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WISCO buys into Brazilian miner

WISCO buys into Brazilian miner

Shanghai: Capesize owners will be delighted by the tonne/mile scenario created by a leading Chinese steel mill's latest investment decision.
Wuhan Iron and Steel (Group) Corporation (WISCO) has now become the second largest shareholder of Brazilian iron ore miner MMX Mineracao e Metalicos SA (MMX. MMX has around 600m tons of reserves. WISCO, the number two mill in China, forked out US$400m for the 21.52% stake in the miner.  [02/03/10]