EU regulators to rule on Thyssenkrupp, Tata Steel venture by Oct. 30

Reuters

Published Sep 26, 2018 12:39

EU regulators to rule on Thyssenkrupp, Tata Steel venture by Oct. 30

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU antitrust regulators will decide by October 30 whether to allow Germany's Thyssenkrupp (DE:TKAG) and India's Tata Steel (NS:TISC) to create Europe's No. 2 steelmaker, the European Commission said on Wednesday.

The companies unveiled their plan for a steel joint venture in July after two years of talks, the sector's biggest tie-up in more than a decade. Steelmakers are battling overcapacity and tariff hikes among other problems.

Thyssenkrupp and Tata Steel sought EU approval on Tuesday, according to a filing on the Commission website. Regulators can either wave the deal through with or without demanding concessions or open a full-scale investigation if they have deeper concerns.