Total to Halt Refining Operations at Flanders Plant

(Bloomberg) — Total SA, Europe

Total, which last year said it may sell refining assets in Europe, will announce a final decision on the Flanders site near Dunkirk before the end of June, the company said in an earlier statement. It stopped short of confirming a permanent shutdown after the government, which faces regional elections next month, urged the company to protect the local economy and jobs.