力拓洽谈收购美国锂生产商Arcadium
Rio Tinto in talks to buy US lithium producer Arcadium
英澳矿业巨头力拓与美国锂矿公司Arcadium Lithium周一证实，双方正在商讨收购事宜。
Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto is in discussions to buy US lithium mining company Arcadium Lithium, the companies confirmed Monday.
如果收购成功，将产生最大的锂生产商之一。锂是电动汽车电池的关键材料。
If successful, the acquisition would see the creation of one of the largest producers of lithium, a material key for EV batteries.
Kallanish（开阑商务信息咨询）获悉，力拓在一份声明中表示：“（力拓的）接触不具约束力，不确定是否会就任何交易达成一致或继续进行。”
“The approach [by Rio Tinto] is non-binding and there is no certainty that any transaction will be agreed to or will proceed,” Rio Tinto says in a statement seen by Kallanish.
另外，Arcadium指出，该公司将继续“专注于执行其战略愿景和实现大幅增长的途径”。
Separately, Arcadium notes the company continues to be “focused on executing its strategic vision and pathway to significant growth.”
两家公司没有透露潜在收购的任何财务细节。但据报道，Arcadium的估值可能在40亿至60亿美元之间。
The two companies did not disclose any financial details of the potential acquisition. However, Arcadium could reportedly be valued between $4 billion and $6 billion.
Arcadium去年由澳大利亚的Allkem和美国的Livent以106亿美元合并而成。该公司在阿根廷、澳大利亚、美国、加拿大、日本、英国和中国都有资产运营，其客户群包括特斯拉、宝马和通用汽车等汽车巨头。
Arcadium was formed last year by a $10.6 billion merger of Australia’s Allkem and the US’ Livent. The company operates assets in Argentina, Australia, the US, Canada, Japan, the UK and China. Its customer base includes automotive giants such asTesla, BMW and General Motors.
Arcadium的澳大利亚股票在周一早盘交易中上涨超过45%。截至发稿时，其股价为6.09澳元/股。然而，力拓的股票在伦敦证券交易所下跌约2%。
Arcadium’s Australia shares were up over 45% in early trading on Monday. It was trading at AUD 6.09/share at the time of writing. Rio’s shares, however, were down around 2% on the London Stock Exchange.
力拓的收购提议是在锂行业持续低价的环境下提出的。事实上，Arcadium上个月以锂价疲软为由，暂停其澳大利亚Mt Cattlin锂矿的扩建计划。
Rio Tinto’s acquisition offer comes amid an ongoing low-price environment for the lithium sector. Indeed, Arcadiumlast month suspended expansion plans at its Mt Cattlin lithium mine in Australia citing weak lithium prices.
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