Arcelor to buy stake in two Costa Rican mills
Luxembourg-based Arcelor announced yesterday that its Brazilian unit Arcelor Brasil signed an agreement to buy a 50 percent stake of the capital of the Costa Rican companies Laminadora Costarricense SA and Trefileria Colima from Grupo Pujol Marti.
Although the transaction is subject to the fulfillment of certain conditions, it is expected to be completed by January 31, 2006.
Laminadora Costarricense SA rolling mill, which produces merchant bars and rebars, has an annual
production capacity of 400,000 tons, while Trefileria Colima wiredrawing unit has an annual
production capacity of 60,000 tons.