The Special Metals Corporation group of companies was created in the latter part of 1998 when Special Metals Corporation of New Hartford, New York, acquired Inco Alloys International, including its Huntington Alloys and Wiggin Alloys divisions. In 2006, Special Metals Corporation became a part of Precision Castparts Corp., a worldwide manufacturer of complex metal components and products. With a history of alloy technology now going back some 100 years, our company continues to provide solutions to difficult materials problems through such time-tested products as our world-recognized INCONEL, INCOLOY, NIMONIC, UDIMET, MONEL and NILO alloys.Today's Special Metals is a world leader in the invention, production and supply of the high-nickel, high-performance alloys used for the difficult jobs in engineering. These alloys are highly engineered to offer a superior combination of heat resistance, high-temperature corrosion resistance, toughness and strength and are used in the world's most technically demanding industries and applications. Special Metals offers the largest range of nickel alloys and product forms, as well cobalt alloys, to more than ten worldwide markets. We produce nickel alloys in all standard mill forms, from large ingots and billets to plate, sheet, strip, tubing, bar and wire, the latter of which includes core and filler wires for welding products. Special Metals company has manufacturing and research facilities in the USA and Europe, sales offices in North America, Europe and Asia, and a distribution network including most of the industrialized countries of the world.

Taiyuan Iron & Steel (Group) Co., Ltd. (TISCO) is located in Taiyuan, the capital city of Shanxi Province, which ranks the front row in mineral resource reserves, including coal, iron, bauxite, gallium, etc. and is an important industrial base of energy and raw materials in China. Taiyuan neighbors Beijing and Tianjin and is located within the Bohai Economic Circle as well as Beijing and Tianjin Urban Economic Circle, enjoying the advantages of rich resources, energy and transportation.As the biggest stainless steel enterprise equipped with global biggest capacity and most up-to-date technology and equipment, TISCO has developed into an extraordinary big iron and steel complex, which is integrated with iron mining, iron and steel production, processing, delivery and trading.TISCO is having been devoted to R & D, production and processing of stainless steel, special steel and high grade carbon steel. The company has powerful enormous R & D force and reliable quality assurance system. TISCO ranks the domestic first in market shares of stainless steel, high quality cold rolled silicon steel, automobile beam steel with high strength, train wheel axle steel, stainless steel / carbon steel clad sheet, pure iron, and patterned board. Its products are exported to over 30 countries and regions.TISCO has been awarded the honorable titles of “National Quality Award”, “National Top 20 Enterprises with Highest Awareness of Social Responsibility”, “National Model Enterprise of Enterprise Culture Construction”, “National Model Enterprise of Harmonious Labor Relationship”, “Model Enterprise of Shanxi Province”, “5.1 Labor Award of Shanxi Province”, and elected one of the 9 model state owned enterprises in reform and development by the Central Propaganda Department and State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration of the State Council.

Orvana is a gold producer with significant growth opportunities and a strong balance sheet. Orvana owns and operates the Don Mario Mine in Eastern Bolivia and is developing two promising assets: the recently acquired El Valle-Boinás/Carlés gold-copper project in Northern Spain and the Copperwood copper project in Upper Peninsula of Michigan, United States.With a growing pipeline of promising mineral assets and an experienced management team, Orvana is poised to become a mid-tier, multi-mine gold and copper producer. Orvana is focused on building long-term value for its shareholders through production growth and strategic acquisitions.

Griffin Mining Limited was formed in May 1988 in Bermuda as a mining finance company, formerly known as European Mining Finance Ltd. In June 1997, the Company’s shares were admitted to trading on the Alternative Investment Market (“AIM”) of the London Stock Exchange. In October 1997, the Company changed its principal activities to mining and its name to Griffin Mining Limited. In November 1997 Griffin acquired a 50% equity interest in China Zinc Pty Ltd which held a 60% interest in the Hebei Hua Ao Mining Industry Company Limited Chinese joint venture (“Hebei Hua Ao”) which held the mineral exploration rights at Caijiaying in the Hebei Province in Northern China. In March 1998, Griffin acquired the remaining 50% equity stake in China Zinc Pty Ltd, giving Griffin a controlling 60% interest in Hebei Hua Ao.In June 2005 Griffin completed the construction of the first new foreign owned and operated mine and processing plant in China at Caijiaying, which currently produces around 60,000 tonnes of zinc concentrate per annum together with gold, silver and lead. The mine and processing facilities are being further developed to significantly increase current production rates.Griffin has been the leader in foreign investment in mining in China having been engaged in developing the Caijiaying zinc gold project since 1997. Caijiaying is located in the Hebei Province, some 200 km north west of Beijing. Griffin's local subsidiary company, Hebei Hua Ao, was the first foreign controlled entity to receive an exploration licence in the Peoples Republic of China and the first to be awarded a new mining licence over a metal deposit in China, as well as being the first to construct a new mine.

