27.05.2010 - Rio Tinto upbeat on iron ore, base metals demand
From Commodityonline.com: Rio Tinto whose aluminium product group was significantly affected by economic downturn while its copper and iron ore businesses showed robust earnings is confident of the growth in base metals group upto 2030. In a transcript of the speech of Jan du Plessis, Chairman of Rio Tinto of the adjourned Annual General Meeting of the company, he said that "Over the next 15 years we expect consumption trends to lead to a doubling in demand for iron ore, aluminium and copper. We also expect substantial increased demand for energy. These trends will require a significant response from producers.".............................................Full Article: Source
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