JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA — (Marketwire) — 08/16/12 — Written by Richard Finlayson, Senior International Editor for Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas) — Despite the fact that profit was down 22% for the first half of 2012, (NYSE:RIO) (London, England), the third-largest global company, will maintain its capital expenditure target for the full 2012 year at $16 billion. Profits were negatively affected by reduced prices for iron ore, copper and aluminum, and rising costs for operations.
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