Legal persons engaged in mining of metal ores and other ores, production of pig iron, coke, steel and ferro-alloys, as well as legal persons whose income in 2011 was at least €1 billion or whose business assets are worth at least €1.5 billion are eligible.
Applications for the purchase of transaction documents may be submitted by 27 April and the deadline for submission of final binding bids for a strategic partner is 4 May this year.
The public call will be published in local media and The Financial Times, and will be sent directly to all major global steel producers.
The Serbian government has made this decision in order to maintain continuity of production and provide the conditions for long-term development of the Smederevo plant.