Final Thoughts
Final Thoughts
Written by John Packard
September 22, 2014
Consolidation may not be over yet. We saw a report this evening out of Minnesota about how Essar Steel Minnesota has failed to secure financing to complete the $1.8 billion taconite pellet facility. The company’s India parent company was so over-leveraged it was put on the top ten watch list by Credit Suisse one year ago, according to a report in the Star Tribune out of Minnesota. Essar is also the parent company of Essar Steel Algoma which recently was able to procure funding for the Canadian steel mill.
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