Imerys makes $340m. offer for Rio Tinto’s talc assets
23 February 2011
by Mike O'Driscoll
French group expands supply capability to plastics, paint, paper, & ceramics
Keywords: Imerys, Rio Tinto, talc, fillers, mineral fillers, Luzenac, paper, paint, plastics
After three years of seeking a buyer for its talc business, Rio Tinto Minerals (RTM), the industrial minerals division of Rio Tinto Plc, might be on the verge of finally selling its world talc leader Luzenac Group.
Paris-based Imerys today announced that it had entered into exclusive negotiations with Rio Tinto and made a binding offer...
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