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Two Biggest Mining Companies After Merge, An Ambition Becomes The Biggest Mine Company In World
Marius Kloppers is determined to win his $127bn battle to merge BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto, but must beat regulatory hurdles – and Rio’s opposition. Ruth Sunderland met a late starter who could become one of the globe’s most powerful men.
Marius Kloppers, chief executive of mining giant BHP Billiton, could be the patron saint of [...]
Severstal Resources, Rusian Steelmaker Mining Division Buys American Coal Miner for $1.3 Billion
Following in the footsteps of its bigger rival ArcelorMittal’s Brazilian acquisition earlier this week. Russian steelmaker OAO Severstal, through its mining division Severstal Resources, has agreed to buy American coal miner PBS Coals for about $1.3 billion in cash and also signalled its intention to acquire other assets in the continent.
Severstal will buy a combination [...]
Hassan on Petronas’ future plans
Petronas president Tan Sri Hassan Marican, in a separate interview with Azam Aris and Surin Murugiah from The Edge Financial Daily after announcing its financial results for the year ended March 31, 2007, provides an insight into the company’s operations and future plans. Here are excerpts of the interview:
FD: Another record profit year for Petronas. [...]
Pilgrim’s Pride to launch tender for Gold Kist
Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. (NYSE:PPC – news) on Thursday said it would launch an unsolicited $1 billion takeover offer for rival poultry producer Gold Kist Inc. (Nasdaq:GKIS – news) after failing to agree on a deal with Gold Kist management.
Pilgrim’s, the No. 2 U.S. poultry producer, said it would offer $20 a share for Gold Kist [...]
