MISA (Marubeni-Itochu Steel America) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Marubeni-Itochu Steel of Japan and the parent organization for a highly integrated network of facilities in the United States, Canada and Mexico with over $1.8 billion in sales. MISA delivers metal products from more than a dozen distributors and processing facilities for the most demanding applications. MISA is committed to assisting a broad spectrum of customers in formulating a successful globalized response to the increasingly globalized steel industry.

ThyssenKrupp Stainless International (Krefeld) is a wholly owned subsidiary of ThyssenKrupp Stainless AG. Its two business units complement the direct sales activities of ThyssenKrupp Nirosta in Germany and ThyssenKrupp Acciai Speciali Terni in Italy. ThyssenKrupp Stainless International sells cold-rolled and hot-rolled stainless steel in all market regions worldwide with the exception of North America.ThyssenKrupp Stainless International company has around 440 employees and sells approximately 700,000 metric tons of material worldwide each year. In fiscal 2006/2007 ThyssenKrupp Stainless International generated sales of 1,570 million euros. ThyssenKrupp Stainless International currently has service centers in the United Kingdom, France, Spain, Poland, Hungary and Turkey as well as a sales company in the Benelux states and a warehouse with processing facilities in southern China. In addition, ThyssenKrupp Stainless International has sales offices in Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing, Brazil, Singapore and Vietnam. The service centers are equipped with cut-to-length and slitting lines and can provide various surface treatments including grinding and brushing. ThyssenKrupp Stainless International is not just a materials supplier, it is a true service provider. ThyssenKrupp Stainless International company provides solutions for wide-ranging applications, offers product-support services and operates close to customers by constantly expanding and optimizing its global sales and service center network.

Metalico, Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in scrap metal recycling and lead metal products fabrication activities in the United States. Its Scrap Metal Recycling segment collects industrial and obsolete ferrous and non-ferrous scrap metal; processes into reusable forms; and supplies the recycled metals to electric arc furnace mills, steel mills, foundries, secondary smelters, aluminum recyclers, and metal brokers, as well as to exporters and international brokers. This segment offers ferrous products, which include sheared and bundled scrap metal, and other scrap metal, such as turnings and busheling, and cast and broken cast iron; and processes and packages non-ferrous metals, including aluminum, copper, stainless steel, brass, nickel-based alloys, and high-temperature alloys for resale. The Scrap Metal Recycling segment also recycles the platinum group metals, such as platinum, palladium, and rhodium from the substrate material retrieved from the recycling of catalytic converters. The company’s Lead Fabrication segment produces and sells sheet lead, shot, extruded strip lead, and cast lead, as well as other lead products, including roof flashings, lead wool, anodes, and babbitt. Its products are used in the roofing, plumbing, radiation shielding, electronic soldering, ammunition, and automotive industries. This segment also sells its products to the contractors in the U.S. Department of Defense. As of December 31, 2009, Metalico company operated 24 scrap metal recycling facilities; an aluminum de-ox plant; and 4 lead fabrication and recycling plants. Metalico was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Cranford, New Jersey.

JFE Shoji Trade, a subsidiary of JFE Shoji Holdings, is a huge player in the trading game. JFE Shoji Trade company's main business is steel plate (used for ships and bridges) and steel sheet (for automobiles, home electrical appliances, and wall and roof construction). It also sells special steel, structural steel, stainless steel, and steel rods used in construction, civil engineering, and steel-pipe manufacturing. Much of the steel it distributes is produced by JFE Holdings, one of Japan's largest steel producers. Additionally JFE Shoji Trade trades and distributes chemicals and fuels (coal chemical products, industrial gases, and inorganic chemicals), steel-making machinery, and iron ore and coal.

Rautaruukki (Ruukki) has meddled its way into the metal industry. The company's metals division -- about half of sales -- makes hot-rolled plate, cold-rolled and coated strip, and tubular steel products. Its construction division makes metal products such as facades, floors, frames, and roof structures. Ruukki's engineering division makes integrated metal used by the marine and offshore, pulp and paper, and the lifting and transport equipment sectors. Rautaruukki Oyj company also produces metal made into axle components, side-impact beams, appliances, air conditioning, and heating equipment by the automotive, household, and light engineering industries. The Finnish government owns 40% of Ruukki.

