FRANKFURT: Thyssenkrupp said Monday it planned a major overhaul that will split the vast conglomerate into several standalone businesses, fuelling fears about further job losses and a looming break-up of the historic German industrial titan. Once a symbol of German manufacturing might, Thyssenkrupp has fallen into crisis in recent years as high costs at home, […]
US President Donald Trump (File Image) US President Donald Trump approved a bid by Japan-based Nippon Steel to make a big investment in the iconic American steelmaker, causing the American company’s shares to surge dramatically amidst discussions about foreign control of a vital national asset.The Pennsylvania-based company’s shares increased by over 21 per cent, with […]
NEW DELHI: The United States has told the World Trade Organization (WTO) that its decision to impose tariffs on steel and aluminium imports was taken on national security grounds, not as a safeguard measure, a key distinction that challenges India’s formal complaint filed earlier this month.In a communication dated April 17, the US said the […]
Beijing warned Britain on Monday against “politicising” an unfolding spat over the future of Chinese-owned British Steel after legislation was approved to prevent the shutdown of the last British factory that can make steel from scratch. A spokesman for China’s foreign ministry urged the British government on Monday to “avoid politicising trade cooperation or linking […]
