SAIL and ArcelorMittal, the world's largest steel producer, signed a preliminary agreement in May last year
The offer included a commitment to bringing Ilva in-line with European environmental standards and legislation
Firm will fund offers with existing cash resources, and reduce gross debt through early repayment of medium-term bonds
ArcelorMittal has asked Italy's state lender Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP) to back its bid for the troubled Ilva steel plant as it fights competition from two other bidders, according to an interview published in Il Sole 24 on Friday.On Tuesday, the Italian government extended to June 30 the deadline for presentation of offers for Europe's largest steel plant by capacity and said it would take four months to assess environmental aspects of the bids. The government took over administration of the business last year to try to save 16,000 jobs.and clean up its polluting factories in the southern Italian city of Taranto.The head of mergers and acquisitions at ArcellorMittal, the world's top steel producer, described the acquisition of Ilva as "strategic" in the interview.Ondra Otradovec told the newspaper that ArcellorMittal would bid for Ilva in partnership with Italian group Marcegaglia, confirming remarks made this week by Marcegaglia's chief executive.Otradovec said ArcelorMittal wou
The firm, which employs 2,500 workers at the mine, informed the union that it will not be starting an 'offload' project in June
Company reduced its net losses in the first quarter to $416 million compared to $728 million in the same period last year
CEO Lakshmi Mittal said it has entered a definitive transaction agreement to sell to an affiliate of Black Diamond Capital Management
The launch of rights offering is also subject to approval by Luxembourg supervisory authority for the financial sector
The world's largest steelmaker outlined a plan to reduce its $15.7 billion net debt by nearly a quarter
Last year, Mittal had to call on South African government authorities to help bail out his South African operations