In aggregate, it was close to $4 billion or $5 billion. Hindalco Industries Limited purchased Novelis, Essar purchased Algoma Steel Inc., Tata Group purchased Teleglobe Inc. and the Birla Group set up a second pulp and paper mill in New Brunswick, as well as purchased a large business process outsourcing, BPO, call centre operation in Canada.
Hindalco Industries Limited a acheté Novelis, Essar a acheté Algoma Steel Inc., le Groupe Tata a acheté Teleglobe Inc. et le Groupe Birla a établi une deuxième usine de pâtes et papiers au Nouveau-Brunswick, en plus d'acheter un grand centre d'appels au Canada pour l'impartition des processus administratifs, l'IPA.