Industry rebar supplies at risk from Chatham Docks scheme
ArcelorMittal warns it will be forced to shut Kent facility supplying 30% of UK rebar
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ArcelorMittal warns it will be forced to shut Kent facility supplying 30% of UK rebar
Peel Water's controversial plans to redevelop the Chatham Docks industrial estate in Gillingham, Kent, have been approved by Medway Council's planning committee.
Quoting a letter from ArcelorMittal addressed to Michael Gove, the Secretary for Levelling Up, Financial Times reported that the steel producer has warned that allowing the closure and redevelopment of part of Chatham Docks would harm the British economy and key industries.
ArcelorMittal has told Michael Gove it may be forced to "cease operations in Britain" unless he blocks the redevelopment of Chatham Docks in a letter obtained by Sky News.
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