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Rio Tinto Plc and Rio Tinto Limited and BHP Billiton SA Holdings BV. And Richards Bay mining (Pty) Ltd and Richards Bay Titanium (Pty) Ltd

Case Number

LM114Jan09

Case type

Large Merger

Subcategories

Procedural matter

Type of merger

Case status

Reasons Issued

Outcome

Approved

Order date

11-03-2009

Competition Tribunal Members

Industry

Mining

Relevant market

Production of ilmenite, rutile and zircon.

Sector

Mining and quarrying

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Remedy

Sections of the act

Case Name

Rio Tinto Plc and Rio Tinto Limited and

Appellant

Applicant

Competition Commission

Complainant

Interested Party

Intervener

Other

Primary Acquiring Firm

Rio Tinto / Rio Tinto Ltd, BHP Billiton South Africa Holdings BV

Primary Target Firm

Richards Bay Mining (Pty) Ltd, Richards Bay Titanium

Respondent

Secondary Acquiring Firm

Secondary Target Firm

Trade Union

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