France, ArcelorMittal agree on $2 bln investment to cut French plant emissions
A view shows the scrap metal area in the ArcelorMittal metals plant in Dunkirk as part of a media tour dedicated to the reduction of carbon intensity of the industry in France, January 16, 2023. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File photo Purchase Licensing Rights
PARIS, Jan 14 (Reuters) - France and steelmaker ArcelorMittal (MT.LU) have agreed on a 1.8 billion-euro ($1.97 billion) investment to cut greenhouse emissions at a steel plant in Dunkirk, northern France, finance ministry officials said on Sunday.
The French government's subsidy package, which could be up to 850 million euros, had already been cleared by the European Commission and is part of President Emmanuel Macron's strategy to cut emissions at France's 50 most polluting sites.
The money will finance electric furnaces and a direct reduction plant, which will cut French carbon emissions from the industrial sector by 5.7%, the finance ministry said in a statement.
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Reporting by Gilles Guillaume, writing by Michel Rose; Editing by Sharon Singleton
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