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Zinifex to merge smelting business

ZINIFEX has unveiled merger plans to create the world’s largest zinc metal producer, with the Melbourne-based miner looking to combine its smelting and alloying businesses with those of materials technology group Umicore.

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Zinifex to merge smelting business

The move will leave Zinifex as a pure zinc mining play, and is likely to do little to assuage speculation of potential takeover bids for the company. With the smelting and alloying assets in a separate...

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