Following Alcan's May 18, 2004 announcement of its intention to pursue a spin-off to its shareholders of substantially all of the rolled products businesses held by Alcan prior to its acquisition of ...

It is really getting ugly between aluminum rivals Alcan Inc. (AL) and Alcoa Inc. (AA). Alcan has denied Alcoa access to confidential financial information, despite the fact that this could lead to a ...

HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. (AP) -- General Cable will spend $185 million in cash to acquire Alcan Cable, the wire and cable business of mining company Rio Tinto PLC. Based on current metal prices, General ...

Rio Tinto came out with a generous bid for Canadian aluminum producer Alcan on Thursday, squashing the competing offer from American rival Alcoa. Not only is Rio Tinto offering far more money -- $101 ...

Alcoa says it could raise its hostile $28.6 billion offer for Alcan if warranted, but the Canadian aluminum maker has rebuffed requests for talks, a regulatory filing showed on Tuesday. In an exchange ...

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA — Mining giant Rio Tinto has offered to buy Canadian aluminum company Alcan Inc. for $38.1 billion in cash, the companies said Thursday, in a friendly takeover that tops a hostile ...

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