印度的塔塔钢铁(Tata Steel)昨日预计，在赢得英荷钢铁制造商哥鲁氏(Corus)的控股权后，该公司每年节约成本可高达3.50亿美元。对哥鲁氏67亿英镑的出价将使塔塔钢铁成为世界第五大钢铁制造商。

India's Tata Steel yesterday predicted cost savings¹ up to $350m annually² after it won the battle for control of Anglo-Dutch steel maker³ Corus, with a ￡6.7bn bid that will make it the world's fifth largest steel-maker.

塔塔钢铁与巴西的CNS在伦敦展开了8个小时的激烈竞购战，最终塔塔钢铁以每股608便士的现金出价击败CSN每股603便士的最高出价，于昨日早间宣布获胜。

After more than eight hours of head-to-head bidding in London against Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional of Brazil, Tata was declared the winner early yesterday morning with a bid of 608p a share in cash, against CSN's highest bid of 603p a share.

在伦敦股市，哥鲁氏股价周二收于563便士，昨日攀升近7%，至601?便士。但塔塔钢铁股价昨日下跌9%，因为投资者担心该钢铁公司支付的价格过高，交易可能对公司收益产生压力。

Corus shares closed in London on Tuesday at 563p and yesterday climbed almost 7 per cent to 601?p. Tata Steel's shares fell 9 per cent yesterday, however, as investors⁴ worried that the steel company had paid too much and the deal could weigh on earnings⁵.