Article: FreeMarkets Announces Agreement With Rio Tinto; Leading Global Mining Company to Leverage FreeMarkets' Online Bidding Technology and Services to Source a Variety of Goods.

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PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 9, 2001

FreeMarkets, Inc. (Nasdaq:FMKT), the leading B2B Global Marketplace and eSourcing solutions provider, today announced that it has signed an agreement with Rio Tinto Services, a Unit of Rio Tinto plc (LSE:RIO.), a world leader in finding, mining and processing the earth's mineral resources. Under the terms of the agreement, FreeMarkets will provide Rio Tinto with access to its online bidding technology and services, which Rio Tinto will use to source a variety of goods and services for its operations around the globe. FreeMarkets will serve Rio Tinto through its offices in both the United States ...

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