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January 7, 2026
Judge postpones auction of AHMSA assets: Reports
Written by Laura Miller
The long-awaited auction for the assets of bankrupt Mexican steelmaker Altos Hornos de México (AHMSA) and its mining subsidiary, Minosa, has been postponed, according to various local media reports.
The judge overseeing the bankruptcy proceedings had set a date for the auction: Jan. 30, El Heraldo de Saltillo reported.
However, the bankruptcy trustee requested a 30-day postponement to allow more time to determine the appropriate payments to workers.
The judge granted the request on Tuesday, Jan. 6, pushing out the auction to a later date. She also ordered a ruling on workers’ compensation within 15 days.
A new date for the sale has not yet been set. But the judge gave the trustee three days to issue a new schedule for the sale procedure, according to a court document dated Jan. 6.
There are reportedly at least eight parties interested in purchasing the mothballed AHMSA steelmaking and Minosa mining operations. The hope is to sell the operations as a whole and not piecemeal. According to SMU’s records, AHMSA’s assets include three blast furnaces and one EAF.
