ROLLED FINISHED PRODUCTS * 1 832 * 1.77 * 0.83 * 0.22 * 0.72

If the Thyssen and Rheinstahl Groups merged, the total tonnage of its own finished products used by the new Group would be 873 000 metric tons, or 9 % of the Group's total output of 9 75 million metric tons. Given the two companies combined annual consumption of some 1 71 million metric tons, the new Group, assuming that it was in a position to produce the necessary products itself, would be able to raise its internal consumption by the relatively slight amount of 127 000 metric tons to approximately 11 % of its output of finished products. The Group would still depend on the market for sales of ...[+++]89 % of its production.

III 18. In 1971 the Thyssen Group used 792 000 metric tons of finished products ; of these, 78 000 were obtained from outside sources, including 4 000 metric tons from Rheinstahl. Total production of finished products by the Thyssen Group was 8 600 000 metric tons.

Since the project would increase production capacity for hot-rolled finished products in the Community, which already far exceeds requirements, the Commission has decided at this stage not to ask the Council to give its assent under Article 95 to this aid.

In September 1986 Community production of finished rolled products reached 9 mio. t., bringing the total for the first 3 quarters to 77.5 mio. t.

The Commission has informed the German authorities that it will be seeking to ensure an overall reduction of the order of 10% of hot rolled finished products by the end of 1994 (a reduction of around 500 000t compared to the level which existed on 1 July 1990).