ArcelorMittal announces the “possible” closure of two sites, in Reims and Denain

The announcement could cause the loss of around 130 jobs, around 100 in Reims and 30 in Denain, two unions reported. While the Denain site goes on strike immediately, actions are planned at all ArcelorMittal sites on Monday and Tuesday.

This announcement could cause the loss of around 130 jobs, according to the unions.

The management of the industrial group Arcelor Mittal announced on November 19 in a press release that it was going to reduce its workforce at an industrial site in Reims in the Marne and another in the North. A hundred employees are concerned in Reims.

The metallurgist evokes a “difficult economic context” linked to his industrial and automotive customers.

In a short press release on Tuesday, November 19, the steel manufacturer announced the “possible shutdown” of two industrial service sites, one in Marne and the other in the North.

The company says it is “facing a sharp drop in activity among its Industry and Automotive customers”