{"id":127699,"date":"2026-08-03T07:35:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T07:35:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/127699\/"},"modified":"2026-08-03T07:35:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T07:35:10","slug":"arcelormittal-expands-microsoft-azure-ai-collaboration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/127699\/","title":{"rendered":"ArcelorMittal Expands Microsoft Azure AI Collaboration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#13;<br \/>\n    &#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p>ArcelorMittal (MT) has expanded its collaboration with Microsoft, designating Microsoft Azure as its primary cloud platform to support a &#8220;Cloud First, Data Centric&#8221; strategy. Azure will underpin modernization of core IT systems, consolidation of data into a single trusted foundation, and deployment of advanced analytics and AI at scale across global operations.<\/p>\n<p>ArcelorMittal plans to integrate Microsoft Fabric, Purview and Foundry alongside other Azure services to accelerate AI-powered innovation, enhance cyber security, reliability and resilience, and improve operational efficiency while reducing reliance on legacy IT. According to ArcelorMittal, this will embed data and AI into its IT operating model and support long-term digital transformation and competitiveness in the global steel industry. In 2025, the company reported revenues of $61.4 billion.<\/p>\n<p>\n            Loading&#8230;\n          <\/p>\n<p>          Loading translation&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"context-narrative-text\">\n      The comparable AWS partnership, news_id 1072813, recorded a 0.54% 24-hour move, providing a relevant historical benchmark. The announcement adds strategic scope but no financial targets; investors can watch for quantified implementation or efficiency outcomes.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n        Publication date<br \/>\n        3 August 2026, 08:30 CET<\/p>\n<p>        Article publication<\/p>\n<p>\n        Country presence<br \/>\n        60 countries<\/p>\n<p>        ArcelorMittal global presence<\/p>\n<p>\n        Steelmaking countries<br \/>\n        14 countries<\/p>\n<p>        Primary steelmaking operations<\/p>\n<p>\n        Revenue<br \/>\n        $61.4 billion<\/p>\n<p>        2025 generated revenue<\/p>\n<p>\n        Crude steel production<br \/>\n        55.6 million metric tonnes<\/p>\n<p>        2025 production<\/p>\n<p>\n        Iron ore production<br \/>\n        48.8 million tonnes<\/p>\n<p>        2025 production<\/p>\n<p>            Date<br \/>\n            Event<br \/>\n            Sentiment<br \/>\n            24h Move<br \/>\n            Catalyst<\/p>\n<p>            Jul 24<\/p>\n<p>                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stocktitan.net\/news\/MT\/arcelor-mittal-announces-the-publication-of-its-second-quarter-2026-uo374q39ar22.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Consensus publication<\/a><\/p>\n<p>              Neutral<\/p>\n<p>              +1.1%<\/p>\n<p>              Published third-party second-quarter consensus estimates without company verification<\/p>\n<p>            Jul 06<\/p>\n<p>                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stocktitan.net\/news\/MT\/geert-van-poelvoorde-to-retire-as-ceo-arcelor-mittal-cpddn7mc10se.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Leadership change<\/a><\/p>\n<p>              Neutral<\/p>\n<p>              +3.1%<\/p>\n<p>              European CEO retirement and transition to chairman role<\/p>\n<p>            Jun 30<\/p>\n<p>                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stocktitan.net\/news\/MT\/arcelor-mittal-announces-commencement-of-the-second-tranche-of-its-2my2yt5ptovb.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Share buyback<\/a><\/p>\n<p>              Positive<\/p>\n<p>              +0.9%<\/p>\n<p>              Started second tranche of buyback after completing first tranche<\/p>\n<p>            Jun 26<\/p>\n<p>                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stocktitan.net\/news\/MT\/arcelor-mittal-publishes-its-2025-payments-to-governments-in-respect-09e6mtndknt2.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Government payments filing<\/a><\/p>\n<p>              Neutral<\/p>\n<p>              -3.1%<\/p>\n<p>              Filed 2025 payments-to-governments report for extractive activities<\/p>\n<p>            Jun 22<\/p>\n<p>                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stocktitan.net\/news\/MT\/arcelor-mittal-announces-strategic-collaboration-with-aws-to-drive-45v951tgh9yc.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">AWS partnership<\/a><\/p>\n<p>              Positive<\/p>\n<p>              +0.5%<\/p>\n<p>              Announced cloud and AI collaboration supporting industrial automation<\/p>\n<p>        Pattern Detected<\/p>\n<p class=\"context-pattern-text\">Recent history showed positive reactions to the buyback and partnership announcements, while neutral corporate updates produced mixed reactions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"context-ai-disclaimer\">AI-generated analysis. