Does Rio Tinto (RTP) Deal Put Alcoa (AA) In Play?

February 12, 2009 9:16 AM EST
247wallst.com

The Chinese government-controlled mining and metals company Chinalco is putting $19.5 billion into publicly traded peer Rio Tinto (NYSE: RTP). A billion dollars of the cash will go to buying back a piece of RTP owned by Alcoa (NYSE: AA).

If China believes that it is getting a piece of RTP’s assets on the cheap, it is right.

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