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.

Jaguar Mining Inc. ("Jaguar") is one of the fastest growing gold producers in the world. Jaguar's plan is to significantly expand gold production from 70,000 ounces produced in 2007 to between 620,000 and 700,000 ounces by 2014 through its wholly-owned operations in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Jaguar operates in a prolific greenstone belt with a rich history of gold mining. Jaguar is actively exploring and developing additional mineral resources at its 65,500 acre land base in Minas Gerais and on an additional concession base totaling 186,600 acres in the state of Ceará in the northeast of Brazil through a joint venture. Jaguar is committed to increasing shareholder value through its aggressive expansion program, sizeable exploration effort and commitment to a best practices program where health, safety and environmental considerations receive the highest priority. Jaguar is a relatively low-cost gold producer and has no gold hedges in place thereby providing the leverage to gold prices directly to its investors.

Making wire is OK with Oklahoma Steel and Wire, which manufactures wire for the agricultural (barbed wire, fence stays, and livestock fence panels) and industrial (straight and cut wire, highway reinforcement fabric, and residential building fabric) markets. The company's agricultural products also include baler wire, poultry netting and hardware cloth, and T-posts. Industrial products include gate rods, galvanized wire, and acoustical hanger wire. Both Oklahoma Steel and Wire and affiliate Iowa Steel and Wire (which specializes in rolled wire mesh fabric) are owned by members of the Lockridge and Moore families. Collectively, the companies operate under the name OK BRAND.

China Oriental produces steel billet and strips for Chinese steel manufacturers, who then process the billet and strips into downstream products such as angles, rebar, wire rods, and pipe. China Oriental's production facilities are located in Hebei Province, the country's largest iron ore producing region. Its steel production facilities consist of an iron smelter and steel making and rolling plants. The company's annual production capacity exceeds 7 million tons, making China Oriental one of the largest suppliers in China. The company's founders own 43% of China Oriental; ArcelorMittal also owns 30% after a series of transactions in 2007 and 2008. The two companies also have a technology-sharing agreement.

Those folks who like to crush beer cans against their foreheads owe a lot to Logan Aluminum. Formed in 1983, Logan manufactures aluminum sheet that is used primarily by the beverage industry. A joint-venture of ARCO Aluminum (60%) and Novelis (40%), Logan Aluminum consists of one production facility that also manufactures products for makers of building products and rigid containers as well as for the automotive industry. Its technology includes ingot casting, hot and cold rolling, and finishing. Logan also operates an aluminum recycling facility that opened in 2008. ARCO Aluminum is a part of energy giant BP, and Novelis is owned by Indian aluminum producer Hindalco.

Goldrea Resources Corp. (TSX.V: GOR) is a mineral exploration and development company actively engaged in the acquisition, exploration, and development of mineral properties.Goldrea Resourceshas been working on several gold projects in North America and, in January 2004, launched an ambitious play into the Shandong Daye Mine area, near Rushan City, Shandong Province in China, the world's fourth largest producer of gold at that time (behind only South Africa, Australia and the USA). With China's new prominence as the world's top gold producer in 2007 (first time ever), Goldrea's Chinese activities represent a strategic new step for Goldrea Resources.

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.

Baosteel Group Corporation (hereinafter as Baosteel) is the most competitive steel complex in China at present. In 2008, Baosteel registered a sales revenue of RMB 246.839 billion yuan, a total profit of RMB 23.813 billion yuan, a total assets of RMB 352.497 billion yuan and a net assets of RMB 219.435 billion yuan; the total employees of Baosteel are 108914 people; Baosteel has been enrolled in Global 500 for 6 years consecutively and ranked 220th this year.On December 23, 1978, the construction of Baosteel started in Shanghai. In November 1998, Baosteel, Shanghai Metallurgical Holding Group and Meishan Iron & Steel Co., Ltd. consolidated. In 2006 Baosteel restructured Xinjiang Bayi Iron & Steel Co., Ltd. In 2008 Baosteel restructured Guangzhou Iron & Steel Enterprises Group and Shaoguan Iron & Steel Group to set up Guangdong Iron & Steel Group Corporation to eliminate the outdated capacity and prepare the construction of Zhanjiang Iron & Steel Manufacture Base.In recent years, centering on iron & steel supply chain, technological chain and resource utilization chain, Baosteel increased the consolidation of internal and external resources to enhance competitiveness and raise industrial status, as a result of which the business structure including main steel business and relatively diversified sectors has preliminarily taken shape.The main steel business of Baosteel focuses on the production of hi-tech and high value-added premium steel, with an annual production capacity around 30 million tons. Baosteel's products sell well at home and abroad. Its steel industry covers three major categories: carbon steel, stainless steel and specially-alloyed steel, which are widely applied in the sectors of automobile, home appliance, petrochemical, machinery manufacture, energy & transportation, building & decoration, metal products, aviation and aerospace, nuclear power and electronic instruments, etc. While maintaining its dominance in domestic flat product market, Baosteel's products are also exported to over 40 countries and regions including Japan, South Korea, Europe and America.Baosteel underlines environmental protection, implements clean production, develops circular economy and pursues sustainable development. It is the first enterprise to pass ISO-14001 environmental certification in Chinese metallurgical sector and also the first enterprise to get the title of "National environment-friendly enterprise" in Chinese metallurgical sector and Shanghai Municipality.

U.S. Steel Canada's output is creating the steely determination that has taken the company out of bankruptcy. U.S. Steel Canada company produces hot- and cold-rolled steel sheets, coated sheet steel, and performs coating, plating, and finishing services. It operates two steel facilities in Ontario and also produces coke, which is used in the steel production process. Production capacity at the two facilities totals about 5 million tons annually. Customers include companies in the automotive, building, and steel service center industries. It is the Canadian operations of U.S. Steel.

The Diamond Trading Company (DTC) is the sales and marketing jewel of diamond-mining giant De Beers SA -- which is owned by Anglo American (45%), the Oppenheimer family (40%), and the government of Botswana (15%). The DTC supplies almost half of all the rough diamonds on the market. It receives diamonds primarily from Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa. The DTC participates in joint ventures with the governments of Botswana and Namibia to sell diamonds from those countries. After sorting and valuing the diamonds, the Diamond Trading company sells the gems to clients, or sightholders. On the marketing side, the DTC promotes diamonds through such programs as the well-known "A Diamond Is Forever" advertising campaign.

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