Production costs too high and mandatory solar panels too expensive: 62 jobs threatened by closure of ArcelorMittal Construction in Geel

The industrial company ArcelorMittal Construction in Geel wants to close. This means that 62 people are at risk of losing their jobs next year. “The company cites the high production costs as the reason, and the Flemish government's obligation to install solar panels,” says Mario Lenaerts, secretary of the Christian trade union ACV Metea.

Construction company Arcelor Mittal Construction announces the closure of its factory in Geel and hydrogen installation producer Hydrogenics wants to relocate. It confirms alarm calls about a Flemish industry in dire need.

The industrial company ArcelorMittal Construction in Geel wants to close next year. This means that 62 people are at risk of losing their jobs. The company Hydrogenics in Oevel (Westerlo) also wants to cut 100 jobs and move them to Spain. Both companies say that the production costs in Belgium are too high.