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AHMSA auction halted, transparency demands

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AHMSA auction schedule and court setbacks halted, transparency demands

In early June a federal judge cleared a $1.326 billion auction of Altos Hornos de México (AHMSA) and its mining unit Minosa, ordering the bankruptcy syndic to file final rules and a workers‑claims list within three days and targeting a 60‑day bidding window that could open by August. The same week, former owner Alonso Ancira was photographed in Texas; authorities noted his failure to meet a $216 million reparations schedule with Pemex, leaving roughly $112 million unpaid and prompting a re‑activation of a criminal case. July brought saw further court setbacks. On 2 July setbacks: the bankruptcy syndic missed the deadline for technical bases, a technical‑bases deadline, prompting unions to demand an immediate resolution. The court granted a 10‑day extension, and on 6 July extension; President Sheinbaum confirmed former owner Alonso Ancira’s outstanding payment, unpaid reparations, reviving the a criminal proceeding. By 10 July the FGR announced that pending appeals continued to block the case’s progress. On 13 July case; the Second District Court began reviewing the auction bases, making the documents public and appointing advisers for workers. Ten business days later the court ordered the publication of the final preferential and non‑preferential publishing labor‑creditor lists on IFECOM’s website, with and setting a short extension tentative hearing for verification. The syndic’s detailed calendar, submitted on 29 July, set 25 September 2026 as the tentative hearing to finalize the single‑unit sale. In early August ex‑workers 2026. Ex‑workers reported errors in the creditor list, urging list and urged verification before the 28 August deadline deadline. On 27 July Judge Ruth Huerta rejected the draft auction bases, ordering the syndic to avoid delays in severance payments. The process remains under close judicial supervision, with each step aimed at balancing investor certainty, labor rights, correct them within 72 hours. She said the draft introduced changes contrary to the June‑approved scheme, such as separating assets deemed essential, allowing forced sales to non‑conforming guaranteed creditors and imposing new economic burdens on bidders. By early August creditor representatives, led by lawyer Héctor Garza Martínez, demanded that authorities disclose the unresolved profile of companies being precalified to buy AHMSA, arguing that knowledge of whether buyers intend to restart production or focus on scrap trading is crucial for workers and the community. They also warned that insufficient sale proceeds could jeopardise recovery for creditors like Infonavit. The labor‑defence group of former employees criticised the syndic’s proposed legal issues surrounding Ancira’s reparations. fees as opaque and said it may file a formal complaint while reviewing the labour‑credit claims before the 28 August deadline.

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  1. 2026-08-06 23:56 UTC AHMSA auction halted, transparency demands
  2. 2026-08-05 22:52 UTC AHMSA auction schedule and court setbacks
  3. 2026-07-29 23:22 UTC AHMSA auction schedule and court setbacks
  4. 2026-07-27 18:59 UTC AHMSA bankruptcy auction and labor creditor list updates

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