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ArcelorMittal sells 50% stake in its shipping business

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The world’s largest steelmaker plans to offload more assets to reduce its debt to below $7bn

Brussels — ArcelorMittal, the world’s largest steelmaker, has agreed to sell a 50% stake in its shipping business, the first step in its plan to offload $2bn worth of assets by the middle of 2021 to reduce its debt

The company, which had net debt of $10.7bn at the end of September, said on Monday that the sale of the stake in Global Chartering to DryLog would cut its debt by $530m. It has a target to pull it below $7bn.GCL operates 28 dry cargo vessels, 25 of which are on long-term leases with three owned outright, and will continue to handle a share of ArcelorMittal’s shipments.

 

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