Macron visits steel mill as ArcelorMital confirms €1.3 billion low-carbon furnace project – Business

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French metal giant ArcelorMittal has confirmed it will go ahead with a plan to build a new electric furnace to replace one of its coal-powered ones at its steel mill in northern France. Half of the €1.3 billion investment will come from a state-backed energy efficiency mechanism. President Emmanuel Macron toured the Dunkirk site to mark the occasion. Also in the segment, we look at the state of Cuba's economic crisis amid severe fuel shortages.

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