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Negative on steel sector in Asia: Standard & Poor's

With the merger of Sesa Goa and Sterlite, it does benefit Vedanta's debt reduction amd overall improvement in the corporate structure too says Suzanne Smith, Metals & Mining Analyst at Standard & Poor. But she does not believe that it will affect the rating of the company.

February 27, 2012 / 15:47 IST
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With the merger of Sesa Goa and Sterlite, it does benefit Vedanta's debt reduction amd overall improvement in the corporate structure too says Suzanne Smith, metals & mining analyst at Standard & Poor's. But she does not believe that it will affect the rating of the company. Also despite Tata Steel being stable, the overall steel sector in Asia is on a negative because of lack of demand.

Also read: New structure will enhance shareholder value, says Anil Agarwal Below is the edited transcript of her interview on CNBC-TV18. Also watch the accompanying video. Q: Any balance sheet issues which have cropped up post the deal, which could potentially make you wary about this consolidated entity? A: Specific to balance sheet issues, we at Standard & Poor
first published: Feb 27, 2012 12:18 pm

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