Severstal to Buy Out ArcelorMittal in Venture, Interfax Says
OAO Severstal plans to buy the 50 percent it doesn't already own in a metal cord venture with ArcelorMittal, Interfax said, citing an unidentified person close to Severstal. Severstal's wire unit, Severstal-Metiz, and Arcelor's Trefilarbed unit formed the venture in 2005. Talks on the buyout are almost complete, the news agency said.