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  • Friday, 19 March, 2021
    Liberty Steel
    UK draws up plans to run Liberty Steel if Gupta’s GFG collapses

    Industrial group seeking new financing after failure of Greensill Capital, its main lender

  • Tuesday, 16 March, 2021
    British Steel boss Ron Deelen to resign at end of March

    Departure comes just over a year after Chinese takeover of UK’s second-largest steelmaker

  • Thursday, 23 July, 2020
    French court rejects Chinese bid for former British Steel factory

    Decision comes as tensions rise over trade and investments by Chinese groups in Europe

  • Thursday, 2 July, 2020
    British Steel’s Chinese owner in last-ditch push to buy French factory

    Jingye’s bid for plant at risk due to unease over Chinese presence in European industry

  • Monday, 9 March, 2020
    Chinese buyer of British Steel to pursue French arm

    Jingye to keep close contact with Paris as it completes takeover and saves 3,200 jobs

  • Wednesday, 4 March, 2020
    Four groups swoop for British Steel’s French factory

    Bids complicate Chinese investor’s efforts to buy out whole of troubled company

  • Tuesday, 3 March, 2020
    British Steel’s Chinese rescuer to complete purchase next week

    Hundreds will lose jobs in £1.2bn turnround plan even as Jingye says 3,000 will be saved

  • Friday, 21 February, 2020
    Jingye tries to save British Steel rescue deal

    Chinese group writes to French government as it seeks to reassure over the future of Hayange plant

  • Friday, 31 January, 2020
    Paris casts doubt on sale of British Steel French plant

    Block on sale of Hayange facility raises hurdle for rescue by Chinese

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  • Sunday, 26 January, 2020
    UK companies
    Turkey’s Cengiz eyes British Steel bid if Jingye deal fails

    Conglomerate chief says it is ready to make a bid for struggling UK metal manufacturer

  • Saturday, 25 January, 2020
    British Steel buyer eyes investment on Teesside

    China’s Jingye considers building a new metal recycling furnace

  • Friday, 24 January, 2020
    British Steel plans up to 500 job cuts in shake-up

    Unions announce cuts after reaching employment deal with group’s Chinese buyer Jingye

  • Thursday, 23 January, 2020
    British Steel’s Chinese buyer strikes deal with unions

    Agreement brings Jingye a step closer to completing takeover

  • Wednesday, 8 January, 2020
    British Steel rescue nears after backing from Chinese regions

    Bidder Jingye will now seek deal with unions and clearance from French government

  • Sunday, 29 December, 2019
    British Steel’s new Chinese owner in stand-off with suppliers

    Jingye Group struggles to agree deals with Associated British Ports, BOC and Tarmac

  • Thursday, 5 December, 2019
    British Steel’s French factory for sale despite Chinese deal

    Plant searches for buyers even though Jingye has agreed to take over whole group

  • Sunday, 17 November, 2019
    British Steel faces uncertain future despite Scunthorpe rescue

    UK industry needs radical reform to end crippling cycle of boom and bust

  • Wednesday, 13 November, 2019
    European lobby group raises concerns over British Steel deal

    Eurofer asks Commission to probe takeover by China’s Jingye on state-aid grounds

  • Wednesday, 13 November, 2019
    Jingye Group
    The Chinese dealmaker behind a risky bet on British Steel

    Li Ganpo ditched the ‘iron rice bowl’ to build Jingye into a hotels-to-chemicals empire

  • Tuesday, 12 November, 2019
    France seeks comfort over British Steel takeover

    Authorities want Chinese buyer Jingye to guarantee supply to crucial factory

  • Tuesday, 12 November, 2019
    Doubts raised over Chinese rescue plan for British Steel

    Sceptics question Jingye’s motives and business logic in moving into UK industry

  • Monday, 11 November, 2019
    LexUK business & economy
    British Steel/Jingye: mortal coil Premium

    The Chinese company is buying into the troubled industry to spread risks

  • Monday, 11 November, 2019
    Explainer
    Timeline: the turbulent life of British Steel

    UK company has faced many challenges over long history in state and private ownership

  • Monday, 11 November, 2019
    British Steel rescued by Chinese group Jingye

    Deal expected to save thousands of jobs at UK’s second-largest steelmaker

  • Tuesday, 5 November, 2019
    Jingye eyes British Steel deal within days

    Provisional rescue plan would end uncertainty for 5,000 workers in Scunthorpe

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