STX Group raises US$417 mln from Chinese lenders

SEOUL, April 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's STX Group said Tuesday its Chinese
affiliates have secured 2.85 billion yuan (US$417 million) in loans from Chinese
lenders to fund the construction of its industrial complex there.
STX Dalian Shipbuilding borrowed 1.35 billion yuan from the state-run China
Construction Bank, while STX Dalian Engine clinched the remainder from another
Chinese bank, the business group said without naming the second lender.
The debts carry an interest rate of 6.14 percent and mature in nine years,
according to STX.
The money will be used to complete the second phase of its shipbuilding
industrial base in Dalian, northeast China, STX said.
The industrial base will be completed within the year to include vessel-engine
facilities and industrial plants, it said.
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