Antitrust check on Nippon Steel-Sumitomo Metal merger

Antitrust check on Nippon Steel-Sumitomo Metal merger

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Fair Trade Commission Secretary General Takashi Yamamoto speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 9, 2011. He said the antitrust watchdog will not only focus on domestic market share but also consider other factors when it decides whether to approve the planned merger of Nippon Steel Corp. and Sumitomo Metal Industries Ltd.

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