International Steel Group

Industry	Steel
Fate	Acquired
Predecessor	LTV Steel
Successor	Mittal Steel
Founded	2002
Defunct	2005
Headquarters	Cleveland, Ohio, United States

International Steel Group was a steel company headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio. In 2004 it was ranked #426 on the Fortune 500. It was created after the turn around fund, WL Ross & Co. LLC, purchased LTV Steel in February 2002. It was acquired by Mittal Steel in 2005 which merged with Arcelor to become the world's largest steel company, ArcelorMittal, in 2006.

History

2002: ISG purchased the assets of Acme Steel and LTV's integrated steel assets.
2003: ISG acquired the Bethlehem Steel Corporation and U.S. Steel’s Gary plate mill.
2004: ISG purchased the assets of Weirton Steel, Georgetown Steel, and HBI's facility in Trinidad and Tobago.
2005: Completed merger with Mittal Steel on April 5.
2006: Mittal completed merger with Arcelor.

External links

Official site for International Steel Group via the Internet Archive Wayback Machine
ArcelorMittal Group