Monrovia, 17 October 2014 - The second meeting of the Ebola Private Sector Mobilisation Group (EPSMG) in Liberia took place on Monday, 13 October at the Monrovia City Hall. The group - which currently includes ArcelorMittal Liberia, Equatorial Palm Oil, Exxon Mobil, Golden Veroleum, Putu Iron Ore Mining, Total Liberia, MONURENT, Aureus Mining Company, Chevron and Price Waterhouse Coopers, among others - was formed and established in September by companies operating in Liberia. The organisation provides an avenue where the companies making up the group can contribute to the fight against Ebola and speak with one voice.

According to Marcus Wleh, head of external affairs and corporate responsibility at ArcelorMittal Liberia, who currently chairs the EPSMG, 'the first meeting was a get-to-know-you meeting, but today's meeting was more about the private sector getting down to business and setting our priorities." During the meeting, four areas of concern were agreed upon: social mobilisation and awareness, logistics, public partnership and early recovery. The group's activities will be around these peripheries.

Speaking after the meeting, the head of legal affairs and corporate communications at Lonestar MTN, Dr. Lawrence Bropleh, stated: "this kind of private sector activity is unprecedented in Liberia. Everyone asks what the private sector is doing, but for the first time we have a cohesive and holistic effort from the private sector to help the fight against Ebola." For her part, Helen Cooper from the United Nations Emergency Ebola Response (UNMEER) described the effort as "a very worthwhile effort that will complement government efforts to eradicate this disease." Commenting on her company's participation in the group's activities, Amanda Hill from Chevron said that "although Chevron is still in the exploratory stage, our sense of corporate responsibility dictates that we get involved in such an effort."

The Ebola Private Sector Mobilisation Group in Liberia is a part of the global EPSMG representing 45 of some of the largest private employers in West Africa, all of whom remain committed to the region. The group was formed to raise awareness of the need to do more to stop the spreadof Ebola and to prevent the isolation of the countries affected by the outbreak.

About ArcelorMittal

ArcelorMittal is the world's leading steel and mining company, with a presence in more than 60 countries and an industrial footprint in over 20 countries. Guided by a philosophy to produce safe, sustainable steel, we are the leading supplier of quality steel in the major global steel markets including automotive, construction, household appliances and packaging, with world-class research and development and outstanding distribution networks.

Through our core values of sustainability, quality and leadership, we operate responsibly with respect to the health, safety and wellbeing of our employees, contractors and the communities in which we operate.

For us, steel is the fabric of life, as it is at the heart of the modern world from railways to cars and washing machines. We are actively researching and producing steel-based technologies and solutions that make many of the products and components we use in our everyday lives more energy-efficient.

We are one of the world's five largest producers of iron ore and metallurgical coal and our mining business is an essential part of our growth strategy. With a geographically diversified portfolio of iron ore and coal assets, we are strategically positioned to serve our network of steel plants and the external global market. While our steel operations are important customers, our supply to the external market is increasing as we grow.

In 2013, ArcelorMittal had revenues of $79.4 billion and crude steel production of 91.2 million tonnes, while own iron ore production reached 58.4 million tonnes.

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.

Contact information for Liberia:
ArcelorMittal Liberia Corporate Communications
E-mail:
hesta.pearson@arcelormittal.com
Phone: +231 776 812 314

distributed by