ArcelorMittal launched its Global Capability Centre in India in February 2026, splitting the operation between Hyderabad and Pune. Called ArcelorMittal Global Business and Technologies, the unit plans to hire up to 2,000 professionals. More than 1,100 people were already on board within weeks of the launch, and the centre is delivering projects for the group’s operations worldwide.
Headquartered in Luxembourg, ArcelorMittal is one of the world’s largest integrated steel and mining companies. It employs about 125,000 people, makes primary steel in 14 countries and sells to customers in more than 120. Its products go into cars, buildings, appliances and packaging. In the quarter to March 2026 its sales came to about 15.5 billion US dollars.
What the centre will do
The centre works as a technology and business services hub for the group, with much of its early work supporting operations in Europe. Its functions cover digital technology, IT infrastructure, data and analytics, cybersecurity, finance and accounting, procurement, human resources and project management. It also supports operational engineering for steel and mining assets.
Lalit Kumar is chief executive of the unit. The aim is to standardise processes and scale digital platforms across the group, and the company plans to build specialised centres of excellence in both cities.
Why Hyderabad and Pune
Both cities offer large pools of technology and finance talent, and the company has pointed to that depth as the reason for its India bet. In Pune the unit took about one lakh sq ft at an SEZ IT park in Hinjewadi in December 2025. In Hyderabad it took a full floor of the Kalyani Trident building in the Financial District in January 2026, then added another floor of about 82,800 sq ft in the same tower in July 2026.
ArcelorMittal’s India footprint
The group’s biggest Indian business is AM/NS India, its joint venture with Nippon Steel. The venture runs an integrated steel plant at Hazira in Gujarat with about 9 million tonnes a year of crude steel capacity. It is expanding the plant to 15 million tonnes with an investment of about Rs 60,000 crore and plans to reach 24 million tonnes by 2029. The capability centre is a separate, wholly owned arm focused on global services rather than Indian steelmaking.
What it signals
Heavy industry has been slower than banks and tech firms to set up capability centres in India, but that is changing. A 2,000 person target makes ArcelorMittal one of the larger industrial entrants of 2026, and the quick follow on leasing in Hyderabad suggests hiring is running ahead of the original space plan.
At a glance
- Home country: Luxembourg
- Sector: Industrial and Engineering
- City: Hyderabad and Pune
- Date: February 2026
- Status: Operational
- Scale: Up to 2,000 professionals, over 1,100 hired by March 2026
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