Form 6-K ArcelorMittal For: Sep 20
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Dated September 20, 2021
Commission File Number: 001-35788
ARCELORMITTAL
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
24-26, Boulevard d’Avranches
L-1160 Luxembourg
Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
(Address of principal executive office)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F ☒
Form 40-F ☐
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): ☐
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): ☐
On September 20, 2021, ArcelorMittal published the press release attached
hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and hereby incorporated by reference into this report on Form 6-K.
Exhibit List
Exhibit No.
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Description
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Exhibit 99.1
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Press release, dated September 20, 2021, ArcelorMittal joins Breakthrough Energy’s Catalyst program as anchor partner
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Exhibit Index
Exhibit No.
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Description
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Press release, dated September 20, 2021, ArcelorMittal joins Breakthrough Energy’s Catalyst program as anchor partner
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized.
ARCELORMITTAL
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Date 20 September 2021
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By:
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/s/ Henk Scheffer
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Name: Henk Scheffer
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Title: Company Secretary & Group Compliance & Data Protection Officer
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Exhibit 99.1
press release
ArcelorMittal joins Breakthrough Energy’s Catalyst program as anchor partner
$100 million equity investment to be made over five years through XCarb™ innovation fund
20 September 2021, 08:00 CET
ArcelorMittal (‘the Company’) today announces it has become an anchor partner in Breakthrough Energy’s Catalyst program, committing to an
equity investment of $100 million over the next five years.
Founded by Bill Gates, Breakthrough Energy is committed to scaling the technologies the world needs to reach net-zero emissions by 2050.
Breakthrough Energy’s efforts include investment vehicles, philanthropic programs, policy advocacy, and other initiatives, including Catalyst.
Catalyst, launched earlier this year, is a new model for how companies, governments, and private philanthropy can finance, produce, and
ensure widespread adoption of next-generation clean technologies. The program will initially focus on four decarbonisation technologies: direct air capture (DAC); green hydrogen; long-duration energy storage (LDS); and sustainable aviation fuel
(SAF).
ArcelorMittal’s investment will be made through its XCarb™ innovation fund which was launched earlier this year. The Company anticipates investing up to $100 million annually
through the fund in companies developing technologies with the potential to support and accelerate the transition to zero-carbon emissions steelmaking. To date, ArcelorMittal has invested $10 million in Heliogen, a renewable energy company which
focuses on unlocking the power of sunlight to replace fossil fuels, and $25 million in Form Energy, which is working on the development of its breakthrough energy storage technology.
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Commenting, Aditya Mittal, CEO, ArcelorMittal said:
“The Catalyst program is innovative and necessary. It brings together public and private finance with the objective of
fast-tracking the deployment of projects which can deliver significant carbon reduction. For ArcelorMittal and the steel industry this kind of initiative is critically important. The steel industry knows how to decarbonise – essentially what is
missing is the availability of clean energy at competitive prices that provides the foundation for us to really accelerate. That’s why, after discussing the purpose of Catalyst with Bill, we were very happy to join as an anchor partner. Achieving net
zero by 2050 needs a coordinated global drive the likes of which the world has never seen before. ArcelorMittal has its own comprehensive plan to decarbonise – with the first step being to achieve our group target of reducing emissions intensity by
25% by 2030 – but partnerships to scale up and accelerate progress are vital. There are so many interesting new companies and technologies that will help the world decarbonise – through both our XCarb™ fund and now Breakthrough Energy Catalyst we
look forward to helping these companies accelerate their contribution.”
Bill Gates, Founder, Breakthrough Energy added:
“Avoiding a climate disaster will require a new industrial revolution. We need to make the technologies and products
that don’t cause emissions as cheap as those that do, so the whole world can afford them and reach our climate goals. Through Catalyst, leaders from across the private and public sectors are coming together to focus on supporting technologies that
are vital to the world reaching net-zero emissions but are currently too expensive to be adopted at scale. By coordinating investments and directing them toward these critical technologies, we can reduce their Green Premiums and help them get to
market faster, so we can all reach our climate goals.”
ArcelorMittal recently published its second group climate action report (https://corporate.arcelormittal.com/media/press-releases/arcelormittal-publishes-second-group-climate-action-report) in which it announced a 2030 global CO2e intensity reduction target of 25% and increased its European 2030 CO2e intensity reduction target to 35%. The Company had previously, in September 2020, announced its ambition to reach net zero by 2050. The report outlined the five key levers – steelmaking transformation, energy
transformation, increased use of scrap, sourcing clean electricity and offsetting residual emissions – identified as the stepping stones to achieving net zero by 2050. It also detailed several of the projects the Company is undertaking to reach its
2030 reduction target. These include plans to create the world’s first zero carbon emissions steel plant in Sestao, Spain (https://corporate.arcelormittal.com/media/press-releases/arcelormittal-sestao-to-become-the-world-s-first-full-scale-zero-carbon-emissions-steel-plant) and convert its Canadian flat steel operations to DRI-EAF steelmaking (https://corporate.arcelormittal.com/media/press-releases/arcelormittal-and-the-government-of-canada-announce-investment-of-cad-1-765-billion-in-decarbonization-technologies-in-canada) through a CAD$1.8 billion investment which will reduce CO2 emissions by 60%.
ENDS
About ArcelorMittal
ArcelorMittal is the world's leading steel and mining company, with a presence in 60 countries and primary steelmaking facilities in 17 countries. In 2020,
ArcelorMittal had revenues of $53.3 billion and crude steel production of 71.5 million metric tonnes, while iron ore production reached 58.0 million metric tonnes.
Our goal is to help build a better world with smarter steels. Steels made using innovative processes which use less energy, emit significantly less carbon
and reduce costs. Steels that are cleaner, stronger and reusable. Steels for electric vehicles and renewable energy infrastructure that will support societies as they transform through this century. With steel at our core, our inventive people and an
entrepreneurial culture at heart, we will support the world in making that change. This is what we believe it takes to be the steel company of the future.
ArcelorMittal is listed on the stock exchanges of New York (MT), Amsterdam (MT), Paris (MT), Luxembourg (MT) and on the Spanish stock exchanges of Barcelona,
Bilbao, Madrid and Valencia (MTS).
For more information about ArcelorMittal please visit: http://corporate.arcelormittal.com/
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Contact information ArcelorMittal Investor Relations
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General
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+44 20 7543 1128
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Retail
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+44 20 3214 2893
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SRI
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+44 20 3214 2801
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Bonds/Credit
E-mail
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+33 171 921 026
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Contact information ArcelorMittal Corporate Communications
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Paul Weigh
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+44 20 3214 2419
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