"When yearly contracts were made in February at an 86% increase on last year’s prices, China’s steel producers gulped so hard they nearly swallowed their own teeth. But that wasn’t the end of it. Both Rio Tinto and BHP renegotiated their contracts for even higher prices this summer. And now its big brother’s turn." — [...]
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“Anyone who thinks China’s insatiable hunger for metals is going to subside any time soon need think again. On Monday it was announced that Chinese steelmakers have agreed to a new contract with Rio Tinto (RTP:NYSE) for the price of iron ore, which saw a 96.5% rise on last year.” — Dominic [...]
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"After naming Merrill Lynch CEO Stan O’Neal (yes, that Stan O’Neal, the one who was forced to step down after revealing $8.4 billion in mortgage writedowns for the investment firm last fall) to its board, Alcoa and Chinese competitor Aluminum Corporation of China, or Chalco, as it’s known, bought a 9% stake (12% [...]
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"BHP claims Rio will get back that lost value in cost savings and the reduction of competition after the merger. But Rio Tinto counters that BHP is just being cheap and possibly overvaluing its own power in the market." — Stephanie Grimmett
by Stephanie Grimmett
Baltimore – (TFN) Rio Tinto (RTP: NYSE) is getting annoyed with [...]
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