China may weigh if BHP progresses Anglo takeover bid
CHINA could intervene in the proposed takeover of Anglo American by BHP in an effort to improve its access to copper and iron ore supply, said Bloomberg News.
The world’s second largest economy could use anti-trust concerns to buy Anglo assets, such as Rio Minas, the Brazilian iron ore mine. It did not have to block the Anglo transaction outright to do this, rather delay it which would exert sufficient leverage, the newswire said.
“China is likely to be concerned about this deal, as it heavily relies on importing copper raw materials and the transaction would create the world’s largest copper supplier,” Angela Zhang, associate professor at The University of Hong Kong and an expert on Chinese antitrust regulation told Bloomberg News.
Anglos Kupfer.... aber was wenn China die 79% Amplat von Anglo kauft? Das würde China mit einem Schlag bei PGM's unabhängig machen und einen guten Draht zu SA haben sie ja.
Ausserdem kommt kaum Pt aus Russland. Deren Minen haben hauptsächlich Pd während SA/Amplat Pt-Lastig ist.