Flat steel producer ArcelorMittal Italia will continue operations at its plant in Taranto, Italy, with a new decree granting the steelmaker temporary legal immunity for breaches of environmental regulations, the company has announced.
The steelmaker had previously expressed concerns that the adoption of the so-called Crescita Decree would threaten the operation of the plant.When ArcelorMittal acquired the Italian plant, which had a history of breaches of environmental regulations, the country's authorities granted it immunity from criminal prosecution for further infractions while it carried out an approved environmental plan.ArcelorMittal completed the acquisition of the...