The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State. This database was created in 2002.
Manufacturing Manufacture of metals Manufacture of basic metals 24.10 - Manufacture of basic iron and steel and of ferro-alloys
500 - 650 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
23 April 2025
Employment effect (start)
1 June 2025
Foreseen end date
31 December 2025
Description
ArcelorMittal is a global steel producer with its headquarters located in Luxembourg. On the 23rd of April, it has announced the suppression of around 600 jobs in their "North cluster" sites. This decision affects the sites of Dunkerque, Florange, Basse-Indre, Mardyck, Mouzon, Desvres and Montataire.
There is a crisis in the steel industry in Europe but the Arcelor's management justifies these job cuts by the lack of competitiveness of steel in Europe and the transfer to India of certain support functions from all its European sites. Arcelor invests massively in India and Brazil and has suspended its decarbonization investment plans in Europe at the end of 2024, notably in Dunkerque where it had planned to invest €1.8 billion with €850 million in state aid. The CGT union indicated that Arcelor employs around 20,0000 people in Dunkerque. The trade unions alerted on the future of the company in France.
Eurofound (2025), ArcelorMittal Services, Internal restructuring in France, factsheet number 202652, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://dev.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/202652.
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