Hundreds more jobs on line

01 September 2015 - 02:03

By Mark Allix, Penwell Dlamini and Kingdom Mabuza

As the government, unions and the mines signed a deal to save jobs, the world's biggest steel maker announced plans to shut down a smelter at its Vereeniging, Vaal Triangle, works. ArcelorMittal said it had "no option but to commence consultations" with stakeholders about closing its smelt shop and forge at its specialised steel works in Vereeniging.

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