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Thyssenkrupp works council states steel management crisis puts sale at danger

Thyssenkrupp's. prepared sale of its steel company is at danger over. unpredictability following a leadership crisis at the unit, the. German conglomerate's works council head said on Friday.

Uncertainty amongst the labor force is at an optimum. Worries. about the future of employees and that of the business can be. felt everywhere, stated Tekin Nasikkol, who also rests on. Thyssenkrupp's 20-seat supervisory board.

His comments come after Thyssenkrupp Steel Europe (TKSE). late on Thursday stated its chairman, chief executive and 5. other supervisory and management board members would leave,. showing a deepening dispute over the steel unit's future.

Thyssenkrupp shares were flat at 0903 GMT after earlier. falling by 1.8%. The Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach. structure, Thyssenkrupp's leading shareholder with a 21% stake,. likewise declined to comment.

At the core of the clash lies the concern over how deep a. prepared restructuring of TKSE must be and just how much money it. requirements ahead of a partial sale to Czech billionaire Daniel. Kretinsky.

Kretinsky's energy holding EPH declined to comment.

A business plan provided earlier month, and rubber-stamped. by consultancies Roland Berger and McKinsey, didn't go far. enough for Thyssenkrupp CEO Miguel Lopez, who is charged to. finally get a sale of TKSE done after many stopped working efforts.

Mr. Lopez will now execute this technique all the more. quickly and regularly. That is the clear message of. yesterday's advancement, said Marc Tuengler of DSW, a lobby. group that represents Thyssenkrupp's private shareholders.

Works council head Nasikkol stated the government should now. get involved to assist solve the dispute that has engulfed. Germany's largest steelmaker and its roughly 27,000 staff members.

Economy Minister Robert Habeck said in a declaration that all. stakeholders now needed to ensure the business goes back to calmer. waters and reserved their differences.

Kretinsky recently bought a 20% stake in TKSE and there are. issues over what the current crisis means for continuous talks. for him to purchase an additional 30% from Thyssenkrupp, according to. people acquainted with the matter.

It can be presumed that the talks with Mr Kretinsky. relating to a 50:50 joint endeavor are now really picking up. speed, DSW's Tuengler said.

Labour agents on Thyssenkrupp's supervisory board. have actually requested a remarkable board conference to talk about the. existing crisis, a representative for the IG Metall union stated.

(source: Reuters)