EU clears Rio Tinto’s talc sale

Sky News Australia | July 8, 2011 | 1:59 pm Top Companies Australia Europe

European Union regulators cleared on Friday a bid by French minerals firm Imerys to acquire the world’s biggest talc producer, Luzenac, from Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto. Imerys announced in February its intention to buy Luzenac for $US340

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