HELLENIC STEEL Co S.A. in Liquidation Invitation for Expression of Interest INTRODUCTION Hellenic Steel Co. S.A. (hereinafter the Company ) presently in Liquidation, was established in 1963 and was engaged in the production of steel coils and sheets. Its plant and offices are located in Thessaloniki, Northern Greece, at a distance of 6km from the Port of Thessaloniki. The main products of the Company are cold rolled steel uncoated, cold rolled steel galvanized and electrolytic tinplate (tinplate production was interrupted in 2013). Pursuant to a Resolution of the Company s General Shareholders Meeting dated 24 October, 2014 the Company was dissolved and was officially put in Liquidation as from November 1 st, 2014. Mr. Dimitrios Panozachos and Mr. Ioannis Verginis, domiciled in Thessaloniki (Greece), are the present Company s Liquidators, acting jointly. OVERVIEW The Company s plant includes also complete finishing lines that allow cutting and slitting coils into sheet and strips forms. Furthermore, the Continuous Galvanizing Line is complete with a leveler system and a skin pass mill online. The Company s mill production is max.700.000 ton per annum. The Company s geographic location close to Thessaloniki Industrial Zone of Sindos and to the Port of Thessaloniki, having always a dock available, offers ease of access by sea, while it is also close to the markets in South Eastern Europe and the Middle East. The premises location are easily accessible by road (Egnatia Odos and the National Road) and offer railroad infrastructure inside the Factory, connected with the Greek Railroads network. The ideal geographic location of the Company enhances not only its advantages and possibilities but its fully organized distribution network in Greece and abroad as well. During its 50 years of operation, Hellenic Steel had secured its permanent presence in Greek and major international steel markets. 1
The Liquidators acting within the frame of their legal duties announce by virtue hereof the international tender for the sale as a whole of the following Company s property (Land Site, Plant Building and Other Facilities and Networks). The assets will be sold free from any liens and encumbrances on the Company s property. The purchaser shall acquire the Company s property as it is. The Company shall be exonerated from any costs resulting from the restart, the replacement or the modernization of the equipment, as well as from any future claims. THE PROPERTY a) Land site The Company operates in a 979.545 m2 area and currently only 107.486 m2 area are used as buildings The remaining part can be used for various purposes including: 1) Developing complementary facilities for the vertical integration of the company 2) Construction of logistic facilities serving the entire South Eastern Europe and the Middle East. b) Buildings b.1)main Building The main building of 100.873 m2 (102.726 m2 along with basements) houses all the production lines. It is equipped with 26 overhead cranes and 3 shuttle transfer cars. b.2 Peripheral Buildings Peripheral buildings of supporting services of production with total area 5.442 m2 b.3administation Building Fully equipped building in 3 floors and total area 1.429 m2 2
c) Productions Lines 1. CONTINUOUS HYDROCHLORIC ACID PICKLING LINE 2. 4-HIGH 4-STAND HYDRAULIC TANDEM COLD MILL 584mm & 1.346mm X 1.422 mm 3. ELECTROLYTICCLEANING LINE (ALKALINE SOLUTION) 4. SINGLE STACK TIGHT COIL ANNEALING FURNACES (Nr. 60 Bases and Nr. 22 Furnaces) 5. 4-HIGH 2-STAND HYDRAULIC TEMPER MILL 1 st Stand 520mm 2 nd Stand 585mm & 1.350mm X 1.422mm 6. CONTINUOUS HOT DIP GALVANIZING LINE (TENSION LEVELLER & SKIN PASS ON LINE) 7. ELECTROLYTIC TINNING LINE (Nr. 9 Electrolytic Cells- Stannous Chloride Electrolyte) 8. RECOILLER & SLITTING LINE 9. 48 CUTTING No 1 10. 48 CUTTING No 2 11. COLD ROLLED SLITTING LINE 12. HOT ROLLED SLITTING LINE d) Other Facilities 1. Roll Shop with Nr. 3 Grinders 2. Nr. 4 Liquid Waste treatment Plants 3. Nr. 3 Osmosis (Demineralized Water) Plants 4. Nr. 3 ATLAS COPCO Air Compressors 5. Nr. 3 SHUTTLE CARS 6. Laboratory (Metallurgical and Chemical Departments) 7. HNX (Protective Atmosphere) Plant 8. Nr. 2 Weigh Scales 9. Nr. 30 Vehicles 3
e) Networks The following Networks exist inside the Company s premises 1. Natural Gas Network 2. Electrical Power Network 3. Compressed Air Network 4. Steam Network 5. Water Networks 6. HCI ACID Network 7. Fire protection Network 8. Protective Atmosphere Network 9. Industrial Liquid Wastes Network 10. Sewage Network Details regarding the Property, Production Lines, Other Facilities and Networks shall be provided to parties which express their serious interest in submitting an Offer. For further information on the above issues interested parties may contact Mr. Konstantinos Stathis, Mechanical Engineer, e-mail: cstath53@gmail.com PROCESS Interested parties are invited to examine the information provided and thereafter to submit their Offer until 12.00 hr (Greek time) on February 24 st, 2017 to the here below address: HELLENIC STEEL Co Accounting Department, Attn. Messrs: to the Liquidators Ionia, Thessaloniki 570 08- P.O BOX 1230 GREECE or to the following e-mail address: accounting.hsco@gruppoilva.com 4
The Offer should include Company s profile, operation plan and financial offer. The Offer will be submitted in both Greek and English Language The Liquidators shall in due time after February 24 st, 2017 address a written answer to all interested parties who will have submitted offers and shall invite for further negotiations at the Company s premises, in Thessaloniki, the parties whose offers shall be considered to be more interesting. The issuance of this Invitation in no way commits the Liquidators to proceed with the Process in case of failure of agreement during the negotiations with any of the interested parties. The Liquidators Dimitrios Panozachos Ioannis Verginis 5