Seldom in the history of the mining industry has there been as much interest in mergers, acquisitions and takeovers as there is now.

Fuelled by the resources boom in the ...

Rio Tinto PLC (RIO) said Monday it has put 13 assets up for sale as part of an effort to streamline its aluminum division. . . The Anglo-Australian...

Even though Rio Tinto (RIO) is officially "cautious" on aluminum prices, the mining giant - and leading global producer of the metal - is spending...

Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto said on Tuesday that it will sell its Alcan Composites division to Swiss group Schweiter Technologies for 214 million pounds. "Rio Tinto has entered into an agreement to sell Alcan Composites, part of the Alcan Engineered Products division, to Schweiter Technologies for a total consideration of 349 million dollars," Rio Tinto said in a statement ...

Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto said Tuesday that it will sell its Alcan Composites division to Swiss group Schweiter Technologies for 349 million dollars (237 million euros). "Rio Tinto has entered into an agreement to sell Alcan Composites, part of the Alcan Engineered Products division, to Schweiter Technologies for a total consideration of 349 million dollars," Rio Tinto said in ...

Australian packaging firm Amcor on Tuesday launched a 2.025 billion US dollar takeover offer for parts of resources giant Rio Tinto's Alcan business.Amcor said it had offered to buy four Alcan Packaging divisions, part of a range of assets Rio Tinto has put on the market as it seeks to reduce its debts.Amcor said the targeted ...