Global Crossing, a leading global IP solutions provider, today announced that Minera Chinalco Peru, a subsidiary of the Aluminum Corporation of China (Chinalco) — a multinational polymetallic mining company — has acquired an extensive portfolio of technology and telecommunications solutions for the development of its copper megaproject Toromocho.
Minera Chinalco Peru is developing one of the [...]

Golden Band Resources Inc. (GBN: TSXV) reports that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Bureau of Geology and Mineral Exploration of Anhui Province, Peoples Republic of China (Anhui Geology). Contemplated under the MoU are exploration-stage gold projects that Anhui Geology may elect to participate in under business relationships that would be [...]

Sparton Resources Inc. announce that its 60% owned Chinese joint venture company , Yunnan Sparton New Environ Tech Ltd. has signed a Letter of Intent with the Fourth Institute of Nuclear Engineering for the final engineering design and construction of a bulk sampling plant to finalize a production flowsheet for processing uranium bearing waste coal [...]

Laredo Petroleum, a rapidly growing independent oil and gas company with headquarters in Tulsa, Oklahoma, today announced that it has closed a second round of equity financing of up to $300 million with Warburg Pincus LLC, the global private equity firm, along with Laredo Petroleum’s senior management team. Funding of this line of equity will [...]

Sparton Resources Inc. announce that it has been selected to join the Ontario Environmental Mission to China to be lead by Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty from October 26 - November 6, 2008. The Mission will focus on linking Ontario based environmental business groups with Chinese organizations involved in environmental programs such as water treatment, alternative [...]

Tube City IMS, LLC, a service provider to steel mills and foundries throughout the world, announced the signing of a strategic cooperation agreement with Sinosteel Corporation of Beijing, China.
I Michael Coslov, Chairman and CEO of Tube City IMS, and Huang Tianwen, President of Sinosteel, signed the agreement at Tube City IMS’ Corporate Headquarters in Glassport, [...]

To strengthen its world-class product and service offerings, Caterpillar Inc. is aligning its machine product and marketing organizations to sharpen customer focus, position the company to achieve its 2010 and Vision 2020 goals and build deep expertise in product development.
“We are well-positioned for long-term success,” said Caterpillar Chairman and CEO Jim Owens. “And Team Caterpillar [...]

PetroChina, China’s second largest petroleum retailer with more than 18,000 stations across the country, has selected the retail division of New York-based CBX to develop a brand strategy and new prototype for its fuel and convenience store operation.
Banking on CBX’s global expertise in the petroleum and convenience retail sector, PetroChina’s new store prototype will bring [...]

Laredo Petroleum, Inc., a privately-held oil and gas exploration and production company, announced today that it recently completed its acquisition of $185 million of strategic assets located in the Verden area of south central Oklahoma from Linn Energy. The transaction encompasses a total of 50,000 net acres and proven reserves of 45 billion cubic feet [...]

General Steel Holdings, Inc., one of China’s leading non-state owned steel products producers today announced that the Company will present at the Susquehanna Financial Group’s Second Annual Beijing Management Summit held at the Beijing Grand Hyatt Hotel. Mr. John Chen, CFO, Ms. Jing Ou-Yang, Investor Relations Manager, and Mr. Ross Warner, Director, are scheduled to [...]