A. Finkl & Sons Co. was founded in 1879 when German immigrant Anton Finkl developed a new kind of chisel to clean bricks from buildings destroyed in the Great Chicago Fire. In 1902, A. Finkl & Sons Co. moved to its present location on Chicago's Near North Side. From its simple beginnings, Finkl is now the world's leading supplier of forging die steels, plastic mold steels, die casting tool steels and custom open-die forgings, processing 100,000 tons of steel each year. Since the 1800s, Finkl has maintained a commitment to manufacture 100 percent of its products in Chicago. These products are distributed domestically and to more than 18 countries worldwide. Most people, however, will never come face-to-face with a Finkl product. Why? Because for the most part, we sell our products to other manufacturers -- plastic processors, die casting companies and closed-die forging plants -- who use Finkl steel in their manufacturing operations. Only when the ultimate in strength and durability is required, such as in large mining equipment, does Finkl steel become part of a finished product. With more than 100 patents to its credit, Finkl's steel formulations and steelmaking technologies set worldwide standards. Finkl's facilities are on the leading edge of technology, using the most automated processes in the world. In recognition of Finkl's product quality, Finkl was the first integrated steel manufacturer in America to receive ISO 9000 certification.

Peerless Steel Company prides itself as the leading service center in Michigan, specializing in the distribution of the finest quality product. Peerless Steel has a large inventory of carbon, alloy, and tool steels, as well as plate product. Peerless Steel Company has established operations in Troy, Saginaw and Grandville, Michigan. Fast, accurate, and friendly services are provided to customers across North America.In 1995, Peerless Steel Company celebrated its 50th year in business. Peerless Steel has experienced constant growth as it continually gains market share in the metal products industry. This growth trend has accelerated in recent years as a result of customers recognizing Peerless Steel Company's capabilities. Not only will the customer have access to a wide range of grades and sizes, but will also benefit from Peerless's ability to process to exact specifications and still provide next day delivery.

Shagang Group is a key enterprise group in Jiangsu Province, a superking-sized National Industrial Enterprise, the Largest Private Steel Enterprise in China, and is headquartered in Zhangjiagang City, Jiangsu Province.Shagang Group currently possesses total assets of RMB132 billion and more than 35,000 employees. Its annual production capacity is 29 million tons of iron, 35 million tons of steel and 33 million tons of rolled products. Shagang has been awarded the honors of the titles such as “Nationwide Customer Satisfaction Enterprise”, “Grade AAA Enterprise for Quality, Service and Reputation”, “China’s Enterprise Brand of Quality and Sincerity”, “ National Innovation-oriented Enterprise”, “Model Unit for Environmental Protection in China”, “New High-Tech Enterprise of Jiangsu Province”, “Circular Economy Construction Model Unit of Jiangsu Province”, and so on.Its leading products of wide heavy plate, hot rolled strip coil, hot and cold rolled stainless steel sheet, high speed wire rod, large bundle of wire rod, ribbed steel bar, special steel round bar have formed 60 series and more than 700 varieties with nearly 2000 specifications, among which high speed wire rod and ribbed steel bar products etc. have been awarded the titles of “Gold Cup Award of Internationally Advanced Physical Product Quality”, “National Customers’ Satisfactory Products” and so on. Ribbed steel bar product has obtained certification of CARES; high quality wire rod won “Chinese Famous Brand” products and “Inspection-free Export” commodity and other titles. The total annual production volumes and exportation of prime wire rods have both ranked the first in China for consecutive years; hot rolled strip coil has passed the CE Certification by the European Union; shipbuilding steel plate has passed through the classification society authentication of 9 countries. The trademark “Shagang” has won “the Well-known Trademark of China”. In 2009, Shagang Group was the 35th on the list of the Top 500 Chinese enterprises; the 11th in the Top 500 China Manufacturing Enterprises, ranked the first in National Private Enterprises and became the unique private enterprise from Mainland China entered into the Fortune Top 500 of the World.In 2009, Shagang Group took full use of its comprehensive advantages of its process equipment, product mix/structure, company branding strategy, modern logistics etc. to optimize its product structure, promote its technological innovation, pay close attention to reducing cost and improving efficiency, innovate its marketing mechanism, expand the markets with its great efforts, actively respond to the challenges and tests, so that the Company’s production operation has remained a good momentum of development. For the Year 2009, Shagang Group has fulfilled producing 22.14 million tons iron, 26.39 million tons of steel (which ranked the 7th in the world’s steel counterparts; the 5th in China’s steel counterparts), 23.28 million tons of rolled products, and RMB146.3 billion of sales income, RMB7.3 billion of profit and tax.Shagang Group will conscientiously implement the State policy concerning the steel industry development. With the guidance of Scientific Outlook on Development, Shagang would pursue the sustainable development strategy, take a new road to industrialization, speed up transformation and upgrading, vigorously promote the readjustment of product structure, further extend its industrial chain, pay an adequate attention to supporting enterprises, build modern logistics, implement capital operation, constantly improve its overall competitiveness in order to further make Shagang perfect, strong and excellent and try our best to build Shagang as a famous brand of “Hundred-year Old Factory”. Also Shagang people will make new contributions to building harmonious Jiangsu and making China become a powerful steel country.

