Bid for British Steel could safeguard 25,000 jobs

Posted on 16 Aug 2019 by Jonny Williamson

An agreed offer to purchase British Steel should come as welcome news after the business failed to secure a £30m rescue package from the government earlier this year.

The UK steel industry employs 32,000 people – image courtesy of Depositphotos. The bid was made by Ataer Holding, the investment arm of OYAK – Turkey’s largest professional pension fund, including the Turkish armed forces. Its industrial holdings include co-owning automotive brand Oyak-Renault, and Turkish steel producer, Erdemir. According to a statement…

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