Rio Tinto Receives Binding Offer For Dunkerque For $500 Mln

Jan 10 (Reuters) – Rio Tinto Plc:   RECEIVED A BINDING OFFER FROM LIBERTY HOUSE TO ACQUIRE RIO TINTO‘S ALUMINIUM DUNKERQUE SMELTER IN NORTHERN FRANCE FOR $500 MILLION * ‍HAS RECEIVED A BINDING OFFER FROM LIBERTY HOUSE TO ACQUIRE RIO TINTO‘S ALUMINIUM DUNKERQUE SMELTER IN NORTHERN FRANCE FOR $500 MILLION, SUBJECT TO FINAL ADJUSTMENTS * ‍SUBJECT TO SATISFACTORY COMPLETION OF THESE CONSULTATIONS, RIO TINTO EXPECTS TO COMPLETE SALE OF ALUMINIUM DUNKERQUE IN Q2 OF 2018 * ‍PROPOSAL RECEIVED FROM LIBERTY HOUSE INCLUDES PLANS FOR MODERNISATION OF SITE