据BBC报道，来自中国河北的中国敬业集团原则上同意以7,000万英镑（约6.27亿人民币）收购英国钢铁公司（British Steel）。英国钢铁公司是英国第二大钢铁企业。

（截图 Via BBC）

Jingye Group has agreed in principle to buy British Steel for £70m.

敬业集团已原则上同意以7,000万英镑（约6.27亿人民币）收购英国钢铁公司。

It is understood that the government will help in the form of loan guarantees and other financial support.

据了解，（英国）政府将以贷款担保和其他财政支持的形式提供帮助。

▲British Steel agrees £70m rescue with Chinese firm Via BBC

据报道，今年5月份，英国钢铁公司破产清算，由政府管理，纳税人每天要花费1百万英镑支撑该企业， 还有不少人面临失业的风险：

As well as employing 4,000 people at its Scunthorpe and Teesside sites, British Steel supports an additional 20,000 jobs in the supply chain.

该公司在斯肯索普和提赛德的工厂共有4,000名员工。此外，产业链中的雇佣员工达20,000多名。

▲British Steel agrees £70m rescue with Chinese firm Via BBC

另外，敬业集团还承诺增产，同时会削减开支:

The Chinese group is reportedly aiming to increase production at Scunthorpe from 2.5 million tonnes per year to more than three million.

据报道，这家中国公司计划把斯肯索普工厂的产量从每年的250万吨提升到300万吨。

▲British Steel agrees £70m rescue with Chinese firm Via BBC

此前，敬业集团董事长李赶坡专门访问了英国钢铁公司的斯肯索普工厂，和斯肯索普国会议员Nic Dakin以及布里格与古尔选区的议员Andrew Percy进行了会谈。

▲英国钢铁与中国公司的协议不会带来生产竞争 Via Grimsby Telegraph

Andrew Percy对两件事情做了回应。一方面，敬业的投资不会带来竞争：

Mr Percy said: "It was a positive meeting. Lots of people do think that Chinese steel is in competition, and it can be, but the good news is this company does not produce anything we produce in Scunthorpe, and vice versa – there is no competition.

Andrew Percy说：“这是一次积极的会议。许多人认为中国钢铁公司是来竞争的，它的确可以，但好消息是，敬业集团生产的产品和我们在斯肯索普生产的产品不同，所以不存在竞争关系。”

▲Chinese deal for British Steel 'would come with no manufacturing competition threat' Via Grimsby Telegraph

另一方面，英国钢铁会为敬业提供新的业务领域，服务英国和欧洲市场：

"They have assured us that if they do progress with this acquisition, they have every intention of investing to expand production to serve the UK and European market," he told the Grimsby Telegraph.

Andrew Percy对Grimsby Telegraph说：“他们向我们保证，如果此次收购取得进展，他们将扩大生产，以服务英国和欧洲市场。”

"That's really important and what they wanted from us was assurance from the government and the council about support we could give and we said we are committed to work together for that."

“这真的很重要，他们希望得到政府和议会的支持，我们承诺会为此共同努力。”

▲Chinese deal for British Steel 'would come with no manufacturing competition threat' Via Grimsby Telegraph

不少外媒认为，这笔收购可以解决英国钢铁公司员工的失业危机：

▲与中国敬业集团达成7，000万英镑救助协议，英国钢铁得救（截图 Via Mirror）

该协议会为数千人的工作提供保障。斯肯索普钢厂的员工被告知，谈判正在顺利进行，今早会发布声明。

英国工业游说组织UK Steel的总裁Gareth Stace认为，这次收购对于双方来说是互补的。

Gareth Stace, director general of industry lobby group UK Steel, told BBC Radio 4's Today that the business being bought was a "significant asset to our country" as it makes up a third of UK steel production, mostly from Scunthorpe.

英国工业游说组织UK Steel的总裁Gareth Stace在接受BBC广播电台采访时说，被收购的这项业务是“我们国家一项重大的资产”，英国约三分之一的钢铁产量来自于这家巨头，且大部分来自于斯肯索普工厂。

It also complements Jingye, he said. "We know that a purchase by Jingye of British Steel would certainly complement what they do there in China.

“我们知道，收购英国钢铁对于敬业集团的国内业务是一种补充。”

▲British Steel to be rescued by Chinese firm in £70m deal Via BBC

Gareth Stace认为，收购英国钢铁，不仅能够充实敬业集团的产品种类，也会让敬业集团在英国站稳脚跟，而斯肯索普也正需要这种投资。

He said that there was a need for "very significant investment" in the Scunthorpe works and that was why the expected announcement from Jingye was "really welcome".

他说，斯肯索普的生产需要“非常大的投资”，这就是为什么敬业的投资“受到真心的欢迎”。

▲British Steel to be rescued by Chinese firm in £70m deal Via BBC

事实上，此前还有另外两家公司想要收购英国钢铁公司。一家是土耳其军方养老基金旗下子公司Ataer Holding公司，一家是英国印裔富豪桑吉•古普塔（Sanjeev Gupta）所持有的工业集团Liberty House Group。

据报道，英国政府破产管理局曾经向Ataer承诺了为期10周的排他性谈判期， 然而，英国钢铁公司部分大型供应商拒绝接受降价，未能在谈判期内达成收购协议。

▲拯救英国钢铁公司的协议恐难以达成 （截图 Via Financial Times）

谈判期限临近，供应商的价格争议恐影响土耳其投资方达成协议

英国政府随后开始向其他投资方招手，最终，还是中国这家公司拿下了英国钢铁公司。

那么敬业集团是一家什么样的公司呢？据悉，中国敬业集团成立于2002年，总部位于河北。

China's Jingye Group specializes in iron and steel but also engages in tourism, hotels and real estate.

中国的敬业集团以钢铁为主业，兼营旅游，酒店和房地产业务。

It has 23,500 employees and total registered assets of 39bn yuan (£4.4bn). According to its website, Jingye Group ranked 217th among the top 500 enterprises in China in 2019.

拥有员工23,500名，总注册资产为390亿元人民币（44亿英镑），在2019年中国500强企业中名列217位。

The firm sells its products nationwide and exports them to more than 80 countries and regions.

该公司产品不仅在其国内市场有售，还出口到80多个国家和地区。

▲British Steel agrees £70m rescue with Chinese firm Via CNN

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文：Sasa

资料：BBC，FinancialTimes，Grimsby Telegraph，Mirror

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