目前力拓正与中国一家国有铝业公司——中国铝业就出售股份一事进行旷日持久的谈判。
The company is in the middle of protracted negotiations over selling a stake to Chinalco, a state-owned Chinese aluminium company.
自从2007年收购加拿大铝业公司遭到惨重损失后,这是力拓首次尝试如此大的收购。
Rio's offer for Riversdale is its first attempt at a sizeable acquisition since a disastrous purchase of Alcan in 2007.
它也觊觎加拿大铝业集团——一个法加铝业公司,但是去年被力拓中标。
It also had its eye on Alcan, a big French-Canadian aluminum operator, but was outbid last year by Rio Tinto.
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