the Italian Government filed an emergency appeal to the court of Milan, to try to stop ArcelorMittal started the conservation capacity of the largest steel plant in the European Union. This was reported in the Reuters, citing sources in court.
Before Wednesday, ArcelorMittal filed a lawsuit in the court of Milan on the termination of the contract for the procurement of steel plant Ilva.
Earlier Thursday it was reported that the company Lakshmi Mittal has decided to mothball the blast furnace plant in Taranto, as a first step to a complete halt of the entire production.
According to the Union furnace No. 2 will stop work on December 12, furnace No. 4 – December 30, and the furnace No. 1 – January 15 and the workshop of the rolled strip 2 will be closed from 26 to 28 November due to lack of orders.
ArcelorMittal accused the government that it declined from the previous guarantees of legal immunity after the company launched a major program to upgrade polluting the air and water capacity at the plant Ilva in Taranto.
the Italian Government has stated that the group has no legal grounds for terminating the contract and accused her of using the issue of immunity as an excuse to exit a business that is currently unprofitable.
Italian trade Union FIM-CISL said Friday that ArcelorMittal intends to December 4, to transfer troubled steel plant Ilva state-appointed administrators.
