AM Italia plans to shut down Ilva blast furnaces by January 15

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London—ArcelorMittal Italia said Thursday it will place all blast furnaces at the former Ilva steelworks in Taranto on standby mode by January 15, 2020, as it moves to shut down all production at the site. The company — which on November 4 told the Italian government it plans to pull out of its agreement to lease, purchase and operate Ilva — has meanwhile denied local press reports that it may remain as the site’s operator until May 2020.