PARIS, May 31 (Reuters) - A strike by chemical unit

workers set to lose their jobs at an ExxonMobil ( XOM )

petrochemical complex in northern France will remain suspended

through June 4 while talks are held over severance packages, the

company and a union said on Friday.

The strike at Port Jerome Gravenchon complex could resume on

June 5 if those talks do not resolve outstanding issues, the CGT

union representative added.

Last month ExxonMobil Chemical France said it would shut

down the steam cracker and close chemical production at

Gravenchon this year, resulting in 677 job losses from 2025.

The site has lost more than 500 million euros ($542 million)

since 2018 and remains uncompetitive, the company said.

On May 24, around 20 chemical unit workers over several

shifts announced they were striking over unsatisfactory

departure negotiations, resulting in a limited number of shift

operators through May 29 but no supply interruption.

A halt was announced to allow for continued negotiations on

May 30 and June 4.

The strike concerns workers in polypropylene and

polyethylene production. Refinery operations are unaffected.

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