From pig iron to animal feed, Balli Group trades a little bit of everything. Through subsidiaries Balli Steel and Balli Trading, the group trades and distributes steel as well as aluminum, chemicals, office products, agricultural goods, and other commodities. Flat-rolled steel makes up about half of total steel sales. Chemicals and aluminum account for the majority of the company's non-steel trading business. Established in 1991, the trading house has grown through the acquisitions such as Klockner Steel Trade (2000), Comvex (2002), and RXI (2003). Comvex is a bulk handling terminal in the Black Sea. Balli also operates alumina refineries and aluminum rolling mills.

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.

Allied Metal Company is one of the largest smelters of aluminum and alloyers of zinc. Allied Metal supplies die casting and foundry operations that serve the appliance, automotive, electronics, furniture, hardware, housewares, sporting goods and toy industries, to name a few. Since 1953, Allied Metal's innovation and expansion have shown our ongoing commitment to provide quality metals and superior service. Allied Metal is a responsive and progressive organization - a dependable, efficient and quality-oriented business partner for aluminum, zinc, magnesium and silicon consumers and sellers.

Glencore International AG is one of the world's largest suppliers of a wide range of commodities and raw materials to industrial consumers. Our commercial counterparts are both producers and industrial consumers. Our role is to be a reliable and competitive partner to businesses in the segments of the market which we serve and to support these businesses as they expand and develop.Our customers around the world, in industries such as automotive, power generation, steel production and food processing, rely upon our established global network of operations as a source of Metals and Minerals, Crude Oil and Oil Products, Coal and Agricultural Products.These commodities originate either from Glencore's directly or indirectly owned production assets, or are secured by Glencore from third parties, or they benefit from the refining, processing or marketing expertise of Glencore. Glencore is a privately held company owned by its management and employees. Headquartered in Baar, Switzerland, in our marketing operations Glencore directly or indirectly employs over 2,000 people worldwide in some 50 offices in over 40 countries. In our industrial operations Glencore directly or indirectly employs over 50,000 people in 15 plants in 13 countries.

Denison Mines Corp. (TSX: DML) (NYSE AMEX: DNN) is a diversified, growth-oriented, intermediate uranium producer with three active mines in the United States. Denison’s assets include an interest in two uranium mills in North America, with its 100% ownership of the White Mesa mill in Utah and its 22.5% ownership of the McClean Lake mill in Saskatchewan. Both mills are fully permitted. Denison also has other mines and projects on stand-by in Canada and the U.S. Denison’s 2009 production from its two mills was 1.4 million pounds U3O8 and 0.5 million pounds of vanadium. 2010 production is estimated to be 1.6 million pounds U3O8 and 2.8 million pounds of vanadium.Denison enjoys a global portfolio of world-class exploration projects in close proximity to the company’s mill in the Athabasca Basin in Saskatchewan, including the Wheeler River project where Denison announced the new Phoenix discovery in 2008. Denison also has exploration and development properties in Mongolia and Zambia which will provide future production in two to three years.Denison is the manager of Uranium Participation Corporation (TSX:U), a publicly traded company which invests in uranium in concentrates and uranium hexafluoride. Denison is also engaged in mine decommissioning and environmental services through its Denison Environmental Services (DES) division.

Metalloyd doesn't sway too far from being a supplier of steel products. The company supplies a range of semi-finished flat and long steel products which are used for a wide range of applications in the automotive, construction, domestic, food and specialist industries. Products typically range from billets, blooms, reinforcing bars (rebar), and wire rod. It also supplies raw materials for the ferrous and nonferrous sectors such as coal, coke, ferro-alloys, and iron ore. Metalloyd has offices in North America, Europe, and Asia.

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