Copying and distributing are prohibited without permission of the publisher
Unions fear extensions to ArcelorMittal's Florange furnaces shutdown
February 15, 2012 - 12:35 GMT
Location:
London
KEYWORDS:
ArcelorMittal
,
steel
,
Florange
,
Atlantique
,
Lorraine
,
France
,
CFDT
French unions fear that the temporary shutdown of furnaces at Luxembourg-based steelmaker ArcelorMittal’s Florange plant in eastern France will be extended until June, according to local press reports.
Florange plant management confirmed the furnaces would remain idle in the second quarter, CFDT (French Democratic Confederation of Labour) union officials told press.
ArcelorMittal closed two furnaces that produce slab, coil, coated and galvanized sheet and tinplate at at its Florange operations in July 2011.
The initial...
All material subject to strictly enforced copyright laws. ©
Euromoney Institutional Investor PLC.
Please log in using your online subscriber details.
Your username will be your registered email address with Metal Bulletin.
If you aren't a subscriber yet, feel free to take a seven day free trial, or subscribe using the instructions below.
Subscribe
A standard subscription include one year's worth of news and prices. You can also upgrade to the full archive and benefit from more than 13 years of intelligence. Start your subscription today.
Subscribe
Free trial
Taking a free trial will give you open access to Metal Bulletin online news, prices, archived content and email alert service for the next seven days. Start your free trial today.
Free trial