Brussels, 21/02/2007 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission has cleared under the EU Merger Regulation, subject to conditions, the proposed acquisition of the South African steel and vanadium producer Highveld by the steel company Evraz, incorporated in Luxembourg and primarily active in Russia.
Vanadium is a metal primarily used in the production of alloys (e.g. steel alloys used in axles, crankshafts, gears, and other critical components; mixed with aluminium in titanium alloys used in...