On May 2nd Norsk Hydro announced that it was acquiring the aluminium assets of Vale, the world's second-largest mining company.

5月2日，挪威海德鲁(Norsk Hydro)公司宣布正在运作并购淡水河谷(Vale)公司旗下的铝资产，淡水河谷公司是世界第二大矿业公司。

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Chinalco was to have paid $12.3bn for stakes in Rio's iron ore, copper and aluminium assets and $7.2bn for convertible notes that would double its equity stake in Rio to 18%.

中铝要支付123亿美元用于购买力拓铁矿石、铜和铝资产的股权，另外支付72亿美元用于购买可转债，这将使中铝持有力拓股权翻倍至18%。

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Despite the arch-capitalist atmosphere, half the sheikhdom's top hotels, its airport, seaports, refinery, dry dock, aluminium smelter and two of its three banks, among other assets, are government-controlled.

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