Aleris and Zhongwang extend merger talks for fourth time

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US-based Aleris International and ChineseownedZhongwang USA have again extendedtheir merger agreement while negotiationscontinue, marking the fourth extension, anAleris spokesman said on October 16.This time, the preliminary agreementhas been extended for nearly anothermonth, until November 12, Jason Saragian,spokesman for Cleveland, Ohio-based Aleris,told SPGlobal Platts in an email.