May 22, 2008
Severstal North America’s Q1 2008 financial results have been added to the Nerds of Steel earnings spreadsheet. SNA had EBITDA per ton of $171 in Q1 2008 up from $39 in Q1 2007. However, this result includes a $156 million gain from the buyout of a long term electricity supply contract. Without the one-off gain, […]
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May 13, 2008
Severstal recently closed its acquisition of the Sparrow’s Point mill owned by ArcelorMittal. The price paid by Severstal, $810 million, works out to just over $200 per ton of installed steel making capacity. This is well below what assets have been selling for in North America. As can be seen in the graph below, the […]
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