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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Yuri Kageyama

Nippon Steel stands firm on a US Steel takeover and denies risks cited by Biden

US Steel Nippon - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

Nippon Steel was standing firm on its proposed $15 billion acquisition of U.S. Steel, Chief Executive Eiji Hashimoto said Tuesday after President Joe Biden’s blocked the top Japanese steelmaker’s move.

“There is no reason or need to give up,” he told reporters at company headquarters in Tokyo. “We are convinced it’s clearly beneficial for both nations.”

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