ArcelorMittal Indicted for Pollution Violations in Fos-sur-Mer
The steel giant faces charges of endangering lives, forgery, and environmental breaches after a six-year investigation into illegal pollutant emissions.
- ArcelorMittal and two executives have been formally indicted for endangering lives, falsifying emissions data, and environmental violations in Fos-sur-Mer.
- The company has been placed under judicial supervision, with a €250,000 bail and a €1.7 million bank guarantee required.
- Evidence presented includes allegations of illegal emissions of carcinogenic substances and falsified monitoring data to conceal regulatory breaches.
- Residents and advocacy groups, citing elevated cancer rates in the region, have pursued legal action since 2018, leading to this indictment.
- ArcelorMittal denies the charges, highlighting €735 million in investments since 2014 and claiming a 70% reduction in emissions since 2002.
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