2011/12/16 12:18 - Asian Activities Report for December 16, 2011 includes: Asahi Glass Co., Ltd. (TYO:5201) will establish a new cathode materials production and sales site in China for lithium-ion batteries used in mobile devices and electronic vehicles; FUJIFILM Holdings Corporation (TYO:4901) has signed a definitive agreement to acquire all outstanding shares of SonoSite, Inc. (NASDAQ:SONO) for approximately US$995 million; Kobe Steel, Ltd. (TYO:5406) plans to increase the production capacity of its Chinese subsidiary which makes aluminum forgings for automotive suspensions; Eisai Co., Ltd. (TYO:4523) has received approval from Health Canada for Halaven(TM), a novel anticancer agent for the treatment of metastatic breast cancer.
2011/12/15 11:00 - Asian Activities Report for December 15, 2011 includes: DeNA Co., Ltd. (TYO:2432) has agreed to form a strategic alliance with Alibaba Cloud Computing to provide DeNA's Mobage social gaming platform to consumers and developers in China; Marubeni Corporation (TYO:8002) has agreed to acquire a 40% equity interest in APT Allgas Energy Pty Ltd; Japan Airlines and WestJet Airlines (TSE:WJA), a low-cost airline in Canada have signed a codeshare agreement which will place the "JL" flight indicator on WestJet-operated flights between Vancouver And six Canadian cities - Calgary, Edmonton, Kelowna, Montreal, Toronto and Winnipeg, from December 15, 2011; Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd. (TYO:4005) and Nabaltec AG (ETR:NTG) of Germany have been in discussions about collaborating on their Alumina and Aluminum Trihydroxide businesses.
2011/11/28 12:00 - Asian Activities Report for November 28, 2011 includes: Toyota Motor Corporation (TYO:7203) has unveiled its newest model of sports car "86"; United Company Rusal Plc ("UC RUSAL") (HKG:0486), the world's largest aluminium producer, has signed an agreement to purchase a 33% stake in Shenzhen North Investments Corporation Limited; Bathurst Resources Limited (ASX:BTU) announces its first export shipment of coal from the Buller Project; Australian resources company GBM Resources Limited (ASX:GBZ) has discovered broad zone of Rare Earth Element and Yttrium mineralisation at the Milo Project.
2011/11/04 12:00 - Asian Activities Report for November 4, 2011 includes: Gascoyne Resources Limited (ASX:GCY) announces more outstanding drilling results from its 100% owned Glenburgh gold project in Western Australia; Ceramic Fuel Cells Limited (ASX:CFU) has raised AUD 5.9 million through an institutional placement and a share subscription with an existing UK private investor; MHM Metals Limited (ASX:MHM) has secured its first overseas processing contract for the supply of feedstock to MHM's first US salt slag and black dross processing facility; Magna Mining NL (ASX:MAN) has received official confirmation that the tin, copper and gold tailings in Far Eastern Russia have now been released for economic exploitation.
2011/09/06 12:00 - Asian Activities Report for September 6, 2011 includes: Australia Minerals and Mining Group Limited (ASX:AKA) has successfully produced alumina from a sample of the company's 150 million tonne kaolin resources; UXA Resources Limited (ASX:UXA) announced strongly anomalous uranium values from the first phase drilling at the Nabarlek North Joint Venture project; Saracen Mineral Holdings Limited (ASX:SAR) increased its total JORC-compliant Mineral Resources to 3.6Moz of gold; Renaissance Uranium Limited (ASX:RNU) has identified multiple gold drill targets from its 100%-owned Cutana Project in South Australia; Tata Consultancy Services Limited (BOM:532540) is partnering with Westpac's insurance division in New Zealand to upgrade and transform Westpac's Life Insurance Platform.
2011/06/28 14:17 - CRU Group, the leading independent metals and mining business analysis and consultancy group & the Fraser Institute, Canada's leading public policy think tank, are proud to announce the Mining Business Risks Summit, to be held in Toronto, Canada, 25-26 October 2011. Sponsored by Goldcorp (TSE:G) (NYSE:GG), the Mining Business Risks 2011 is the only conference providing concise analysis about the impact of political, social environmental and economic risks on mining companies and their investors.
2011/06/02 12:00 - Asian Activities Report for June 2, 2011 includes: Ord River Resources Limited's (ASX:ORD) 49%-owned Sino Australian Resources Co., Ltd signed a Memorandum of Understanding with China Non-Ferrous Metal Industry's Foreign Engineering & Construction Co. Ltd (SHE:000758) for a proposed Engineering, Procurement and Construction contract; Minemakers Limited (ASX:MAK) signed a Memorandum of Understanding with NMDC Limited (BOM:NMDC) for the development of the Wonarah Phosphate deposit in the Northern Territory; Unity Mining Limited (ASX:UML) has commenced the development of the Newton Zone at the Henty Gold Mine; Discovery Metals Limited (ASX:DML) reported high grade copper silver intersections from the Plutus deposit within its 100% owned Boseto copper project.
2011/05/24 14:11 - CRU's World Aluminium Conference provides a complete assessment of the aluminium supply chain, with unrivalled global analysis and networking.
2011/02/11 13:30 - Australian Market Report of February 11, 2011 includes: Jervois Mining Limited (ASX:JRV) has received an independent laboratory test work report demonstrating the Nyngan resource's potential of large scale production of scandium-aluminum alloys; Brighton Mining Group Limited (ASX:BTN) announce further soil sample results from Antrong Gold Project; Iron Ore Holdings Limited (ASX:IOH) is to conduct a concept study for the Bungaroo South Project; MetroCoal Limited (ASX:MTE) has commenced drilling at Bundi Coal Project in south east Queensland.
2011/01/25 14:38 - Bauxite Resources Ltd (ASX:BAU) has executed a number of Detailed Agreements with Yankuang Corporation, for the design and construction of a modern refinery in the South West of Western Australia to refine Darling Range bauxite into alumina.
2010/07/13 13:30 - The Australian market was higher in early trade on Tuesday after Wall Street posted a small gain overnight. Alcoa kicked off the US earnings season with a better-than-expected report and it also raised its forecast for the metal consumption this year. The local market today rose more than 0.3 per cent shortly after the market opened.
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