 After German reunification in 1990 the state-owned plant was privatised, and Belgian firm Cockerill-Sambre acquired it in stages from 1994 to 1998.Hot rolling facilities were added in the 1990s.Through mergers and takeovers, the owning comping since 2006 has been ArcelorMittal, and the plant is known as ArcelorMittal Eisenhüttenstadt.