Tower is a story of vision and growth. Tower Extrusions was started in March of 1977 with the purchase of the former Republic Aluminum Extrusion facility in Olney, Texas. Since then, Tower has expanded their operations to more efficiently serve an ever growing customer base.The original Tower Extrusions plant consisted of two extrusion presses and a re-melt billet casting operation. Tower today consists of five presses ranging in size from 6 to 12 inches, an expanded cast house, and our newest addition is a state-of-the-art anodizing plant with the capability of handling lengths up to 38 feet in both clear and two step color process.

Malaga Inc. is America's leading producer of tungsten ore and owns the only operating tungsten mine in the Americas. In February 2009, Malaga was successful in securing a 5-year supply agreement with a large tungsten end-user. The Pasto Bueno tungsten mine was purchased in 2005 by Malaga which has since invested more than 19.2 million dollars to restart and to increase tungsten production. Since 1941, more than 6 million tons of tungsten ore has been produced at Pasto Bueno. Current tungsten concentrate production is approximately 5,000 MTU per month (1 MTU = 10 kilos of tungsten concentrate) and Malaga expects to double this in 2010. Malaga produces one of the highest quality tungsten concentrates available in the world due to its low content of impurities.Malaga trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange (MLG), is a pure tungsten play, and is currently the only publicly traded tungsten producing company outside of China.

Aquarius Platinum wants platinum lovers to pour it on. The company mines for platinum and other platinum group metals (PGMs) in South Africa's highly productive Bushveld Complex and in Zimbabwe through its 50% stake in Mimosa Investments. PGMs, including palladium and rhodium, are used in electronics, catalytic converters, and jewelry. Aquarius Platinum focuses on small deposits and a capital-intensive (mechanized) rather than a labor-intensive mining model. Founded in 1996, the company produces just about half a million ounces of PGM annually, mostly at its 50%-owned Kroondal mine (a partnership with Anglo Platinum).

African Rainbow Minerals develops and operates mines in South Africa in the ferrous metals, platinum group metals, coal, and gold sectors. The mining company has a 50% holding in Assmang Limited, which mines ferrous metals including iron ore, manganese, and chrome ore. Formerly Anglovaal Mining, African Rainbow operates the Modikwa and Two Rivers platinum mines, among others. The company's Nkomati mine produces nickel and copper. In 2004 the company sold its Avgold Limited subsidiary to Harmony Gold Mining and now holds a 16% stake in Harmony. Two years later Harmony acquired the company's stake in Village Main Reef GoldMining.

The desert may be high, but it contains a lot more than just gold. High Desert Gold has holdings in Mexico and the US near already exploited mineral deposits. Major properties include the Canasta Dorada gold project in Mexico and the Gold Lake copper/gold project in New Mexico. High Desert Gold also works the Monitor project in Arizona for copper and silver and the Markham Wash prospect in Arizona for copper and gold. High Desert Gold was formed in 2007 when Sprott Resource Corp., formerly General Minerals, spun off some of its silver, copper, and gold properties.

Memry Corporation played a critical role in the early developments of this technology. For over twenty-five years Memry has leveraged the dynamic capabilities of Nitinol as an enabling technology for some of the world’s most widely used therapeutic and implantable medical devices. Our tradition as a thought-leader in providing shape memory solutions enables Memry to develop and manufacture, in quantity, a large array of Nitinol devices for medical OEM's.Today, Memry is the only fully integrated company in the shape memory industry able to, not only process all of its own starting materials (wire, strip, seamless tubing and sheet), but to also add significant value to each of these platforms resulting in a highly engineered medical device component or assembly. With the integration of SAES Smart Materials, Memry is able to offer deep technical expertise relative to Nitinol science and development. Our continuous investment in state of the art manufacturing equipment, combined with our ISO:13485 certification, affirms Memry's leading position as the supplier of choice for medical devices requiring the enabling properties of Nitinol.With access to some of the world's most innovative, advanced material research and development resources, Memry is the technical partner of choice during all phases of Nitinol based product development.Memry is committed to maintaining our leadership as a supplier of semi-finished Nitinol products and medical device components.

The nickel business is a significant component of our overall portfolio, setting standards of excellence in mining, processing and marketing products that meet society’s needs and contribute to improved quality of life.Nickel is widely used to produce stainless steel and special alloys. It is an essential ingredient in the products we use every day, including electronics, construction materials and medical equipment.We have more than 12,000 employees working with nickel in Canada, the United States, Indonesia, Asia, New Caledonia, the United Kingdom and Brazil.Our goal is to grow nickel production for the world, responsibly.Please explore our website to learn more about Vale’s nickel business.

Minco, Inc. revolutionized the fused silica industry.Here in Midway, Tennessee, the furnace that has become the industry standard was created, increasing the productivity of the fused silica process ten-fold. This completely changed the value dynamics of the industry, and opened up new markets and applications for this versatile material.Today, Minco, Inc. is a worldwide supplier of fused silica. We have grown our capacity to meet the demands of the marketplace, and improved our processes so that our product is greater than 99.7% pure.We have also developed state-of-the-art particle size analysis systems, enhanced grinding and blending processes, and extensive high intensity magnetic separation methods to improve our products and make them the best available in the marketplace.We have done this without losing the direct, personalized service that was critical to helping our company grow. Our corporate offices are still located in a turn of the century farmhouse next to our plant. We take great pride in our roots, and we'll never forget the need for hard work and innovation to stay ahead.

Vista Gold Corp. is an international gold mining company based in Littleton, Colorado, with a plus 20-year history of gold exploration, development and operations. Vista is traded on both the TSX and NYSE Amex under the symbol VGZ. Since 2001, Vista has correctly predicted that gold prices would significantly increase for many years to come, and has acquired a number of impressive gold projects during 2001-2006. During 2006 and 2007, Vista completed transactions that resulted in the formation and successful spin-off to its shareholders of Allied Nevada Gold Corp. Since the spin-off Vista has sold one project and currently holds six projects with an estimated 1.3 million ounces of proven and probable reserves, 12.8 million ounces of measured and indicated resources and 4.6 million ounces inferred.

Global Steel Wire, S.A. is the Celsa Group company engaged in manufacturing wire rod in an extensive range of steels and dimensions, which have been progressively expanded in order to be increasingly present in higher technology sectors.We are present in all sectors where products based on wire rod are manufactured, with increasing presence in the automotive industry and other industries with similar requirements.With the leading objective of satisfying our customers, we have continuously made considerable investments to keep our facilities and processes in line with the latest technological developments.Likewise, our Total Quality Management system (T.Q.M.) allows us to focus the entire organisation towards our customers in order to give them the quality and service they require at all times.

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