Thyssen, Outokumpu discuss stainless steel tie-up


DUESSELDORF, Germany/HELSINKI (Reuters) - Germany's ThyssenKrupp and Finland's Outokumpu are in early talks over a stainless steel tie-up, moving towards the long-awaited consolidation of a sector that has struggled to battle overcapacity and cheap Chinese imports.

ThyssenKrupp, a steelmaking conglomerate whose business stretches from submarines to lifts, is in the throes of a radical restructuring that will see it shed non-core assets with revenues of 10 billion euros ($12.7 billion) to slash debt.

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