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Appian, which put the two assets up for sale earlier this year, said the process had been very competitive, triggering a bidding battle that included unnamed large miners  – as well as two carmakers.  

“They were actually bidding, which was fascinating. I think that is a story in itself,” Michael Scherb, founder and chief executive of Appian, told the Financial Times. “It shows upstream security of supply is a major concern for industrial players.”