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SHANGHAI : The world's biggest steelmaker, Arcelor Mittal, has agreed to set up an electrical steel joint venture with Hunan Valin Iron and Steel Group, a listed unit of the Chinese company said Thursday.
Under the deal signed on August 11, the joint venture will have a total investment of 6.5 billion yuan (950 million dollars), Valin Steel Tube and Wire Co said in a statement with the Shenzhen Stock Exchange.
Arcelor Mittal and Hunan Valin Group will each hold a 50-percent stake in the joint venture with registered capital of 2.6 billion yuan, the statement said.
- AFP/vm
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