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Baosteel to buy 15% of Aquila

By Peter Smith in Sydney and Patti Waldmeir in Shanghai

Published: August 28 2009 18:17 | Last updated: August 28 2009 18:17

Baosteel, China’s largest steelmaker, plans to invest A$286m (US$241.2m) for a 15 per cent stake in Aquila Resources, an Australian iron ore and coal company, in a deal that underlines the country’s deepening interest in Australian iron ore assets.

Baosteel said the Aquila purchase was its first large strategic investment in a foreign public company.

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