Mwana Africa PLC is a pan-African resources company with operations in Zimbabwe and South Africa, and a broad range of exploration projects and interests in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Angola, Ghana and Bostwana. The group has a diverse asset base, including gold, nickel, copper, cobalt and diamonds.In October 2005, Mwana Africa became the first African-owned, African-managed resource company to be listed on the London Stock Exchange’s Alternative Investment Market (AIM), through a reverse takeover of African Gold plc by a privately held mining company, Mwana Africa Holdings (Pty) Limited. Mwana Africa Holdings (Pty) Limited was itself formed in 2003.Mwana Africa PLC company intends to pursue further mining opportunities across the African continent, both independently and, where appropriate, in partnership with other stakeholders.

Planet Exploration explores many parts of the planet. The junior mineral exploration company has active gold projects in Canada (Red Lake Mining), Mongolia (Argalant Project - gold/copper projects), and Mexico (Copalquin gold/silver projects). In 2005 Planet Exploration company wroteoff its Wulonbulang Gold Project in China. Fellow Canadian gold mining company Goldcorp owns nearly 20% of Planet Exploration and is involved as a partner in the Red Lake Mining project.

Silvercorp Metals Inc. is a Canadian-based primary silver producer with mining, development and exploration projects located in China and Canada. Since commencing production in 2006, Silvercorp has enjoyed high profitability and returns due to the exceptionally high-grade nature of its Ying deposit and the incredibly low-cost jurisdiction in which it operates. The company is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange in the US and the Toronto Stock Exchange in Canada and is a component of the NYSE Composite, S&P/TSX Composite and Global Mining Indexes.Silvercorp today is China's largest primary silver producer and has achieved an enviable four-year track record of being the lowest cost producer of silver among its industry peers. In the First Quarter of FY2011 (ended June 30, 2010), the company produced 1.4 million ounces of silver at a cash cost of negative $6.31 per ounce. At the same time, the company is growing its resource base through continuous exploration of existing projects as well as seeking to acquire new development projects in multiple jurisdictions. It is one of only a handful of metals producers to pay shareholders a dividend (C$0.02 per share per quarter).

Jindal Organization, set up in 1970 by the steel visionary Mr. O.P. Jindal, has grown from an indigenous single-unit steel plant in Hisar, Haryana to the present multi-billion, multi-national and multi-product steel conglomerate. The organization is still expanding, integrating, amalgamating and growing.The group places its commitment to sustainable development, of its people and the communities in which it operates, at the heart of its strategy and aspires to be a benchmark for players in the industry the world over.The Jindal Organization today is a global player. It's relentless quest for excellence has reaped rich benefits and it is today one of the worlds most admired and respected groups within the steel fraternity.Jindal Stainless is in many ways very much like the material it produces. Like stainless steel the company is versatile in its thought process, strong and unrelenting in its operations, environment friendly in its manufacturing process, bright, shining and beautiful in its community support activities. The list of the properties of stainless steel is endless, just as our values are all encompassing. Jindal Stainless has always been committed to innovation and progression, research and development. Our innovations are admired beyond the geographical boundaries of our country. No wonder we are the strategic partners of global leaders by choice. Our achievements narrate a story of our determination to succeed and our passion to win. We will continue to leverage our opportunities in creating excellence that the world cannot even think about. Today we are the largest integrated stainless steel producer in India, tomorrow we will rule the world.

Kinross Gold Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the gold mining and related activities. Kinross Gold Corporation also involves in the exploration and acquisition of gold-bearing properties, the extraction and processing of gold-containing ores, and reclamation of gold mining properties. Its gold production and exploration activities are carried out principally in the United States, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, and the Russian Federation. As of December 31, 2009, its proven and probable mineral reserves were 51.0 million ounces of gold, 102.9 million ounces of silver, and 2.9 billion pounds of copper.

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