Both Bidders for Jeklo Store Still in the Game

Ljubljana, 24 February - COMPANIES/STEEL
Both bidders for Jeklo Store steelworks of the Slovene Ironworks group, German Aicher and Swedish Inexa, are "still in the game" according to senior officials in the economics ministry. As negotiations reach the final stage, both bids are still fairly equal, Boris Sustar, state secretary for industry in the ministry, said Wednesday, adding differences should not be disclosed at this sensitive stage of the best-bidder selection process.