Full steam ahead
25 January 2017

Chinese-backed Yancoal will pay up to $2.6 bln for Rio’s thermal coal unit. Getting this transformational deal past regulators and raising the necessary capital will take some doing. A full price tag looks brave, too, given a big run-up in prices and an uncertain sector outlook.
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