Sept 30 (Reuters) - Rio Tinto (LONDON:RIO) Ltd RIO.AX :
* Rio Tinto agrees sale of interest in Bengalla joint venture
* Says has now announced or completed US$4.5 billion of divestments since
January 2013
* Has reached a binding agreement for sale of its 40 per cent interest in
Bengalla Coal JV in Australia to New Hope Corporation limited for US$606 million
* Sale of the interest in the Bengalla joint venture is expected to close in
the first quarter of 2016
* Source text for Eikon ID:nASX1k5bnC