Deutsche Steinkohle is Germany's Old King Coal. The operating subsidiary of Germany's RAG Aktiengesellschaft, Deutsche Steinkohle (DSK) is the country's largest coal mining company. Its coal is used primarily for steel production and power generation. DSK operates seven mines in NorthRhine-Westphalia, one in the Saarland, and a coking plant in NorthRhine-Westphalia. RAG and Deutsche Steinkohle are owned by the state-run RAG Foundation, which was set up to oversee the dissolution of the German coal industry. The German government decided in 2007 that economic and environmental conditions make it infeasible to continue coal production in the country going forward, and so the industry will wind down by 2018.

ArcelorMittal is the world's No. 1 steel company with 320,000 employees in 60 countries. ArcelorMittal is one of Canada's leading suppliers of steel products and iron ore to markets in North America and around the world, with extensive mining, steelmaking and tube manufacturing facilities in the provinces of New Brunswick, Quebec and Ontario.Recognized for the excellence of its products, the skills of its 12,000 talented employees and its leadership in the industry, ArcelorMittal produces in Canada iron ore concentrate and pellets, and a wide range of steel products, including hot rolled, cold rolled, galvanized, Extragal, Galvalume, tinplate, chromium-coated and pre-painted falt rolled steels as well as tubular products.

Strateco Resources is hoping its strategy will help it find uranium ore in the Great White North. Strateco Resources company is exploring for uranium at seven properties in northern Quebec. (Canada is the world's top producer of uranium.) Strateco Resources' most promising site, Matoush, has indicated resources of almost 4,000 pounds and inferred (total possible) resources of 13,000 lbs. One other site, Quenonisca, is being explored for zinc, lead, silver, and copper. Quenonisca is a joint venture with the Quebecois government-owned SOQUEM. None of Strateco Resources' properties are in production.

Companhia Brasileira de Aluminio (CBA) has more than enough energy for its aluminum business. In fact, the company distributes excess electricity to homes across Brazil. Its operations span the aluminum production process, from mining bauxite to producing primary aluminum to processing coils, ingots, billet, and bars as well as such fabricated products as cables and roof tiles. Clients include such industries as transportation, packaging, electric utilities, constructions, and consumer products. The intensive electrical requirements for aluminum processing led the company to to invest in hydroelectric power generation. It now operates nearly 20 power plants and supplies more than half of its own electricity.

Industrias Nacobre, through its operating subsidiaries, manufactures and distributes a variety of metal and plastic products for industrial, construction, and agricultural uses. Subsidiaries Nacobre and Almexa produce copper tubes, sheets, bars, wires, fittings, valves, flexible hoses, and forged parts as well as aluminum rolls and sheets, disks, foil, and machined parts. The group's third operating company is Tubos Flexibles, which makes PVC tubes and fittings primarily for use in hydraulic, irrigation, and sewer systems. Owned by Grupo Carso, Industrias Nacobre is part of that company's Condumex business segment.

SEMAFO is a Canadian-based mining company with gold production and exploration activities in West Africa. The Company currently operates three gold mines: the Mana Mine in Burkina Faso, the Samira Hill Mine in Niger and the Kiniero Mine in Guinea. SEMAFO is committed to evolve in a conscientious manner to become a major player in its geographical area of interest. SEMAFO's strategic focus is to maximize shareholder value by effectively managing its existing assets as well as pursuing organic and strategic growth opportunities in West Africa.

ERAMET est un groupe minier et métallurgique français en forte croissance qui fonde l’exercice et le développement de ses activités sur un projet de croissance durable, rentable et harmonieuse. Le Groupe emploie environ 15 000 personnes dans 20 pays sur les cinq continents et détient des positions mondiales de premier plan dans chacune de ses activités. Les trois branches du Groupe, ERAMET Nickel, ERAMET Manganèse et ERAMET Alliages ont réalisé ensemble en 2009 un chiffre d’affaires de 2 689 M€. ERAMET est coté sur Euronext Paris, où ses titres se négocient au SRD. Il figure au compartiment A et dans l'indice CAC Mid 100.

Since it has been in business since the 19th century, it's probably fair to say that The David J. Joseph Company (DJJ) has been in a scrap or two. One of the largest scrap-metal brokerage operations in the US, DJJ recycles both ferrous (iron and steel) and nonferrous metals (copper, aluminum, lead, and brass) worldwide. To accomplish this feat, The David J. Joseph company operates about 60 scrap processing centers (including 15 car shredders) and about a dozen trading offices in the US. Its shredders can process up to a million car hulks each year. DJJ had been a subsidiary of Dutch energy and retail firm SHV Holdings, but US steel minimill titan Nucor acquired The David J. Joseph company in 2008 for $1.1 billion.

Macsteel International USA distributes alloy and carbon rod and wire through locations in Florida, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, and Texas. Macsteel International USA is a subsidiary of Macsteel International, which itself is owned by industry giant ArcelorMittal South Africa and the South African Macsteel, which has operations in about 40 countries worldwide. Sister company Macsteel Service Centers USA operates more than 30 service centers throughout North America.

Originally founded in 1956 as Etiwanda Steel Producers, TAMCO is a steel mini-mill that recycles ferrous scrap metal into concrete reinforcing bars (rebar). Mini-mills use electric arc furnace technology to melt scrap steel into semi-finished steel billets. These billets are then reheated and processed in a rolling mill where they are made into a wide variety of rebar lengths, sizes and grades.TAMCO produces over 500,000 tons of rebar annually and employs approximately 350 people. It is the only steel mini-mill in California. The Company serves markets primarily in California, Arizona and Nevada.TAMCO is jointly owned by Tokyo Steel, Ameron International and Mitsui & Company.

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