Rio clears final hurdles for $6.7B Arcadium Lithium buy

Rio Tinto (ASX, LON, NYSE: RIO) has secured all regulatory approvals to proceed with its $6.7 billion acquisition of Arcadium Lithium (ASX: LTM)(NYSE: ALTM), with the transaction set to close in early March.

The US-based lithium producer confirmed on Friday that…