Richard Leblanc

Ispat Inland Inc., a subsidiary of Mittal Steel Co. N.V. The company produces and sells steel, of which 99% consists of carbon and high-strength low-alloy steel grades, it is also a participant in an iron ore production joint venture and certain steel-finishing joint ventures. The Company has two divisionsÌthe Flat Products division and the Bar division. The Flat Products division manages the Company's iron ore operations, conducts its ironmaking operations, and produces the major portion of its raw steel. This division also manufactures and sells steel sheet, strip and certain related semi-finished products for the automotive, steel service center, appliance, office furniture and electrical motor markets. The Bar division manufactures and sells special quality bars and certain related semi-finished products to the automotive industry directly as well as through forgers and cold finishers, and also sells to steel service centers and heavy equipment manufacturers.

Ispat Sidbec is Canada’s fourth largest steel producer and the only Canadian steelmaker using internally produced direct reduced iron (DRI) as its primary metallic input. The company’s wide range of high-quality flat and long steel products is sold mainly in Canada and the USA to the automotive, engineering, construction and other industries. Its subsidiaries and joint ventures produce wire and bar (Walker Wire), wire (Acufil), pipe (Delta Tubes), galvanised products (Sorevco) and processed scrap (Sidbec Feruni and Deitcher & Frère).