Tag «Coal»

BHP Billiton Prices A$1.0 Billion Note Issue

October 09, 2012 BHP Billiton has today priced a five year A$1.0 billion note issue under its Australian Medium Term Note Program. The Australian dollar notes will pay interest at 3.75 per cent and mature in October 2017. The proceeds will be used for general corporate purposes.

Rio Tinto Investor Seminar

Rio Tinto is holding an investor seminar in London and New York today that includes an in-depth look at its Copper product group and its Technology & Innovation group. Highlights from the presentations: • Rio Tinto’s strategy of maximising shareholder value by investing in and operating large, long-term, cost-competitive mines and assets is unchanged. • …

India South Africa to meet USD 15 Billion Trade Target this Year Ahead of 2014 Timeline Anand Sharma Calls on President Zuma of South Africa

Commerce, Industry and Textiles Minister Anand Sharma visited South Africa on 21-22 September 2012 for bilateral meetings with his counterpart. During his visit, he also called on President Jacob Zuma and discussed global and regional developments and areas of bilateral cooperation. President Zuma conveyed his deep respect for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as well as …

Greenpeace confronts Dongwon’s destructive fishing in Korea

Yeosu, South Korea, 23 September 2012 — Activists from the Greenpeace ship Esperanza today occupied the dry dock where one of Dongwon’s purse seine ships, MV Granada, is being repaired. The activists closed the dock with a large banner saying “Dongwon’s Destructive Fishing Starts Here”. Greenpeace has escalated its campaign against Korea’s leading canned tuna …

ad:tech Expands Its India Presence, Launches ad:tech Bangalore

ad:tech, the world’s no.1 interactive advertising and technology conference and exhibition is soon coming to India’s own Silicon Valley – Bangalore. Here India’s leading brands and agencies will get to meet innovative startups, VCs, digital entrepreneurs and the marketing community will get to explore the technologies that are transforming their businesses. ad:tech was launched in …