French Industrial Renewal Minister Arnaud Montebourg said that the world’s largest steel company ArcelorMittal is no longer wanted in France. On 26 November, Montebourg stressed at French financial daily Les Echos, “we do not want Mittal in France any longer because they do not respect France… Mittal's lies since 2006 are damning…[the company] has never honoured its commitments.”

On 1 October, Mittal announced that it will permanently close two mothball...