Neyveli Lignite Corporation (NLC) mines lignite coal in India and generates power from that coal. Neyveli Lignite Corporation company operates three mines, located near the southern Indian city of Chennai, producing 24 million tons of coal per year. NLC also generates about 2,500 MW of power per year from three stations. The power goes to the nearby states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerela, Tamil Nadu, and Pondicherry. Neyveli Lignite Corporation company also provides consulting services in mine planning and construction and the renovation and life extension of old power stations. Neyveli Lignite was founded in 1956 and is owned by the Indian government.

Based in Baltimore, Maryland, Wise Metals Group LLC includes Wise Alloys, the world's third-leading producer of aluminum can stock for the beverage and food industries and an environmentally friendly company using recycled aluminum in the production of its can stock; Wise Recycling, one of the largest, direct-from-the-public collectors of aluminum beverage containers in the United States, operating shipping and processing locations throughout the United States that support a network of neighborhood collection centers; and Listerhill Total Maintenance Center, specializing in providing maintenance, repairs and fabrication to manufacturing and industrial plants worldwide ranging from small on-site repairs to complete turn-key maintenance.

Sumitomo Metals is at the forefront of the Japanese seamless pipe industry. In 1998, despite a sluggish oil industry activity, as well as a trend of strategic restructures among tubular manufacturers, Sumitomo Metals concentrated all of its proprietary technology in the construction of a state-of-the-art medium size seamless pipe making plant This plant besides being extensively automated, inaugurated numerous innovative technologies developed in house represented by the High-Toe-Angle Piercer, dinamically adjustable sizer, inline heat treatment and so on.In 1999, the new steel making plant, which is another embodiment of SMI technology, was constructed next to the medium size pipe making plant and directly connected to it, to become the world's first in line pipe making process.Thanks to these best-in-class facilities, Wakayama Steel Works boasted quality and productivity, and consolidated Sumitomo Metals' position as the leading pipe technology company.Besides Wakayama Steel Works where Carbon steel, low alloy steel, and martensitic stainless steel grades are produced, Sumitomo Metals operates another seamless pipe manufacturing plant, Amagasaki Tube Works which has been fulfilling the majority of CRA OCTG worldwide demand of such as Duplex stainless steel and Nickel based alloy.Sumitomo Metals has historically been the leading pioneer in developing high performances OCTG and a number of Major Oil and Gas companies have selected Sumitomo Metals as a long term partner.The Company's large diameter welded pipes produced in Kashima Steel Works have been deployed all over the world in oil and natural gas pipelines. In the domestic boiler tube market, Sumitomo Metals fulfills approximately 80% of the demand for the main tubes of thermal power generation plants and for boiler tubes used in large-scale industrial projects. Our electric-resistance welded pipe sector has been integrated into Sumitomo Pipe&Tube Co., Ltd. operations in 1999.Sumitomo Metals Pipe and Tube company together with Sumitomo group sister companies have built a world-wide reputation of quality and innovation as a manufacturer of critical application tubular used across a number of industries.

Worthington Industries has three primary business units and nine joint ventures. We operate as one company, which adds value for our customers through complete program management and shared expertise.Worthington Industries manages its business in a hub and spoke model; all of our business segments relate to our steel processing core competency. Worthington Steel serves as the hub in our model, and all other business segments and joint ventures fit in as spokes, meaning they all consume flat rolled steel.This model has helped Worthington Industries establish industry leadership in the steel processing, metal framing and pressure cylinders markets. In addition, joint ventures create innovative partnerships that complement our focus on metals-related markets. Integrated Building Systems, Steelpac Systems and Gerstenslager round out out our offering with construction services, custom shipping pallets and platforms and past model automotive body panels respectively.

Almaden Minerals Ltd., an exploration stage company, engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development of mineral properties in Canada, the United States, and Mexico. It principally holds interests in the Elk gold and silver property comprising the Siwash Gold deposit in Canada; and Caballo Blanco gold, silver, and copper prospect consisting of 8,200 hectares located in the state of Veracruz, Mexico. Almaden Minerals was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

Nevsun Resources Ltd. is a gold and base metal developer with a focus on developing mining projects in Africa. Nevsun is currently focused on advancing its high grade gold, copper, silver and zinc Bisha Project in Eritrea. The Bisha Mine is in active construction with operations anticipated in late 2010. Progress pictures can be found here. The Bisha Mine will be a low cost gold producer for its first two years of production (approx. 430,000 ounces gold per year) and a low cost high grade copper concentrate producer (approx. 80,000 tonnes of contained copper metal per year) for a further three years. Thereafter the mine will produce separate zinc and copper concentrates. Nevsun Resources Ltd. Eritrean portfolio provides a good base for future corporate growth.

Vancouver-based Augusta Resource Corporation is a base metals company focused on advancing the Rosemont copper-moly deposit near Tucson, Arizona. Rosemont currently hosts a large copper/molybdenum reserve that may account for about 10% of US copper output once in production in 2012. The exceptional experience and strength of Augusta’s management team, combined with the developed infrastructure and robust economics of the Rosemont project, will propel Augusta to become a solid mid-tier copper producer within the next three years. Augusta is traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange and the NYSE Alternext under the symbol AZC, and on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange under the symbol A5R.

Novolipetsk Steel (NLMK) is a world class steel producer with operations spanning mining, steelmaking and rolling.Our main production facilities in Lipetsk, in the centre of European Russia, are within 350 km of Stoilensky, our main iron ore supplier, and close to key Russian customers and major transport routes.We are among the world’s most profitable steel companies with sales revenue of USD11.7 billion and an EBITDA margin of 39% in 2008. Last year, we produced 10.5 million tonnes of steel.

Universal Stainless & Alloy Products, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and markets semi-finished and finished specialty steel products, including stainless steel, tool steel, and certain other alloyed steels primarily in the United States. Universal Stainless & Alloy Products company involves in melting, remelting, heat treating, hot and cold rolling, machining, and cold drawing semi-finished and finished specialty steels. It produces steel products in the form of ingots, blooms, billets, bars, slabs, and plates. Universal Stainless & Alloy Products company also offers conversion services on materials supplied by its customers, as well as produces customized shapes primarily for original equipment manufacturers. It sells its products to rerollers, forgers, service centers, original equipment manufacturers, and wire redrawers. Universal Stainless & Alloy Products company serves aerospace, power generation, petrochemical, and heavy equipment manufacturing industries. Universal Stainless & Alloy Products, Inc. was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Bridgeville, Pennsylvania.

Codelco is a different kind of high-energy copper top. State-owned Corporacion Nacional del Cobre de Chile (Codelco) is the world's top producer of copper (ahead of Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold), controlling some 20% of the world's known copper reserves and mining around 1.5 million tons of copper annually. Among the companies Codelco sells to are units of such diverse multinational giants as LG (South Korea), Outokumpu (Finland), Southwire (the US), and Wieland Werke (Germany). It is also a major producer of molybdenum (used for ferroalloys). Codelco's joint development partners on projects include the Canadian gold producer Barrick and the Mexican miner Industrias Penoles.

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