Total cuts
550
Total cuts
Date announced
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Tagesschau Coverage published Sep 2, 2026ArcelorMittal plans to end steelmaking, continuous casting and billet rolling in Duisburg-Ruhrort, putting 550 jobs at risk.
The shutdown is planned for October 2027 and still requires supervisory-board approval; wire rolling would continue. The affected operations employ most of the roughly 800 people currently working at the Duisburg site.