Exclusive - China's Sinochem in early talks to buy stake in Noble Group: sources

By Anshuman Daga and Sumeet Chatterjee SINGAPORE/HONG KONG (Reuters) - China's state-owned Sinochem is in early talks with Noble Group to buy an equity stake in the embattled trader, three sources familiar with the matter said, in a move that would help it gain access to the commodity trader's global supply chain. Taking a stake in an internationally active trading house like Noble would help Sinochem, a big oil, gas and petrochemical company, in its ambitions to become a more globally active en