ArcelorMittal to take control of Costa Rican steelmakers

ArcelorMittal SA, the world's largest steelmaker, said Monday it had taken control of two Costa Rican steelmakers by buying the half of the companies it does not already own.

The Luxembourg-based steel business said it had bought a 50 percent stake in Laminadora Costarricense SA, which makes rolled steel, and wiremaker Trefileria Colima SA from Clarion del …