The plaintiffs claim that 11 defendants, Evraz being one, by dubious means deprived them of their majority stake in a big iron-ore complex now part of the Evraz empire.

ECONOMIST: Russian steel

The deal digs Mr Albanese out of a hole the size of Tom Price, the huge iron-ore complex in the Pilbara region of Western Australia in which Chinalco stands to take a stake.

ECONOMIST: Face value

Times have changed since Henry Ford made the River Rouge complex in Dearborn, Michigan, into the ultimate in vertical integration, with iron ore going in one end and shiny Model A's coming out the other.

FORBES: Ghost cars, ghost brands