
News Analysis
ArcelorMittal hopes to complete Essar acquisition by December
end
The ArcelorMittal is expecting to complete the transaction for Essar Steel before the
end of December. ArcelorMittal India Private Limited’s (AMIPL) resolution plan
for Essar Steel India Limited (ESIL) has been unconditionally approved by the
Indian Supreme Court, the company announced. "Supreme Court approval of
AMIPL’s resolution plan is the final procedural step in ESIL’s corporate insolvency
process. Completion of the transaction is now expected before the end of the
year," it said. After completion, ArcelorMittal will jointly own and operate ESIL in
partnership with Nippon Steel Corporation (Nippon Steel), Japan’s largest steel
producer and the third largest steel producer in the world, in-line with the joint
venture formation agreement signed by the two companies.
Arcelor has a 60:40 joint venture with Nippon Steel. Nippon Steel said in its
statement, "AM (ArcelorMittal) and Nippon Steel have agreed that the share capital
ratio will be 60 per cent for ArcelorMittal and 40 per cent for Nippon Steel and
that both companies will have equal representation and voting rights on its board
of directors. The joint venture will be jointly controlled and be accounted for based
on the equity method by both companies." The acquisition of ESIL would make its
owners the fourth largest player in the second biggest market for steel. The Rs
42,000 crore bid gives the steel makers an effective steelmaking capacity of 9.6
million and pellet making capacity of 20 million tonnes.
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