Chinese-owned Zhongwang enters US aluminum market with $2.33b Aleris buy

Chinese-owned Zhongwang enters US aluminum market with $2.33b Aleris buy

Zhongwang USA LLC, backed by Chinese aluminum magnate Liu Zhongtian, said on Monday it would buy U.S. aluminum company Aleris Corp in a bet by the billionaire that the nascent U.S. automotive aluminum sector will be the industry’s next big growth market.

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