Salzgitter says it has no plans to exit copper producer Aurubis

(Reuters) -German steelmaker Salzgitter said on Monday it was not planning to exit its stake in copper producer Aurubis.

Aurubis is a valuable part of Salzgitter's business and brings "valuable EBITDA to the table", Chief Financial Officer Birgit Potrafki said.

Salzgitter, which owns 29.99% of Aurubis, said in October it would sell 500 million euros ($583 million) worth of bonds that could be exchanged for 7.6% of Aurubis's stock, quenching simmering takeover speculation.

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(Reporting by Emanuele Berro and Bernadette Hogg)