Cleveland-Cliffs Inc .)完成对安赛乐米塔尔皇冠体育官网公司的收购

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皇冠体育——（皇冠体育官网商业资讯）——CLEVELAND- cliffs Inc.（纽约证券交易所代码：CLF）今天宣布，它已成功完成对ArcelorMittal USA LLC及其子公司（“ArcelorMittal USA”）几乎所有业务的收购，形成了北美最大的扁钢生产商。在2019年全年的基础上，合并后的公司产生了约170亿美元的预估收入，调整后的合并EBITDA约为17亿美元，包括先前披露的预期协同效应。

与收购安赛乐米塔尔皇冠体育官网公司有关，其中包括安赛乐米塔尔皇冠体育官网公司在I/N Tek L.P.的60%权益和I/N Kote L.P.的50%权益，皇冠体育-皇冠体育斯还收购了新日铁公司在I/N Kote 50%和I/N Tek 40%的剩余权益，总对价约为1.83亿美元。通过这笔额外的交易，Cleveland-Cliffs成为I/N Tek和I/N Kote 100%的唯一所有者，这两家公司在2019年产生了1.21亿美元的调整后息税折旧摊销前利润。

安赛乐米塔尔董事长、总裁兼首席执行官Lourenco Goncalves表示：“皇冠体育-皇冠体育斯对安赛乐米塔尔皇冠体育官网公司的收购，在我们从I/N Tek和I/N Kote合资企业收购新日铁的推动下，开启了皇冠体育官网钢铁业务历史上的新篇章。我们收购的资产将与我们现有的足迹相结合，包括AK钢铁，精密合作伙伴，AK管，几个采矿和造粒设施，我们的研发中心，以及世界上最现代化的直接还原工厂，我们刚刚开始在俄亥俄州托莱多运营。我们的新足迹扩大了我们的技术能力，增强了我们的运营灵活性，将皇冠体育-克利夫斯提升为支持皇冠体育官网制造业、皇冠体育官网未来基础设施投资以及通过高薪中产阶级工作促进皇冠体育官网人民繁荣的主要参与者。”

Goncalves先生补充说：“我们也为安赛乐米塔尔和新日铁在阿拉巴马州共同拥有的再轧制厂感到兴奋，该工厂是皇冠体育-克利夫斯汽车级板材的一个非常重要的长期客户。”

贡萨尔维斯先生总结道：“作为一家大型钢铁公司，我们认识到我们在国内和全球的皇冠体育领导作用，并承诺以纪律严明、对环境负责和具有社会意识的方式经营我们的业务。在一个屋檐下运营这一系列资产的潜力是巨大的，这将使我们的员工、他们的家庭和我们运营所在的社区受益。”

高盛（Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC）担任皇冠体育-皇冠体育斯的财务顾问，众达国际（Jones Day）担任法律顾问。皇冠体育官网银行证券担任该公司经修订和扩大的资产基础贷款安排的主安排人。

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皇冠体育-克利夫斯是北美最大的扁钢生产商。皇冠体育斯成立于1847年，是一家矿山运营商，也是北美最大的铁矿石球团生产商。2020年，Cliffs收购了两家主要钢铁制造商AK Steel和ArcelorMittal USA，将其传统铁矿石业务与以质量为重点的钢铁生产和重点放在汽车终端市场上进行垂直整合。皇冠体育斯完全整合的产品组合包括定制颗粒，到2020年底，热压块铁（HBI）；碳钢、不锈钢、电工、板、锡、长钢制品；以及碳素和不锈钢管，冷热冲压和工装。皇冠体育-克利夫斯总部位于俄亥俄州皇冠体育，在皇冠体育官网和加拿大的采矿，钢铁和下游制造业务中拥有超过25,000名员工。欲了解更多信息，请访问www.alphaetomega.net。

