In a country that is already battling high unemployment rates, it is hard to imagine the social impact of the looming job losses at ArcelorMittal SA.

However, given the rising input costs — electricity, rail and ports — and global steel oversupply, it would seem that job losses are inevitable. But that does not take away the fact that they will be devastating...

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