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stocktitan.net\/rhea-ai.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">How Rhea-AI works<\/a>. Not financial advice.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n    &#13;<br \/>\n    &#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ps-bar__icon\" src=\"https:\/\/static.stocktitan.net\/img\/icons\/Google_News_icon.svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n    &#13;<br \/>\n    See more from StockTitan in Google Search and AI answers.&#13;<br \/>\n    Adds StockTitan as a preferred source \u00b7 opens Google&#13;\n  <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n    &#13;<br \/>\n    &#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n    &#13;<br \/>\n      08\/03\/2026 &#8211; 02:30 AM&#13;<br \/>\n    &#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">3 August 2026, 08:30 CET<\/p>\n<p>ArcelorMittal today announces an expansion of its collaboration with Microsoft, accelerating the company&#8217;s transformation into a data-driven, AI-enabled organization and strengthening the digital foundation that underpins its industrial competitiveness.<\/p>\n<p>This latest announcement anchors ArcelorMittal&#8217;s\u00a0&#8220;Cloud First, Data Centric&#8221;\u00a0strategy, with\u00a0Microsoft Azure\u00a0as the company&#8217;s primary cloud computing platform. Azure will serve as the backbone for modernizing core IT systems, consolidating data into a single trusted foundation, and deploying advanced analytics and AI at scale across global systems and business processes.<\/p>\n<p>ArcelorMittal will integrate Microsoft Fabric, Purview and Foundry among other Azure infrastructure services to deliver solutions that:<\/p>\n<p>  Scale digital innovation, accelerating the delivery of AI-powered solutions to the business;Strengthen cyber security, system reliability, and resilience\u00a0across the enterprise;Drive operational efficiency\u00a0and reduce dependency on legacy IT systems.  <\/p>\n<p>Together, these advances will empower ArcelorMittal to turn data into a strategic asset, enabling faster, smarter decisions and sustained competitive advantage as the company advances its long-term digital transformation.<\/p>\n<p>Commenting, Nik Puri, Chief Information Officer at ArcelorMittal:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;At ArcelorMittal, technology is central to how we compete, a driver of performance, innovation and lasting advantage. Our expanded relationship with Microsoft is not simply about modernizing systems; it&#8217;s about fundamentally reshaping our IT operating model, embedding data and AI into the core of how we run our IT estate. Our focus is clear: efficiency at scale, faster and smarter decisions, and positioning ArcelorMittal at the forefront of digital transformation in the global steel industry.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>Samer Abu-Ltaif, President, Europe, Middle East and Africa at Microsoft added:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The most ambitious companies are moving beyond experimenting with AI to build their business around it from the ground up. ArcelorMittal is doing exactly that: not simply adding AI to existing processes but using a trusted cloud and data foundation on Azure to reshape how a modern industrial enterprise operates. We&#8217;re excited to support ArcelorMittal as it shapes what an AI-first future looks like for global manufacturing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">ENDS<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">About ArcelorMittal<br \/>\u202f<br \/>ArcelorMittal is one of the world\u2019s leading integrated steel and mining companies with a presence in 60 countries and primary steelmaking operations in 14 countries. It is the largest steel producer in Europe, among the largest in the Americas, and has a growing presence in Asia through its joint venture AM\/NS India. ArcelorMittal sells its products to a diverse range of customers including the automotive, engineering, construction and machinery industries, and in 2025 generated revenues of $61.4 billion, produced 55.6 million metric tonnes of crude steel and 48.8 million tonnes of iron ore. Our purpose is to produce smarter steels for people and planet. Steels made using innovative processes which use less energy, emit significantly less carbon and reduce costs. Steels that are cleaner, stronger and reusable. Steels for the renewable energy infrastructure that will support societies as they transform through this century. With steel at our core, our inventive people and an entrepreneurial culture at heart, we will support the world in making that change.