By Christina Zander
STOCKHOLM--Swedish steel maker SSAB (SSAB-A.SK) said Friday it
has received approval from the European Commission to sell 50% of
the shares in Norsk Stal AS to Leif Hübert AS.
The transaction is part of the divestment the European
Commission deemed necessary for the merger of Finnish Rautaruukki
with SSAB, which was announced last year.
The transaction, which is subject to approval of national
competition authorities, will only have a limited impact on SSAB's
financial results, the company said.
Norsk Stal AS distributes steel and other metals in Norway and
the company's net sales in 2013 were SEK1.66 billion. The other
half of the shares in Norsk Stal is owned by Tata Steel.
Shares in SSAB closed at SEK38.84 Thursday.
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