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🔥 At just 26 years old in 1976, Lakshmi Mittal defied the Indian government's steel production curbs by launching his first steel factory in Sidoarjo, Indonesia, planting the seed for a global steel empire.
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🌍 In 1989, Mittal bought a loss-making state-owned steel plant in Trinidad and Tobago and astonishingly turned it profitable within a year, showcasing his knack for industrial turnaround.
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