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EU Commission approves transaction of AST and VDM

The European Commission has today approved the divestiture of Terni remedy assets, related service centers and VDM business unit to ThyssenKrupp, which was announced on November 30, 2013. ThyssenKrupp expects to close the transaction in the next few weeks, subject to fulfillment of all closing conditions. ThyssenKrupp has around 157,000 employees in just under 80 …

Competitive conditions still differ: the German Steel Federation and IG Metall’s Düsseldorf office present a joint study on emission trading systems in other countries

The steel industry in Germany and Europe will continue to face differing international climate policy conditions next year. This would remain the case even if, as currently planned, CO2 emission trading systems were introduced in individual countries and regions outside the European Union. This is the conclusion of a study carried out by IW Consult at the Cologne Institute …

Differing competitive conditions still exist: German Steel Federation and IG Metall’s Düsseldorf branch office publish study on emission trading systems in other countries

The German and European steel industries will continue to face inconsistent international climate policy conditions in coming years. This will be the case even if – as is currently planned – CO2 emission trading systems are introduced in individual countries or regions outside the European Union. This is the result of a study carried out by the Cologne Institute …