BCL moves to liquidate Pula Steel
Friday, September 15, 2017
Shareholders' failure to inject fresh cash has pushed Pula Steel towards liquidation
BCL, which is the majority shareholder in Pula Steel, is also the biggest creditor of the steel making company, which is currently under judicial management.
Provisional liquidator of BCL, Nigel Dixon Warren told BusinessWeek that following shareholders’ failure to inject fresh funds into the company he was left with no option but to apply to the High Court for the company to be put under liquidation.
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