Rio jilts Chinalco for lure of $15bn rights issue

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Rio jilts Chinalco for lure of $15bn rights issue

Rio tinto on Thursday turned its back on Chinalco, the Chinese aluminium company with which it had agreed a $19bn investment, for a $15.2bn rights issue and a $5.8bn joint venture with BHP Billiton.

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