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Koniambo Nickel completes construction of first production line and readies for first molten metal by year end

Koné, 23 November 2012 Xstrata Nickel, the industrial partner in the Koniambo Nickel Project, is pleased to announce that the construction of the first production line of the smelter (Line 1) is complete. The necessary support services and operational infrastructure are undergoing pre-operational testing and commissioning. First molten metal is expected before year end and …

Greenpeace Urges Philippines to Act on Illegal Fishing

23 November 2012, Palau– Greenpeace International is calling for immediate legal action against a Filipino ship that was previously engaging in an illegal transfer of fish on the high seas a week ago. The Filipino reefer, Sal 19, was found illegally transferring fish to Heng Xing 1, a Cambodian-flagged reefer, along with 2 Indonesian purse …

EUROFER: Concerns about Glencore/Xstrata remain

EUROFER criticizes the European Commission’s approval of the Glencore/Xstrata merger. Remedies addressing zinc supplies, the European Steel Association says, are not sufficient to shield the European market from the dominant influence of one supplier. The European steel industry, which uses the lion’s share of zinc metal traded in Europe, will still have to face a …

EVRAZ Announces an Agreement to Sell EvrazTrans to NefteTransService

22 November 2012 – EVRAZ plc (LSE: EVR) (“EVRAZ”) announces that it has today signed an agreement for disposal of its Russian railcar operating subsidiary EvrazTrans to Russian freight rail operator NefteTransService (“NTS”) for RUB 9,450 million (approximately US$300 million) cash consideration on the basis of RUB 150 million (approximately US$4.8 million) of working capital, …

Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam addresses students at IIM Lucknow. Entrepreneurship Summit -2012 to be hosted

IIM Lucknow witnessed an address by Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam today with the launch of “Entrepreneurship Summit -2012”, the annual entrepreneurship summit scheduled to be held from 23rd – 25th November 2012. Dr. Kalam shared his experiences with students and faculty and talked about how entrepreneurship plays an important role in nation building. He also inspired the students to …

The Association of Radiation Oncologists of India (AROI) is about to stage its 34th annual national conference (AROICON), in Kolkata, between 29th November-2nd December 2012

It gives us great pleasure to announce that the Association of Radiation Oncologists of India (AROI) is about to stage its 34th annual national conference (AROICON), in Kolkata, between 29th November-2nd December 2012, at the Science City Auditorium and Hotel ITC Sonar. Cancer has emerged as the main cause of death worldwide & India is …

Siemens modernizes electric arc furnace at Swiss Steel: new equipment will shorten process times and cut conversion costs

Swiss Steel AG has placed an order with Siemens Metals Technologies for major modernization work on the company’s electric arc furnace in Emmenbrücke, in the Lucerne canton. The main goals of the project are to shorten process times and cut conversion costs. Production capacity will rise to 650,000 tonnes of steel per year and, at …