Home Careers Contact Press English Fabric of life ArcelorMittal in Luxembourg Sustainability Industry challenges Our ambassadors Industry challenges Mr. Franz Fayot, Minister of the Economy, visits Belval Mr. Franz Fayot, Minister of the Economy, visited the Belval facilities and reviewed the situation at ArcelorMittal in the context of the Covid-19 outbreak. Luxembourg, May 5, 2020 - ArcelorMittal received this Monday, May 4, on its Belval site, Mr. Franz Fayot, Minister of the Economy, who came to check the situation as close as possible to the reality of business, as part of the Covid-19 outbreak. The Management of ArcelorMittal, represented by Mr. Michel Wurth, President of ArcelorMittal Luxembourg, Mr. Roland Bastian, Vice-President of ArcelorMittal Luxembourg and director of the Belval plant, and by Mrs. Valérie Massin Vice-President of ArcelorMittal Luxembourg, was able to describe in detail the complexity which industrial activity currently has to face. Confronted with the rapid spread of the coronavirus, the Luxembourg sites of ArcelorMittal have put their production activities on hold for a few days to define and introduce reinforced health measures in order to allow their staff to resume activity in optimal protection conditions for everyone's health. Michel Wurth Président of ArcelorMittal Luxembourg and member of the Board ArcelorMittal Luxembourg expresses its gratitude to the government for having been able, in this extraordinary situation, to implement an emergency action plan which made it possible to mitigate the negative impact of the epidemic of Covid-19 on local companies. The support given to the most affected among them and especially the partial unemployment measures have given a valuable flexibility for these entities. In the weeks and months to come, it will be necessary to continue this fundamental work and to know how to adapt to the consequences that this crisis will continue to generate. In the current context, which still contains many unknowns, the precious support of the public authorities and the coordination of the various economic actors are essential levers to promote a gradual and effective resumption of activities, particularly in the industrial sector. As such, the exchange of views with the Minister concluded that there is a need to support the steel industry in Europe by reviving economic activity, strictly supervising imports in a context of increasing overcapacity in the world and by adapting the rules of the emissions trading system in order not to penalize steel European producers. Roland Bastian CEO ArcelorMittal Beval The measures taken by ArcelorMittal and with the help of public authorities allow us to operate our sites currently under acceptable conditions and thus respond to customer requests. However, we will no doubt fall short of our financial and production targets and we will have to fight hard to defend our positions on our markets. Concerted and coordinated action by all the actors will be more than ever necessary to safeguard the interests of the Luxembourg and European steel industry. Similar publications ArcelorMittal Luxembourg receives the 2019 Fedil Environmental Award for its heat recovery system for the heating network of the Belval district operated by SUDCAL Belval Esch-Belval production site Grand Duke Jean, illustrious ambassador of the Luxembourg steel industry All publications from: Pierre Turpel Government & Institutional Relations manager - ArcelorMittal Luxembourg Lakshmi Mittal, Chairman of the Board of ArcelorMittal, visited the Luxembourg pavilion ArcelorMittal and the EIB announce €280m of funding for research and innovation supporting the steel company’s decarbonisation objectives The Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume and Mr. Franz Fayot, Minister of the Economy, discover the future investments of ArcelorMittal Differdange ArcelorMittal welcomes European Commission's policy proposals to support new emissions reduction target The students taken to the Dubai World Expo by ArcelorMittal are… Official sponsor of the Luxembourg Pavilion at the Expo Dubai 2020 Our products at the Dubai World Expo Luxembourgish craftsmanship for the Grand Ducal Court Young generation's got talent! ArcelorMittal : a major economic player Production Belval Production Differdange Production Rodange Production Bissen Production Dommeldange Production Centre logistique européen Production Sotel Headquarters Pétrusse Office AOB Navigation Home Careers Contact Press Useful General terms of use Sitemap Twitter ArcelorMittal corporate website General purchasing conditions ArcelorMittal Luxembourg Developed by aware By closing this message, you consent to our cookies on this device in accordance with our cookie policy unless you have disabled them. You can change your cookie settings at any time but parts of our site will not function correctly without them.