CORRECT: Xstrata Lodges A$120 Million Claim Against BlueScope Steel
November 04 2009 - 6:12PM
Dow Jones News
BlueScope Steel Ltd. (BSL.AU), Australia's largest steel maker,
said Thursday that miner Xstrata PLC (XTA.LN) has lodged in court a
A$120 million claim alleging BlueScope failed to honor
contracts.
The Swiss-based miner filed a claim in the Supreme Court of New
South Wales state, alleging Melbourne-based BlueScope failed to
take delivery of coal agreed to in the contracts.
A BlueScope spokesman said that the company didn't enter into
the contracts with Xstrata as claimed in its legal summons and
doesn't consider it has any liability to the claims.
"BlueScope will defend the claims," the spokesman said.
"In light of the legal proceedings, it is not appropriate for
BlueScope to comment further," he said.
A Xstrata spokesman confirmed that the company had lodged an
application in the court and said that it expects a hearing later
this month. He declined further comment.
-By Andrew Harrison, Dow Jones Newswires; 61-3-9292-2095;
andrew.harrison@dowjones.com
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