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Chandrasekaran says Thyssenkrupp deal creates strong,
<br /><br />clean balancesheet, coupled with solid products and R&D capabilities to grow.

Natarajan Chandrasekaran

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Tata Group Chairman N Chandrasekaran on Wednesday said Tata Steel&#39;s deal with Thyssenkrupp will help create a strong,&nbsp;clean balance sheet, coupled with solid products and research & development capabilities to grow. The deal would likely be closed by December 2018 or early 2019 and the combined entity would have a capacity of 20 mt and 48,000, he added.<br />
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Early on Wednesday, Thyssenkrupp and Tata Steel struck a preliminary agreement to combine their European steel operations in a 50-50 joint venture, creating the continent&#39;s No.2 steelmaker after ArcelorMittal.<br />
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The new company, to be named Thyssenkrupp Tata Steel, would be headquartered in or near Amsterdam, Thyssenkrupp said in a statement after the two companies signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU).<br />

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