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Hollande to discuss steel plant options with Mittal

FRANCE-ARCELORMITTAL:Hollande to discuss steel plant options with Mittal

Last Updated : Jan 20 2013 | 6:29 AM IST

French President Francois Hollande said before meeting the chief executive of steelmaker ArcelorMittal on Tuesday that their discussion would touch on the possibility of nationalising a steelmaking site temporarily to save jobs.

Asked during a news conference if the options to keep two threatened blast furnaces operational included a temporary nationalisation, Hollande replied: "That is among the subjects we are discussing."