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JSW Steel, trading firm Duferco in talks for cash-for-steel prepayment deal

Switzerland-based Duferco, backed by banks, would provide the cash to be repaid with physical steel

JSW steel

Apart from JSW Steel and ArcelorMittal, 11 others are believed to be in the fray

Reuters London

Indian conglomerate JSW Steel and global trading firm Duferco are in advanced talks on a five-year cash-for-steel prepayment deal, four sources familiar with the matter said.

The two sources said the deal, expected to be signed this quarter, would be worth about $600 million. Switzerland-based Duferco, backed by banks, would provide the cash to be repaid with physical steel.

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First Published: Jan 28 2019 | 10:45 PM IST

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