and 
welded beams which are fabricated from flat sheets/coils,  
 for ArcelorMittal: global steel and mining company, whose principal business is the 
production, distribution, marketing, and sale of steel products. It produces a range 
                                                 
1 OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 ( the 'Merger Regulation '). With effect from 1 December 2009,  the Treaty on the 
Functioning of the European Union ( 'TFEU ') has introduced certain changes, such as the replacement of 
'Community ' by 'Union ' and 'common market ' by 'internal market '. The terminology of the TFEU will be used 
throughout this decision.  
2  OJ L 1, 3.1.1994, p.  3 (the 'EEA Agreement '). 
3  Publication in the Official Journal of the European Union No C 388, 26.10.2018 , p. 13. 
PUBLIC VERSION  
2 of semi -finished and finished steel products, including flat and long carbon steel 
product s. It supplies steel for various applications including automotive, 
construction, household appliances and packaging,  
 for NSSMC: the manufacture and supply of steel products such as steel plate and 
sheets, steel bars and sections, wire rods, steel pipes an d tubes, as well as stainless 
steel products and titanium products. Its products are primarily produced in Japan 
and its sales are focused on Asian markets, primarily Japan.  
3. After examination of the notification, the European Commission has concluded that the 
notified operation falls within the scope of the Merger  Regulation  and of paragraph 6 of 
the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations 
under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 .4 
4. For the reasons set out in the Notice on a simplified procedure, the European Commission 
has decided not to oppose the notified operation and to declare it compatible with the 
internal market and with the EEA Agreement. This decision is adopted in applicat ion of 
Article 6(1)(b) of the Merger  Regulation  and Article 57 of the EEA Agreement . 
For the Commission  
 
(Signed)  
Johannes LAITENBERGER  
Director -General  
 
 
                                                 
4  OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5 .