Expectation of bidding war boosts Alcan
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Shares of Alcan Inc. rose after reports of possible takeover offers from Norsk Hydro ASA and Rio Tinto Group raised expectations of a bidding war with Alcoa Inc. for the Canadian aluminum producer.
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Alcan Inc.  , which is fighting a hostile $28.8 billion bid from U.S. rival Alcoa Inc. , is closer to arranging a friendly deal involving Rio Tinto Plc   and is expected to make an announcement this week, according to sources familiar with the situation.
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Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto has defended the price it has offered for Canada&#39;s Alcan, saying that the robust economic growth of China and India would see the business prosper.
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Canadian stocks increased, led by producers of raw materials and energy including Alcan Inc., as copper and aluminum prices rose to nine-year highs amid sliding inventories and forecasts that demand will exceed production.
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LONDON/MONTREAL  - Rio Tinto  , the world's second-biggest miner, is considering gate-crashing Alcoa Inc.'s  $28.6 billion hostile bid for Alcan Inc.  , sources familiar with the matter said on Friday.
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Anglo-Australian mining group Rio Tinto says its bid to buy Canada's Alcan for $38.1bn has been approved in the US.
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Rio Tinto Ltd.'s $38.1 billion takeover of Alcan Inc. is set to reap benefits from not just China's appetite for aluminum, but also the bauxite and alumina needed to make it, analysts said on Friday.
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Alcan Inc., one of the world&#39;s largest aluminum producers, said Friday it agreed to sell assets of its ores and concentrates trading division to Ocean Partners Holdings Ltd.
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MONTREAL/NEW YORK  - Alcoa Inc.  says it could raise its hostile $28.6 billion offer for Alcan Inc.  if warranted, but the Canadian aluminum maker has rebuffed requests for talks, a regulatory filing showed on Tuesday.
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Stocks rose sharply in early trading higher Thursday as investors gleaned positive consumer spending trends from retailers' June sales reports. A new bid for aluminum maker Alcan Inc. added to the market's upbeat mood.
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Mining giants BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto are reportedly preparing rival $40m takeover bids for US firm Alcoa.
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Anglo-Australian mining group Rio Tinto says it has made a recommended $38.1bn offer for Canadian firm Alcan.
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SYDNEY/LONDON  - Anglo-Australian miner Rio Tinto Ltd/Plc   signed a $38.1 billion cash deal to buy Canada's Alcan Inc. , creating the world's biggest aluminum producer, the companies said on Thursday, trumping a hostile offer from Alcoa Inc .
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The $101-a-share Rio Tinto bid represents a 32.8 percent premium to Alcoaâs hostile offer of $76.03 a share, potentially making it difficult for Alcoa to increase its bid.
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SYDNEY/LONDON  - Anglo-Australian miner Rio Tinto Ltd/Plc has agreed to buy Canadian aluminum company Alcan Inc. for $38.1 billion, in a bid to create the world's biggest aluminum company.
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Stocks rose sharply on Tuesday as talk that aluminum maker Alcoa Inc.  may be a takeover target bolstered optimism over deals and as energy shares gained with a rebound in oil prices.
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MONTREAL/NEW YORK  - Alcan Inc.   has rebuffed requests by Alcoa Inc.  for a meeting to discuss Alcoa's hostile $28.6 billion offer for the Canadian aluminum producer, a regulatory filing showed on Tuesday.