SYDNEY, Dec 7 (Reuters) - Global miner Rio Tinto Ltd has sold its 50 percent stake in the Hydrogen Energy International joint venture to its partner BP for an undisclosed sum, Rio said in a statement on Monday.
Rio said it would focus the majority of its investment in carbon capture technology on a project in California.
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Rio said it would focus the majority of its investment in carbon capture technology on a project in California.
For a full statement:
http://pdf.reuters.com/asxnews/asxnews.asp?i=43059c3bf0e37541&u=urn:newsml:reuters.com:20091207:ASX_3A329547
(Reporting by Denny Thomas;) ((denny.thomas@reuters.com; +61 2 9373 1812; Reuters Messaging: denny.thomas.reuters.com@reuters.net)) Keywords: RIO/ (If you have a query or comment on this story, send an email to news.feedback.asia@thomsonreuters.com) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2009. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.