ArcelorMittal South Africa to close its long-steel business, jeopardizing 3,500 jobs by month's end.

ArcelorMittal South Africa plans to close its long-steel business, impacting around 3,500 jobs, due to high logistics and energy costs, insufficient government policy support, and competitive imports. The company faces its greatest challenge since the 2008 financial crisis, and steel production is set to cease by January's end. ArcelorMittal expects a larger loss for the year, with a headline loss per share of 4.06 to 4.41 rand, up from 1.70 rand previously.

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