Arcelor Mittal CEO Matthieu Jehl
said Wednesday that the group aimed to make its Italian branch
the best in Europe "as concerns environmental sustainability,
security and performance".
He was speaking to journalists in Taranto at the ILVA steel
plant during the presentation of the industrial and
environmental plan for the group.
He added that "production will rise from 4.5 million to 6
million tons" but that "there is no ton of steel to be produced
that is worth it if we cannot go home healthy."
"Security, health and the environment are pillars for us
alongside production performance," Jehl added.
Arcelor Mittal got the OK for a takeover of ILVA, which was
placed in the hands of government-appointed administrators after
being at the centre of environmental scandal linked to high
cancer rates in the Taranto area, earlier this year.
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