BRUSSELS, Feb 17 (Reuters) - The European Commission
said on Friday that it had approved a 55 million euros ($58.48
million) in German state aid to support ArcelorMittal's plans to build a plant producing so-called 'green' steel using
renewable hydrogen.
"This 55 million euros measure is an important step towards
a more sustainable steel industry in Germany and the EU,"
European Union antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager said in a
statement.
($1 = 0.9405 euros)
(Reporting by Sudip Kar-Gupta; editing by Jason Neely)
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