Rio Tinto stories:
FTSE flat, BA and Iberia consider merger
Nov 12th, 2009 - Reuters
* BA and Iberia boards consider merger * BT update sees telecoms rise * Oils down as crude slips, miners weaker LONDON, Nov 12 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE indexwas flat at midday on Thursday...
China, Australia Should Build Trust, Li Says on Trip
Oct 29th, 2009 - Bloomberg
Oct. 30 (Bloomberg) -- Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang saidChina is committed to a free trade agreement with Australia anddeveloping a broader relationship, as he began a three-day visitaimed at cementing ties strained in the past year.Rio Tinto sells building materials unit for $349M
Sep 22nd, 2009 - Forbes
MELBOURNE, Australia -- Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto has advanced its debt reduction plans by selling building materials manufacturer Alcan Composites to Swiss machinery producer Schweiter Technologies for $349 million...
Rio Tinto Drops Chinalco for Rights Issue
Jun 5th, 2009 - BusinessWeek
Rio Tinto's (RTP) $19.5bn financing deal with Chinalco (ACH) has collapsed and the mining giant is set to instead announce a $15.2bn rights issue. Rio's board was meeting last night after an emergency statement to the stock market...
Nikkei Gains 0.7%; Rio Halted
Jun 4th, 2009 - Wall Street Journal
SINGAPORE -- Asian share markets were higher Friday as optimism remained about a rebound in global demand. Australian miners were in focus as Rio Tinto walked away from a deal with Aluminium Corp...



