ArcelorMittal serious about India investment

The world's leading integrated steel and mining company, ArcelorMittal has been serious to set up steel mills in India, Dalip Singh, Joint Secretary in Steel ministry said.

"ArcelorMittal group is serious to set up their unit in India and so is the government," Singh, who was here to take part in a seminar on "Dissemination Seminar for India-Japan Model Project for Coke Dry Quenching (CDQ)" here.

In fact, they have already applied for allocation of iron-ore mines in Karnataka, Orissa and Jharkhand, he said when asked whether any progress was made in regard ArcelorMittal's proposed steel plant in the country.