Sunday 23 February 2014

Petronas: Perwaja to repay RM275.77m debt from August 2015

Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) has allowed Perwaja Holdings Bhd's unit to repay the RM275.77mil debt in monthly instalments from August 2015.

The national oil company said on Friday this was agreed upon under an out-of-court settlement with Perwaja Steel Sdn Bhd

"In addition, Petronas has also agreed to supply dry gas to Perwaja Steel on an advance payment basis.

"Petronas would like to emphasise that the settlement agreement is a business decision to increase its potential of recovering the debt in full," it said. - The Star