Norsk Hydro Signs Letter of Intent to Buy Vale's MRN Stake
09 October 2015 - 6:04PM
Dow Jones News
By Dominic Chopping
Norwegian aluminum producer Norsk Hydro ASA (NHY.OS) has signed
a letter of intent to buy a further 40% in Brazilian bauxite
producer Mineracao Rio do Norte (MRN), in a deal that would see
Hydro's stake in the company rise to 45%.
The proposed deal involves Hydro buying Brazilian miner Vale
S.A.'s (VALE) 40% stake in MRN, though terms of the deal are yet to
be agreed.
Hydro is seeking support for the deal from the other MRN
shareholders, including Alcoa Inc. (AA) who has an 18.2% stake and
Rio Tinto PLC (RIO) who holds 12%.
MRN is based in the westernmost part of the state of Para, home
to Hydro's other Brazilian operations, and is one of the world's
largest producers of bauxite, it said. In operation since 1979, MRN
employs around 1,400 employees and a significant number of
contractors. It produces 18 million metric tons of bauxite a
year.
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(END) Dow Jones Newswires
October 09, 2015 02:49 ET (06:49 GMT)
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