Last month, Jindal Steel made a preliminary offer to buy TKSE, Europe's second-largest steel producer. The financial terms of the offer were not disclosed. Following this, Thyssenkrupp announced that it would buy 20% of TKSE from Czech billionaire Daniel Krzetinski's EP Group and focus on negotiations with Jindal Steel. In the coming months, we will see what result we will achieve.
He noted that Thyssenkrupp is carefully evaluating the Indian company's proposal to invest in a plant for the production of "green" steel.
Earlier, Jindal Steel said that its proposal would allow it to maintain steel production in Germany, in particular, to complete the construction of the Thyssenkrupp plant for the production of "green" steel in Duisburg. In addition, the Indian company has promised investments worth more than 2 billion euros.
Thyssenkrupp has been looking for an opportunity to sell its steel business for a long time. In April, the company announced plans to cut jobs and reduce production capacity in the division in response to difficult market conditions. Since the beginning of this year, their cost has increased 2.5 times.
