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ArcelorMittal to donate 1mn RBM to China

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The steel maker is also offering to design, technically support and build a new earthquake resistant school for the Sichuan region which was hit by earthquake on May 12.     
ArcelorMittal China and its employees donated RMB 160,000, complemented by a RMB 900,000 donation from the ArcelorMittal Foundation. This represents a total of RMB 10,60,000, the firm said in a statement.     

 

Further, ArcelorMittal China has also encouraged its employees to donate blood to support the relief work.     

"On behalf of ArcelorMittal, I would like to express my deepest sympathies to all the people affected by this tragedy. As a responsible corporate citizen, ArcelorMittal is committed to offering further support to the Sichuan region for the reconstruction effort," the firm's Chairman and CEO Lakshmi Mittal said.

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First Published: May 20 2008 | 2:34 PM IST

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