China names Chinalco director as head of new rare earths firm

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The State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission (Sasac) also said Liu Leiyun, chairman of China Minmetals Rare Earth Co, had been nominated as general manager of the new China Rare Earth Group Co.

The new entity will combine China Minmetals Rare Earth with China Southern Rare Earth Group Co and Chinalco’s rare earths unit.