Vedanta Resources explores, mines, and refines copper, zinc, and aluminum, with operations located in Australia, Zambia, and India. Vedanta does business in India through its copper-producing subsidiary Sterlite Industries. Sterlite produces zinc and aluminum through its majority holdings in Hindustan Zinc and Bharat Aluminum Company. Its Australian properties include copper mines in Queensland and Tasmania. Vedanta also owns a controlling stake in India's largest private-sector iron ore producer, Sesa Goa Limited. In 2010 Vedanta agreed to acquire the zinc assets of Anglo American PLC in a $1.3 billion deal that would make it the world's largest zinc and lead producer.

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.

Toyota Tsusho has been growing steadily together with the automotive business as the main axis. Tomen also has been developed with a wide range of business and customers in non-automotive field. Two companies merged on April 1,2006, and started as newborn Toyota Tsusho Corporation. The newborn Toyota Tsusho group, using the know-how of a global network and as the only trading company group that deeply involved in a idea of manufacturing, aim at a new trading company group that make flexible ideas and an adequate proposal.

Waukesha Foundry produces cast components in a variety of materials, including corrosion- and heat-resistant stainless steels, tool steels, and nickel- and copper-base alloys. Waukesha Foundry company also provides machining and fabrication services. Products include industrial furnace fittings, tooling, and parts for industrial equipment. Milwaukee private equity firm Facilitator Capital Fund owns Waukesha Foundry, which was founded in 1912. Facilitator Capital bought Waukesha Foundry company in 1999 and has expanded the business by buying other foundry operations and merging them into Waukesha Foundry.

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.

Lakeside is a diversified steel pipe and tubing manufacturer. Lakeside’s list of customers includes large oil and gas, mining, automotive and commercial and industrial supply companies. In addition to supplying its products in these industries, Lakeside manufactures pipe and mechanical tubing for the resale market, which is sold to distributors in Eastern Canada and the Northeastern United States. Lakeside manufactures a variety of products for these industries including oil well tubing and casing, mechanical tubing, pressure tubing, automotive tubing, hollows for redraw, line pipe, heating and plumbing pipe, drill rod and specialty tubing. Lakeside serves customers worldwide supplying products, either directly or indirectly, in Canada, China, Australia and the United States.Located in Welland, Ontario, Lakeside is well positioned to serve the domestic as well as international markets. Its close proximity to the United States border allows direct shipping access to the United States and has access to inland waterways which could accommodate shipping through major ports in Canada and the United States for service to international markets in the future.

Typhoon Exploration is a Canadian mining exploration company incorporated in 2003. Its shares are listed on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol TYP.Typhoon holds a diversified portfolio of properties such as the Fayolle and Faille 1 gold projects which are located in Rouyn-Noranda's mining camp, one of the best-known in the world for gold. The company also owns the Monexco-McCorkill project located in Chibougamau, whose mining camp is reputed for its gold and base metals reserves. The infrastructures of all of these camps are developed in such a way that they are accessible by the existing road network all year round.The Fayolle Deposit's geographic proximity to the Val d'Or, Malartic and Rouyn-Noranda gold camps allows for far more cost-effective exploitation when that phase of operations is reached.Typhoon Exploration company strives to increase the value of its shares by building its gold resources, all while employing the latest mining technologies and minimizing its environmental impact.

The kind of powders produced by H.C. Starck have nothing to do with ski slopes or Miami Vice busts. H.C. Starck (the US unit of German-based H.C. Starck GmnH, dba H. C. Starck Group) manufactures metal powders, thermal spray powders, metal products, and specialty chemicals. Its powders go into everything from concrete to sporting goods, from pigments and plastics to medical and dental supplies. Starck also makes electroconductive polymers and colloidal silica for the electronics industry. H. C. Starck Group has more than a dozen plants located in Europe, North America, and Asia. It is owned by private investors Advent International and The Carlyle Group.

World Minerals Inc. is a world leading supplier of engineered mineral products derived from diatomaceous earth and expanded perlite, natural raw materials possessing unusually light density, chemical inertness, high surface area and intricate structure. As a result of these unusual properties, the company's products are used in a host of applications, including filtration for liquid/solid separation, functional fillers for paints, coatings, polymers and elastomers, bioreactor support, and in the promotion of plant growth. In addition, World Minerals is a leading supplier of semi-finished products, such as crushed and screened perlite ore.World Minerals operates a global network of 26 production facilities. The Company's products are used in virtually every nation, and are available either from the Company's 17 direct sales offices or through its highly capable distributors and agents.

U.S. Energy Corp. engages in the acquisition, exploration, holding, sale, and/or development of mineral properties. It primarily explores for molybdenum, and other base and precious metals. U.S. Energy company holds interests in Mount Emmons property that covers approximately 9,311 acres located in Gunnison County, Colorado. It also holds interests in oil and gas properties located in Williston Basin North Dakota and Gulf Coast region. In addition, the company holds interests in geothermal properties. Further, it develops multifamily apartment project in Gillette, Wyoming. As of December 31, 2009, its estimated proved reserves were approximately 1,086,203 BOE. The company was founded in 1966 and is based in Riverton, Wyoming.

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