Glencore International, the Switzerland-based integrated producer and marketer of commodities, is to buy the European manganese ferroalloys operations of Brazilian metals and mining group Vale.
The assets will be purchased for a cash consideration of $160m and the completion of the transaction is subject to the fulfilment of certain conditions precedent.
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