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EUR 189.50 For Business Accounts Only

Rio Tinto plc: Rio Tinto acquisition of Arcadium Lithium boosts lithium market position, adds growth options

The sizeable transaction can be absorbed by Rio Tinto without impairing credit quality, but initial EBITDA and cash flow contributions will be small.
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Rio Tinto plc

Rio Tinto is engaged in finding, mining and processing mineral resources. Co. has four product groups: iron ore, which supplies the global seaborne iron ore trade; aluminium, which includes bauxite mines, alumina refineries, and aluminium smelters; Copper and Diamonds, which has managed operations in Australia, Canada, Mongolia and the U.S., and non-managed operations in Chile and Indonesia, with by-product including gold, silver, molybdenum and others such as sulphuric acid, rhenium, and lead carbonate; and Energy and Minerals, which comprises mining, refining and marketing operations across borates, coal, iron ore concentrate and pellets, salt, titanium dioxide and uranium sectors.

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