The following have all combined to limit control of foreign minerals by US companies: In 2011, Resource nationalism became the number one risk for mining companies Nationalization Expropriation Increased taxation Constraints on the degree ...
Tags: Cobalt, Rare Earth, USA, Metallurgy
Japan is set to commence imports of rare earth metals for India in order to hedge against worsening relations with chief supplier China. The Asahi Shimbun reports that Japan is expected to announce the start of imports from India during a ...
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Lenovo and EMC will team up to develop and sell server and storage technology, with an eye to the Chinese market, the companies said Wednesday. The partnership will improve Lenovo's standing in the server and storage space, while giving ...
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In another attempt to reduce its dependence on China's stranglehold on rare earth element supply, Honda announced that its dealers will start to recycle old cars to extract the rare earth metals from the nickel-metal hydride batteries. ...
Tags: Asia, China, Japan, Rare Earth
Rosneft reported that British oil major BP’s CEO Robert Dudley will help oversee Russian oil giant Rosneft’s integration with TNK-BP to help introduce best international business standards, the companies said in a statement on ...
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Bangladesh Using Indian credit,Rites is to supply 10 broad and 16 metre gauge locomotives to BR in 2013. Belarus BC has awarded CZ Loko a EUR 20 million contract to supply 20 two axle shunting locomotives.The TME3 will be a 1 520 mm ...
Disputes between China and Japan over offshore territory have proceeded a step further with both countries competing for exploratory licenses to large swathes of the Pacific Ocean floor. The UN's International Seabed Authority (ISA) has ...
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Modernization and upgrade of existing facilities 1.The Company continued a major modernization program of its foundries across its Russian aluminium smelters in order to increase the production of value added products.The share of VAP ...
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Labor problems and low prices have platinum mines closing up shop in South Africa, and the potential for acquisitions is ripening. Senior Mining Analyst and Managing Director at Stifel Nicolaus in Toronto, George Topping believes that ...
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China's strangehold on the global supply of rare earth metals is shaking up diplomatic and trade ties in Asia as rival economies seek alternative sources of the key industrial materials. World Politics Review (paywall) reports that ...
Tags: China, Japan, Kazakhstan, Rare Earth, Rare Earths, USA
EMC is showing heavy interest in boosting its share of the data center market by moving from storage and related services to servers. Over the past two years, EMC has announced a number of partnerships and products that slipped its toe ...
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For its fiscal fourth-quarter 2012(to end-September),Emcore Corp of Albuquerque,NM,USA,which manufacturers compound semiconductor-based systems for fiber-optic and solar power applications,has reported revenue of$47.5m,down 8.9%on the prior ...
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The Moscow Times reported that Italian refiner Saras is to form a joint venture with Rosneft that will allow it to tap the Russian group's crude oil portfolio in return for access to the wider Mediterranean. Saras said that the two sides ...
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Russia's state-owned Rosneft has signed two loan agreements with a group of international banks for a total of $16.8 billion to finance acquisition of BP's 50% stake in Anglo-Russian TNK-BP, the company said Monday. "Pursuant to these ...
Huawei has announced its collaboration with SELEX Elsag, a company within the Finmeccanica group, for the construction of the first railway line in the United Arab Emirates, that will be completed by the end of 2014. Huawei, a leading ...
Tags: Huawei, SELEX Elsag, railway line, communication technology