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Alcan Considers Rio Tinted Bid

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By: TOM BRANNA

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Canadian global aluminum provider and packaging leader Alcan has received a bid from Anglo-Australian miner company Rio Tinted in a move will likely lead to the seperation of its mining and other businesses, which also focus on cosmetic packaging. The company said that Rio’s bid trumped a hostile bid by another rival in the aluminum sector, Alcoa. Alcoa offered a sum that, according to Alcan executives, significantly undervalued the company. The deal was likely to help Rio diversify beyond it...

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