<br \/>\u202f<br \/>ArcelorMittal is listed on the stock exchanges of New York (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stocktitan.net\/overview\/MT\/\" title=\"View MT stock overview\" class=\"symbol-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">MT<\/a>), Amsterdam (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stocktitan.net\/overview\/MT\/\" title=\"View MT stock overview\" class=\"symbol-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">MT<\/a>), Paris (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stocktitan.net\/overview\/MT\/\" title=\"View MT stock overview\" class=\"symbol-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">MT<\/a>), Luxembourg (MT) and on the Spanish stock exchanges of Barcelona, Bilbao, Madrid and Valencia (MTS).<br \/>\u202f\u00a0\u00a0<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/Tracker?data=2F94DXwilpncWsfsGMqRkM3kYKAxBv2MW87cheGD4TSZq8VumkRy4R3uwv31ybzf0lGpnO1Qm7DHCU5u002IiSv4-_9ggDKmeZo6EgHHP9bqr3XQdWfgfdLzH06tKrldF92vLmVhAWzM0XiMaDPQ_w==\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/corporate.arcelormittal.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p> ArcelorMittal Investor Relations\u00a0contact informationGeneral\u00a0+44 20 7543 1128\u00a0Retail\u00a0+44 20 3214 2893\u00a0Bonds\/Credit\u00a0+33 157 955 035\u00a0  ArcelorMittal Corporate Communications\u00a0contact informationPaul Weigh\u00a0\u00a0Tel:\u00a0+44 20 3214 2419\u00a0E-mail<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stocktitan.net\/news\/MT\/mailto:press@arcelormittal.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">press@arcelormittal.com<\/a>\u00a0  <\/p>\n<p>        <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ml-eu.globenewswire.com\/Resource\/Download\/90ea6a81-c82e-4b39-9751-05c5abe5de22\">ArcelorMittal reshaping digital backbone with Microsoft Cloud and AI FINAL 030826 (002)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" class=\"__GNW8366DE3E__IMG\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1785742508_449_ti.gif\"\/> <br \/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ArcelorMittal-S-A-.png\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\"\/>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n    &#13;<br \/>\n      &#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n  &#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n    FAQ  &#13;\n  <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n  &#13;<br \/>\n  &#13;<\/p>\n<p>        What did ArcelorMittal (MT) announce about Microsoft Azure on 3 August 2026?<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n          ArcelorMittal announced an expanded collaboration with Microsoft, making Azure its primary cloud platform. According to ArcelorMittal, Azure will modernize core IT systems, unify data, and scale AI and analytics across global operations to support its long-term digital transformation strategy.&#13;\n        <\/p>\n<p>    &#13;<br \/>\n  &#13;<\/p>\n<p>        How will Microsoft Cloud and AI be used in ArcelorMittal\u2019s digital transformation?<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n          ArcelorMittal plans to use Microsoft Azure, Fabric, Purview and Foundry to modernize IT and deploy AI. According to ArcelorMittal, these tools will consolidate data, improve cyber security and resilience, and accelerate AI-powered solutions across its global industrial and business processes.&#13;\n        <\/p>\n<p>    &#13;<br \/>\n  &#13;<\/p>\n<p>        What is ArcelorMittal\u2019s &#8220;Cloud First, Data Centric&#8221; strategy mentioned in the MT announcement?<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n          The strategy positions cloud and data at the core of ArcelorMittal\u2019s IT and decision-making. According to ArcelorMittal, Microsoft Azure will be the backbone, creating a single trusted data foundation and enabling advanced analytics and AI to support competitiveness and efficiency worldwide.&#13;\n        <\/p>\n<p>    &#13;<br \/>\n  &#13;<\/p>\n<p>        How does the Microsoft partnership support ArcelorMittal\u2019s AI-enabled operations?<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n          The partnership uses Azure and related services to embed AI into ArcelorMittal\u2019s IT operating model. According to ArcelorMittal, this will scale AI-powered solutions, enable faster and smarter decisions, and help reshape how a modern industrial enterprise operates globally in steel and mining.&#13;\n        <\/p>\n<p>    &#13;<br \/>\n  &#13;<\/p>\n<p>        What recent financial scale did ArcelorMittal (MT) report alongside its Microsoft Cloud strategy?<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n          ArcelorMittal reported 2025 revenues of $61.4 billion, highlighting its global scale in steel and mining. According to ArcelorMittal, this large industrial base is the context for deploying its Microsoft Azure-based, AI-enabled digital backbone across multiple countries and primary steelmaking operations.&#13;\n        <\/p>\n<p>    &#13;<br \/>\n  &#13;<\/p>\n<p>        Which Microsoft technologies will ArcelorMittal integrate as part of its Azure rollout?<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n          ArcelorMittal will integrate Microsoft Fabric, Purview and Foundry, along with other Azure infrastructure services. 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