ArcelorMittal Workers Clash with Police in Belgium
01/29/2013 - ArcelorMittal workers in Belgium clashed with police during a protest against the closure of another part of the company's steel plant in Liege, Dow Jones Newswire reports.
ArcelorMittal workers in Belgium clashed with police during a protest against the closure of another part of the company's steel plant in Liege, Dow Jones Newswire reports.
Ten policemen were injured after confronting about 1,500 protesters demonstrating in front of regional government offices in the Namur, the capital of the Wallonian province where Liege is located, a spokesman for the Namur police told Dow Jones Newswires on a call.
Protesters threw stones and other items at the police who retaliated by using water canons, the spokesman said. No tear gas was fired, he added.
The demonstrators were calling on the Wallonian government to prevent the partial closure of the plant which has put 1,300 jobs at risk...
Last week ArcelorMittal announced plans to shut a coke plant and six finishing lines at Liege due to continued weak demand for its steel products. This follows an October 2011 announcement in which the company said it would permanently close Liege's two blast furnaces. ArcelorMittal will still operate five finishing lines at the plant that are deemed to be strategically important for the company...
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