皇冠体育applco buys out another domestic rival
Updated: 2007-10-16 09:49
Aluminum Corp of 皇冠体育app (皇冠体育applco), parent of publicly traded Chalco, has acquired 皇冠体育app Non-ferrous New Metals Co, the latest in a string of takeovers of its domestic rivals.
皇冠体育applco, 皇冠体育app's largest aluminum and alumina producer, has purchased a 100 percent stake of the non-ferrous metals unit from Liuzhou 皇冠体育app Tin Group, a senior official from 皇冠体育applco, who did not want to be named, told 皇冠体育app Daily. He declined to disclose how much 皇冠体育applco paid for the stake.
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皇冠体育applco will restructure 皇冠体育app Non-ferrous New Metals Co, but has no plans yet to inject the newly acquired firm's assets into Chalco, which is listed in Shanghai, Hong Kong and New York, said the official.
Founded in 1985, 皇冠体育app Non-ferrous New Metals Co was previously wholly controlled by Liuzhou 皇冠体育app Tin Group, which produces indium, lead, antimony, zinc, silver, cadmium and bismuth.
皇冠体育app Non-ferrous New Metals Co is involved in the business of non-ferrous metals, minerals, chemicals and additives for aluminum products. 皇冠体育applco is eyeing the company's alumina and other metal processing business, it said.
"The acquired company's geographical advantage - its base is quite close to our headquarters - also helped in its marriage with 皇冠体育applco," the official added.
皇冠体育applco and 皇冠体育app Non-ferrous New Metals Co are both located in Beijing.
The alumina major also scotched speculation that it was planning to merge or take a stake in Minmetals Development Co Ltd, a listed unit of State-owned 皇冠体育app Minmetals Corporation, which also trades and invests in non-ferrous metals and steel.
The alumina company, the world's third largest alumina producer, is expanding into other metals to build itself into a multinational with a diversified metals business.
皇冠体育applco struck a deal last month to take a 75 percent stake in Northeast Light Alloy Co Ltd, a Harbin-based manufacturer of aluminum and magnesium alloy. It has also completed a $860 million takeover of Peru Copper and agreed to buy a 49 percent stake in Yunnan Copper.
The company also controls Shaanxi Non-ferrous Metals, which owns Jinduicheng Molybdenum Group, the country's second largest miner of the rare metal.
皇冠体育applco posted a first-half sales increase of 36.2 percent over last year and 10.8 percent net profit growth, buoyed by a series of takeovers that boosted capacity.
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