# France considers uniting Ascoval and Hayange under new owner

French authorities are considering a solution to unite the Ascoval steelmaking plant and the Hayange rail mill under one new owner, with ArcelorMittal, Liberty Steel and Jingye mentioned as potential buyers.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2020-06-25
- Where: Ascoval and Hayange, France, France
- Status: rumored
- Capacity: 250,000-600,000 tonnes/year of continuous cast bar
- Products: steel, rail
- Sectors: [Steel and Metal Products](https://endata.com/sectors/steel-metal-products.md)

## Companies

- [ASCOVAL](https://endata.com/companies/3161.md) (target)
- [Hayange](https://endata.com/companies/48110.md) (target)

## Sources

- [eurometal.net](https://eurometal.net/france-mulls-uniting-ascoval-hayange-under-new-owner/), 2020-06-25: "French authorities are rumoured to be considering a solution to unite the steelmaking plant of Ascoval and the rail mill of Hayange under one new owner."

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