ThyssenKrupp ‘of interest’ to U.S. Steel

Jan 30, 2013 | 06:17 PM | Michael Cowden

Tags  U.S. Steel, John Surma, ThyssenKrupp, bidding, ArcelorMittal, Cleveland, Indiana Harbor, Goldman Sachs Sal Tharani

CHICAGO — ThyssenKrupp AG’s assets in the Americas are “matters of interest” to U.S. Steel Corp., according to its top executive.
“We look at things that might be attractive within our business model and that would add value and things that are in the product ranges we’re familiar with and geographies that seem to have some regional association to where we are,” U.S. Steel chairman and chief executive officer John P. Surma said during a conference call with analysts Jan. 29 following the release of fourth-quarter earnings. ....





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