The remarks came as steel workers staged protests at the unit's headquarters in Duisburg in the heart of the Ruhr area, Germany's industrial heartland, asking for job security and future investments
Thyssenkrupp and Tata Steel are planning to combine their European steel activities to create the continent's No. 2 steelmaker after ArcelorMittal
Move to lighten Tata Steel's balance sheet; ThyssenKrupp JV to be 50:50 partnership producing high-quality flat steel
The two firms are seeking to adjust the terms of the deal to compensate for a valuation gap
Over plans to merge the group's European steel operations with those of Indian peer Tata Steel