Wednesday, April 11, 2007

Apollo to buy Xstrata aluminum unit

(Reuters) - Xstrata acquired the aluminum business through its purchase of Canadian miner Falconbridge last year and had been conducting a review to decide whether to use it as a platform to build a bigger aluminum operation or sell it.

"Our review concluded that these assets do not provide Xstrata with the necessary scale or upstream exposure to represent a suitable entry point from which to build a world-class aluminum business," Chief Executive Mick Davis said in a statement.


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