ShengdaTech Inc. a leading manufacturer of nano precipitated calcium carbonate and a manufacturer of coal-based chemical products in Shandong Province, PRC, today announced the Company will require additional time to close the acquisition of Jinan Fertilizer Co., Ltd., (”Jinan Fertilizer”) and that the chemical facility in Tai’an City was closed as scheduled on October 31, [...]

Asian Mineral Resources Limited announced that it has adopted a corporate and operating strategy whereby:
- Most of the activity being undertaken at the Company’s Ban Phuc Nickel Project, with the objective of a spring 2009 start-up, will be suspended.
- The Project (including a recently completed vertical ore pass) will be placed on a care and [...]

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “Asia-Pacific Oil & Gas Sectors : A Company and Industry Analysis (August 2008)” report to their offering.
This report updates the previous Asia-Pacific oil and gas report, focusing on the markets in Australia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan and South Korea
Current Environment - Key Points
- Crude oil prices [...]

Hines Bending Inc., the leading original equipment manufacturer of mandrel bending equipment, announced today it had added a powerful interactive feature to its web site. “George W,” Hines’ new talking spokesperson, greets visitors and explains the many benefits buyers receive with a Hines Mandrel Bending Machine.
“The Prez is an advocate of small business,” said Jim [...]

Asian Mineral Resources Limited announced today that development activities on the Company’s Ban Phuc nickel project will be suspended effective October 1, 2008. The Company has been unable, as the result of a combination of factors, including current market conditions and uncertainties regarding Vietnamese government policies on nickel concentrate exports, export tariffs, royalties and taxes, [...]

Olympus Pacific Minerals Inc. announce that the Company has received approval from the Vietnamese authorities to toll treat Phuoc Son ore at its Bong Mieu plant. The Company will source high-grade ore from the Phuoc Son mine in a trial trucking and toll treatment operation. The anticipated increase in production will enable the Company to [...]

Paradigm, a leading provider of enterprise software solutions and strategic consulting services to the global oil and natural gas exploration and production (E&P) industry, announces that it will collaborate with Vietnam Petroleum Institute (VPI), the leading provider of geoscientific and technological consultancy for the Vietnamese government and state-owned Petrovietnam, on geosciences consulting projects within Vietnam.
The [...]

Cavico Corporation, a leading infrastructure development company in Vietnam, today announced that Cavico Mineral Exploitation is expanding construction and exploring for additional deposits at the Thung San mine. Cavico Mineral Exploitation is an entity formed by the two wholly owned Cavico subsidiaries, Cavico Tunnel and Cavico Hydropower.
The Thung San mine, situated on 20 hectares of [...]

Asian Mineral Resources Limited announced the steps it plans to take to deal with the impact on its Ban Phuc nickel project of the recently announced increase to 20% in the Vietnamese export tariff on nickel concentrates.
AMR has initiated discussions with the appropriate Vietnamese governmental authorities and has begun enlisting the support of other interested [...]

A senior Kuwaiti oil official says his country plans to spend $55 billion on oil projects in the next five years.
Jamal al-Nouri, managing director for planning at state-owned Kuwait Petroleum Corp., says the money will be used for production, refineries, and building new tankers. He says some will also be spent on oil investments in [...]