ArcelorMittal South Africa Ltd. is rolling over its prices from January to February, marking the third consecutive month that the steelmaker has kept prices unchanged, company spokesman Sven Lunsche said Monday.

ArcelorMittal South Africa, majority owned by ArcelorMittal (MT), the
world’s largest steelmaker, said it operated at 75% of full capacity in
the fourth quarter, as previously forecast.

The company is due to announce its fourth quarter 2009 results Feb. 10.

Source: Dow Jones

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