Southern Copper Corporation engages in mining, smelting, and refining mineral properties in Peru, Mexico, and Chile. It involves in the production of copper and molybdenum concentrates; smelting of copper concentrates to produce anode copper; and refining of anode copper to produce copper cathodes, as well as refined silver and copper. The company operates the Toquepala and Cuajone mines in the Andes Mountains located southeast of the city of Lima, Peru, as well as a smelter and refinery in the coastal city of Ilo, Peru. Southern Copper Corporation also operates underground mines that produce zinc, gold, and lead, as well as a coal mine, which produce coal and coke. The company was founded in 1952 and is based in Phoenix, Arizona. Southern Copper Corporation is a subsidiary of Americas Mining Corporation.

Element Six is one of the leading suppliers of supermaterials – materials whose exceptional properties are unique or outperform others in their class. The group’s products are used across a wide range of industries from mining and construction to consumer electronics, within medicine and for oil and gas production. Element Six company also has a global sales, technical support and service networks.Element Six’s business activities are organized into four distinct areas – Advanced Materials, Hard Materials, Oil & Gas and Technologies. Each business serves global markets while focusing on specific customer segments. In addition, Element Six company has a venture capital fund to invest in innovative activities related to the use of one of our main supermaterials – synthetic diamond.Element Six company has production sites in the China, South Africa, Sweden, The Netherlands, Ukraine, Germany, Ireland and the UK with a global sales organisation. Research is carried out at dedicated laboratories in the UK and South Africa. A central Market Support Centre based in Shannon, Ireland, provides technical and customer support throughout the group.Element Six company has been working in the world of supermaterials for more than 50 years. From the beginning, Element Six placed an emphasis on quality and technical innovation. The results of the company’s efforts has lead to leadership in many of its market areas coupled with the creation of new solutions in the materials world

We are a leading producer of coal in Northern and Central Appalachia with a broad range of mid-to-high Btu, low-to-medium sulfur steam and metallurgical coal. We also have a complementary mining complex of mid-to-high sulfur steam coal strategically located in the Illinois Basin. We currently own and operate 13 active mining complexes, 12 of which are dispersed within Central Appalachia and Northern Appalachia, with the one complex in the Illinois Basin.We market our coal to a diverse customer base of largely investment grade electric utilities, as well as domestic industrial and steel customers. Coupling our primarily high-BTU, low-sulfur steam and metallurgical quality coal with the availability of multiple transportation options throughout the Appalachian region, we participate in both the domestic and international coal markets.

Vallourec is out to steel its clients' businesses -- Vallourec company ranks among the world's top producers of steel tubing. It caters to oil and gas, automotive, and mechanical engineering customers worldwide. Vallourec's seamless tubes unit makes welded and drawn tubes primarily for the energy industry, while its automotive and specialty products division makes tubes and stainless steel products for the auto industry, among others. Its Vallourec & Mannesmann Tubes subsidiary produces seamless tubes. Following a few years of acquisitions, divestitures, and general reorganization, the energy sector (inclusive of the oil & gas and power generation markets) accounts for around two-thirds of Vallourec's sales.

Caldera Resources Inc. is a Montreal based, mineral exploration company focused on the acquisition of advanced gold deposits located in South-eastern Europe and the Republic of Armenia. This geographic region has a rich mining history due to its location on the Tethyan belt. The Tethyan Belt is a major porphyry-related mineralized zone that extends across central and South-eastern Europe, Turkey, Armenia, Iran, Pakistan, through the Himalayan region into Burma, Malaysia, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.

There is more to Dumont Nickel than its name might suggest. Dumont Nickel holds gold, copper, silver, diamond, and uranium mineral properties in Utah, Nevada, Arizona, and Ontario, Canada. Its focus these days is on the acquisition and development of advanced stage North American projects with a focus on gold. After a period of dormancy during most of the 1990s, Dumont Nickel resumed exploration and mining activities in 1998, focusing on base metals and platinum group metals in the Raglan Area, Quebec, as well as the Attawapiskat diamond property in the James Bay area of Ontario. Dumont Nickel was originally incorporated in 1954.

Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. operates as a coal producer primarily in the central Appalachian and northern Appalachian regions. Alpha Natural Resources engages in underground room and pillar mining, and surface mining operations, with a focus on high bituminous, low sulfur steam coal and metallurgical coal reserves. It supplies and exports metallurgical coal for use in the steel-making processes; and thermal coal to electric utilities and manufacturing industries fuel for electricity generation. Alpha Natural Resources operates 61 mines and 14 coal preparation plants in Northern and Central Appalachia and the Powder River Basin. Alpha Natural Resources also involves in the purchase and resale of coal. Alpha Natural Resources serves electric utilities, steel manufacturers, industrial customers, and energy traders and brokers. Alpha Natural Resources was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Abingdon, Virginia.

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