In April Bouchard announced Rusal bought a 40% stake in the company for $200 million
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However this isn’t new - Russian company Severstal has been investing huge amounts of $ in the US for a decade+
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Ex MS gov Haley Barbour’s firm BGR lobbied for Alfa Bank 2004-2015
Current gov Phil Bryant introduced Trump to Nigel Farage
The deal fell through and Severstal bought the mill for $810 mil
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Deal fell through & Severstal bought Sparrows Point at lower price
Then Severstal bought Bouchard’s company Esmark & its debt
Then - in 2010 Esmark repurchased 3 cos back from Severstal
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