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→ Voluntary firemen received new industrial dryers
Ostrava, October 8, 2009 –Since today, the voluntary fire squad in Ostrava Radvanice is ready to provide help also in case of floods and rainstorms or damages caused by water. “Now we will be able to help not only in case of natural disasters but also after breakdowns of heating, burst water piping, etc.” said Pavel Šebesta, chairman of the local voluntary fire squad.
The main task for the voluntary fire squad in Ostrava Radvanice is to extinguish fires and to intervene during emergency situations. But the fire squad assists also with removing the effects of various emergencies, including those connected with floods. “In the past we have been facing such situations many times but the solutions have always depended on various borrowings or renting of the necessary dryers. The gift from ArcelorMittal Ostrava will help us a lot in these cases,“ explained Šebesta. He also appreciated the fact that the CEO of the steel company came personally to hand over the dryers.
„Help for the city districts neighboring with our operations is part of our corporate social responsibility. Wherever possible we try to support better life of the citizens of the Ostrava region,” said Augustine Kochuparampil, the CEO of ArcelorMittal Ostrava when handing over the gift.
ArcelorMittal Ostrava, among other things, also provides a long-term support for elementary schools and kindergarten in Radvanice and Bartovice. This year the company donated also a modern cleaning car to the city districts and planted new trees in the Ostrava region.
ArcelorMittal Ostrava a.s. is the largest steelmaker in the Czech Republic and a part of the world’s leading steel group ArcelorMittal. It produces more than 3 million tonnes of steel annually and exports approximately 50 per cent of its output to more than 80 countries all over the world. The Company has 6,600 employees; the total number of employees including the subsidiaries is over 9,300. Its major shareholders are MITTAL STEEL HOLDINGS A. G. (71.579 %), Havrton Investment Ltd. (13.881 %) and the Ministry of Finance (10.969 %). In the fiscal year of 2008 (April 1, 2008 – December 31, 2008), the Company generated a consolidated profit (after taxation) of CZK 6.077 billion and its total revenues were CZK 50.5 billion. ArcelorMittal Ostrava is one of the biggest tax payers in the Czech Republic.