Italian PM says ArcelorMittal wants mass layoffs; government rejects demand

ROME (Reuters) - Steel giant ArcelorMittal wants to cut 5,000 jobs in Italy because of low production levels at its Taranto plant, Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said on Wednesday, denouncing the plan as "unacceptable".ArcelorMittal announced this week it was withdrawing from a year-old deal to buy Italy's Ilva steelworks, saying its decision came after the government had scrapped a guarantee of legal immunity while it cleaned up the heavily polluting plant.Conte met ArcelorMittal..