Celebrations and photo gallery at the 2 November 125th anniversary event; Credit: ArcelorMittal

Yesterday, ArcelorMittal celebrated 125 years of steelmaking in Zenica, marking the occasion with a special event attended by more than 200 dignitaries and guests.

The event, held on 2 November, was hosted by Biju Nair, chief executive officer of ArcelorMittal Zenica, who was joined by senior representatives from ArcelorMittal’s global management.

Among the dignitaries and guests gathered for the occasion, the Prime Minister of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Fadil Novalić attended as well as Edita Đapo, Federal Minister of Environment and Tourisma, Miralem Galijašević, the Prime Minister of ZE-DO Canton, and Fuad Kasumović, Mayor of Zenica City.

Commenting, Mr Nair said: “Thanks to its 125-year history of steelmaking, the city of Zenica has been built around steel. There are very few other steel plants in the world with such a unique history and such a long and distinguished record of overcoming enormous challenges.”

On this special occasion, the opening of ArcelorMittal’s renovated museum was also announced. The museum tells the story of the steel industry in Zenica, tracing it right back to 1892.

ArcelorMittal arrived in Zenica in 2004, and since then the company has invested more than 325 million KM (€166m) to restart and develop integrated production, which had been closed for many years prior to its arrival.