Liberty is advanced talks
International commodity group Liberty House expects to buy some of Tata Steelโs UK operations next month. Liberty is in advanced talks to purchase India-owned Tataโs pipe business in Hartlepool, which employs 600 people.
Liberty House is also among bidders for Tataโs speciality steel operations in Rotherham and Stocksbridge.
A Tata spokesperson said only that the groupโs speciality and pipe operations have attracted several prospective buyers and the sales are making progress.
Tataโs steel plant at Port Talbot in Wales made a profit of ยฃ5m (US$6.5m) in June, up from a ยฃ1m daily loss six months earlier. Tata Steel UK as a whole โ including the pipe and speciality operations โ has also become profitable. Port Talbotโs future is unclear after a sale was suspended following uncertainty arising from the UKโs vote for Brexit.
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