Article: ARMCO SELLS BRAZILIAN SHEET AND STRIP BUSINESS

 
PARSIPPANY, N.J., Sept. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Armco Inc. (NYSE: AS) announced today that it sold its Brazilian sheet and strip operations, Armco do Brasil, to the operation's current management team.  Armco said the sale was a continuation of its strategy to focus on stainless and electrical steel and divest businesses that do not represent a strategic fit. 
Armco said that as a result of the sale of Armco do Brasil shares, and prior remittances of intercompany debt, it had received approximately $55 million in net cash proceeds and would record a charge of approximately $15 million against third quarter earnings. 
As part of the transaction, the new company will purchase ...

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