ArcelorMittal forced to close part of its steel plant
The Gauteng Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has issued a compliance notice to ArcelorMittal South Africa instructing the company to cease operation of certain units at its Vanderbijlpark steel plant.
The notice‚ issued on Monday‚ alleges the units do not comply with certain conditions of the air emission licence for the facility.
But ArcelorMittal South Africa says it is "of the view that the notice is defective both in terms of administrative justice as well as factually".