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Argentina: Rio Tinto acquires North.

South American Business Information, August, 2000

Rio Tinto Plc, the second largest mining company world wide, will pay US$1,750mil for the gold producing company North LTD. This is after Anglo American Plc abandoned the bidding because of a higher offer. North accepted Rio Tinto's offer of Australian US$4.74 per share, which was 25% higher than its initial bid. Both companies Rio Tinto Plc and Anglo American Plc wanted control of North to exploit the increasing market of iron, whose main client, the steel industry, grew 11% until now this year. In an alliance with North's Japanese clients, Anglothreatened to continue competing and lower the prices for the industry. Together, Rio Tinto and North will extract around 120 million tons of iron mineral annually. This will happen after North finishes its expansion in the...

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