Lakshmi Mittal

Bulgaria Troubled Steel Mill Remains without Permit, Unions Stage New Protests

The troubled steel mill "Kremikovtzi" is not going to receive its complex environmental permit by the deadline because the mill is still not complacent with ecological requirements, according to the Bulgarian Deputy...

Bear market may lure steelmakers into futures

LONDON (Reuters) - Conservative steelmakers still shun the idea of steel futures because they are reluctant to give up their pricing power, but brokers hope a recent collapse in prices could convince them to take part.

Metalloinvest has become a member of the International Iron and Steel Institute

Metalloinvest Management Company has become a member of the International Iron and Steel Institute - one of the largest industry associations in the world which unites about 180 steel producers, national and regional steel...

Overcapacity stares in the face of steel-makers

It was as recently as the end of July that the head of the world’s largest steel-maker Lakshmi Mittal said that the steel industry would find a firm floor under prices and profits till at least 2011 on strong demand and supply...

Petra Ecclestone: from party girl to fashion designer

For a while Petra Ecclestone - daughter of F1 boss Bernie - looked like becoming Britain's answer to Paris Hilton. So what changed? She tells Tasmina Perry about life with the fast set and her new fashion line.

Credit crunch: Winners and loosers amoung the markets' big players

You want losers? Joe Lewis, Hackney-born currency speculator now based in the Caribbean, lost £500m through investments in doomed US bank Bear Stearns. Still, Lewis turned up last week as the new 29 per cent shareholder in pub...

The Ecclestone Affair Labour's first funding scandal

The Bernie Ecclestone affair was the first big funding scandal to hit Tony Blair's government. By Patrick Hennessy, Political Editor In January 1997 Mr Ecclestone, the Formula One chief, donated _1million to Labour Photo: PA It...

Flipping easy: how rich beat stamp duty

A businessman whose family owns more than half a dozen houses, including a £50m mansion on Britain’s “Billionaires’ Row”, has disclosed how to avoid paying tax on multi-million-pound property deals. Hossein Ghandehari bought...

Shiver down spine

Gloom spreads from trading floor to factories; RBI steps in Oct. 10: The festival season has rarely been so full of fury. Indian stocks tumbled by over 7 per cent, the rupee sank to a historic low of Rs 49.30 to a dollar and...

Ainsworth wants R's patience

Gareth Ainsworth has hit out at a small minority of Queens Park Rangers fans who he feels are expecting instant success at Loftus Road. Rangers have become the focus of much attention since the arrival of mega-rich owners...

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