/ 14 February 2001

TONGAAT READY TO BUY BACK 20% OF SHARES

SOUTH African sugar and aluminium producer Tongaat-Hulett Group is prepared to buy back up to 20% of its shares, which would boost the price before shareholder Anglo American sells a controlling stake. Anglo American is expected to sell its major remaining non-core asset – a 50.9% stake in Tongaat, whose businesses involve sugar, aluminium, starch, building materials and textiles. – Reuters

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