前瞻性陈述

This release contains statements that constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the federal securities laws. As a general matter, forward-looking statements relate to anticipated trends and expectations rather than historical matters. Forward-looking statements are subject to uncertainties and factors relating to our operations and business environment that are difficult to predict and may be beyond our control. Such uncertainties and factors may cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. These statements speak only as of the date of this release, and we undertake no ongoing obligation, other than that imposed by law, to update these statements. Uncertainties and risk factors that could affect our future performance and cause results to differ from the forward-looking statements in this release include, but are not limited to: severe financial hardship, bankruptcy, temporary or permanent shutdowns or operational challenges, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic or otherwise, of one or more of our major customers, including customers in the automotive market, key suppliers or contractors, which, among other adverse effects, could lead to reduced demand for our products, increased difficulty collecting receivables, and customers and/or suppliers asserting force majeure or other reasons for not performing their contractual obligations to us; uncertainty and weaknesses in global economic conditions, including downward pressure on prices caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, oversupply of imported products, reduced market demand and risks related to U.S. government actions with respect to Section 232, the USMCA and/or other trade agreements, treaties or policies; uncertainties associated with the highly competitive and highly cyclical steel industry and reliance on the demand for steel from the automotive industry; continued volatility of steel and iron ore prices and other trends, which may impact the price-adjustment calculations under certain of our sales contracts; our ability to cost-effectively achieve planned production rates or levels, including at our HBI production plant; our ability to successfully identify and consummate any strategic investments or development projects, including our HBI production plant; the impact of our steelmaking customers reducing their steel production due to the COVID-19 pandemic, or increased market share of steel produced using methods other than those used by our customers, or increased market share of lighter-weight steel alternatives, including aluminum; our ability to maintain adequate liquidity, our level of indebtedness and the availability of capital could limit cash flow available to fund working capital, planned capital expenditures, acquisitions, and other general corporate purposes or ongoing needs of our business; our actual economic iron ore reserves or reductions in current mineral estimates, including whether any mineralized material qualifies as a reserve; our ability to successfully diversify our product mix and add new customers; the outcome of any contractual disputes with our customers, joint venture partners or significant energy, material or service providers or any other litigation or arbitration; problems or uncertainties with sales volume or mix, productivity, transportation, environmental liabilities, employee-benefit costs and other risks of the steel and mining industries; impacts of existing and increasing governmental regulation and related costs and liabilities, including failure to receive or maintain required operating and environmental permits, approvals, modifications or other authorization of, or from, any governmental or regulatory entity and costs related to implementing improvements to ensure compliance with regulatory changes; our ability to maintain appropriate relations with unions and employees; the ability of our customers, joint venture partners and third-party service providers to meet their obligations to us on a timely basis or at all; events or circumstances that could impair or adversely impact the viability of a production plant or mine and the carrying value of associated assets, as well as any resulting impairment charges; uncertainties associated with natural disasters, weather conditions, unanticipated geological conditions, supply or price of energy, equipment failures, infectious disease outbreaks and other unexpected events; adverse changes in interest rates, foreign currency rates and tax laws; the potential existence of significant deficiencies or material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting; our ability to realize the anticipated benefits of the merger with AK Steel and to successfully integrate the businesses of AK Steel into our existing businesses, including uncertainties associated with maintaining relationships with customers, vendors and employees, as well as realizing additional future synergies; additional debt we assumed or issued in connection with the merger with AK Steel, as well as additional debt we incurred in connection with enhancing our liquidity during the COVID-19 pandemic, may negatively impact our credit profile and limit our financial flexibility; changes in the cost of raw materials and supplies; supply chain disruptions or poor quality of raw materials or supplies, including scrap, coal, coke and alloys; disruptions in, or failures of, our information technology systems, including those related to cybersecurity; unanticipated costs associated with healthcare, pension and OPEB obligations; our ability to integrate ArcelorMittal USA's businesses and our existing businesses successfully and to achieve anticipated synergies; business and management strategies for the maintenance, expansion and growth of the combined company's operations; potential litigation relating to the acquisition of ArcelorMittal USA that could be instituted against us or our officers and directors; disruptions from the acquisition that have the potential to harm our or ArcelorMittal USA's businesses, including current plans and operations; our ability to retain and hire key personnel, including within the ArcelorMittal USA businesses; potential adverse reactions or changes to business relationships resulting from the completion of the acquisition of ArcelorMittal USA; and additional debt we incur, or other proposed financing transactions we may enter into, in connection with the acquisition may negatively impact our credit profile and limit our financial flexibility.

有关影响Cliffs业务的其他因素，请参阅截至2020年9月30日季度期间Cliffs的10-Q表格季度报告中的“风险因素”。

我们敦促您仔细考虑这些风险因素。

媒体联系人：Patricia Persico董事，企业传播（216）694-5316投资者联系人：Paul Finan董事，投资者关系（216）694-6544

资料来源：Cleveland-Cliffs Inc。

2020年12月9日上映