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This is not about creating a giant. It's about creating the sustainability of the steel industry.

Lakshmi Mittal

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Lakshmi Mittal
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: June 15
Businessperson
Entrepreneur
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Lakshmi Niwas Mittal
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Steel
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