Overview

• ArcelorMittal has announced plans to cut 600 jobs across seven northern French sites, reducing its workforce by nearly 10% at these locations.
• The affected sites include Dunkerque, Florange, Basse-Indre, Mardyck, Mouzon, Desvres, and Montataire, which collectively employ 7,100 workers.
• The company attributes the cuts to declining steel competitiveness in Europe and plans to transfer 1,250–1,400 support roles to India and Poland.
• This decision brings total French job losses at ArcelorMittal to nearly 800 in six months, following earlier site closures in Reims and Denain.
• Unions and politicians have criticized the move, particularly as ArcelorMittal has yet to act on a €850 million decarbonization project supported by public funds.