From Themoscowtimes.com: The Federal Anti-Monopoly Service will not approve the creation of a state-owned metals monopoly, Alexei Ulyanov, the head of the service’s industry control department, said Tuesday.

The service may approve, however, a two-way merger between Norilsk Nickel and Metalloinvest while imposing strict restrictions on their joint activities, Ulyanov said at the CIS Metals Summit, organized by the Adam Smith Institute….. Full Article: Source