JSW Steel eyes $1 bn pie of Australian coal mine
Mint Mumbai|February 20, 2024
Access to imported coal critical for company to meet capacity expansion target
Nehal Chaliawala
JSW Steel eyes $1 bn pie of Australian coal mine

JSW Steel Ltd is in talks with Australia's Whitehaven Coal to buy a 20% stake in its Blackwater mine for around $1 billion, two people aware of the matter said.

The companies are yet to decide on the final valuation. If the parties reach an agreement, a deal is likely by the end of March, the people said on condition of anonymity.

JSW Steel's talks with Whitehaven follow its failed bid to acquire a majority stake in the metallurgical coal business of Canada's Teck Resources in 2023, which was snapped up by mining and trading major Glencore.

A JSW spokesperson declined to comment, while Whitehaven did not respond to emailed queries.

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