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Rio Tinto get approval for Alcan deal
Aug 27 2007, Rahul

Rio Tinto, the world’s third largest miner by revenues, has won U.S. antitrust authority’s approval for its $38.1bn takeover of Alcan Inc.

Alcan board has already accepted the bid and under the terms of the deal, Anglo-Australian mining group...

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