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Thyssenkrupp Labor Leaders Call for Definitive Post-Merger Plan
27 June 2019 - Thyssenkrupp labor unions are demanding that the company develop a clear strategy for its steel unit now that plans to merge it with Tata Steel’s European strip business have fallen apart, the Reuters news service reports.
EU Says No to Tata, thyssenkrupp Deal
13 June 2019 - The European antitrust regulators have blocked thyssenkrupp and Tata Steel’s proposed European joint venture, officially ending a deal the companies decided to scrap last month.
Tata, thyssenkrupp Joint Venture Plan Falls Apart
10 May 2019 - Tata Steel and thyssenkrupp have all but called off plans to combine their European strip businesses, saying that they believe the deal is not likely to win approval from antitrust regulators.
Report: Tata, thyssenkrupp Offer List of Assets to Sell, Hope to Satisfy Competition Concerns
04 April 2019 - Tata Steel and thyssenkrupp are willing to divest assets in Belgium, Spain and the U.K. to win anti-trust approval for their proposed European int venture, reports the Bloomberg news service.
Report: Tata Proposes Divestiture to Win OK for thyssenkrupp European Joint Venture
21 March 2019 - Tata Steel reportedly is willing to sacrifice parts of its steel packaging operations in Europe to gain regulatory approval for its planned joint venture with thyssenkrupp, reports the Reuters news service.
European Commission Sets April Deadline for Review of Tata-thyssenkrupp Joint Venture
15 January 2019 - European Union competition regulators have extended the timeframe in which they expect to complete a review of Tata Steel and thyssenkrupp’s planned European joint venture, news and commodities pricing service S&P Global Platts reports.
Researchers Take a Step Forward in Creating Circular Carbon Economy
14 January 2019 - thyssenkrupp’s Carbon2Chem project has reached a technical milestone, successfully converting mill off-gases into ammonia at a research center in Duisburg, Germany, project leaders have announced.
Here's Who Tata Steel and thyssenkrupp Have Named to Lead Their European Joint Venture
17 December 2018 - Tata Steel and thyssenkrupp have assembled the senior leadership team for their planned European joint venture, naming a thyssenkrupp executive to oversee an entity that will be Europe’s second-largest steelmaker.
European Regulators Taking a Closer Look at Tata-thyssenkrupp Deal
30 October 2018 - The European Commission has opened an in-depth assessment of thyssenkrupp and Tata Steel Europe’s planned joint venture.
thyssenkrupp Announces Plans to Split into Two
02 October 2018 - thyssenkrupp AG’s supervisory board has unanimously approved a plan to split the company into two independent entities, one that would manage its steel and materials business and another that would focus on capital goods.
thyssenkrupp Reveals Plans for 10th Galvanizing Line
04 September 2018 - thyssenkrupp will add a new hot-dipped galvanizing line to its Dortmund plant in Germany, the company has said.
thyssenkrupp CEO Tenders Resignation
05 July 2018 - Just days after signing an agreement that will combine the European steelmaking operations of India’s Tata Steel and Germany’s thyssenkrupp, thyssenkrupp chief executive Heinrich Hiesinger has asked to step down.
Tata, thyssenkrupp Shake Hands on European Joint Venture
02 July 2018 - After more than two years of negotiations, India’s Tata Steel and Germany’s thyssenkrupp have agreed to combine their European steel business through a 50-50 joint venture.
Report: thyssenkrupp Takes Another Look at Tata Steel Europe Deal
13 June 2018 - Tata Steel and thyssenkrupp are said to be revisiting the terms of their proposed European joint venture on account of a valuation gap that has opened up between the two businesses, reports Germany’s Handelsblatt business newspaper.
Tata Steel Europe Employees Not Sold on Potential thyssenkrupp Joint Venture
12 June 2018 - Tata Steel’s European works council has raised new doubts over the combination of the steelmaker’s European strip business with thyssenkrupp’s steel division, making it less likely that a deal will come to fruition by the end of the month, reports the Reuters news service.
thyssenkrupp-Tata Tie-Up on Track for June Signing
15 May 2018 - Germany’s thyssenkrupp expects to sign the agreement to merge its steel division with Tata Steel’s European strip business by the end of June, reports S&P Global Platts.
Labor Talks Delay thyssenkrupp, Tata Steel Tie-Up
12 April 2018 - Ongoing labor negotiations between Tata Steel and its workers in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands are delaying its planned joint venture with Germany’s thyssenkrupp, reports the Reuters news service.
Report: Tata Receptive to Holding Majority Share in thyssenkrupp Joint Venture
06 April 2018 - Tata Steel is open to taking a majority stake in its planned joint venture with thyssenkrupp, a sign that the Indian steelmaker is committed to growing internationally, reports the Reuters news service.
German Labor Union Raises New Concern Over Tata-thyssenkrupp Joint Venture
29 March 2018 - A new obstacle is emerging in the planned Tata Steel-thyssenkrupp AG joint venture, as German unions are voicing displeasure over a labor guarantee that Tata’s Dutch unit could continue to operate independently past the tie-up.
thyssenkrupp Workers OK Joint Venture Labor Deal
06 February 2018 - Rank-and-file members of German labor union IG Metall have overwhelmingly approved a labor agreement on the proposed joint venture between Tata Steel’s European strip business and thyssenkrupp’s steelmaking business.