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CGGVeritas: General Meeting of Shareholders and Five-for-One Stock Split

Thu, 15 May 2008 01:00:00 0500

PARIS, May 15 PRNewswire-FirstCall — CGGVeritas (ISIN: 0000120164 - NYSE: CGV) reports that shareholders voted in favor of all resolutions during the Annual Meeting of shareholders (AGM) that was held April 29th 2008. 54.3% of...

China Recycling Energy Corp. Announces Preliminary Financials for First Quarter 2008 and Provide Guidance for FY 2008 and 2009

Wed, 14 May 2008 20:47:00 0500

XI'AN, China, May 14 Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall — China Recycling Energy Corp. (OTC Bulletin Board: CREG) ("CREG" or "the Company"), a leading industrial waste-to-energy solution provider in China, today announced its...

Election of Directors and Appointment of Officers

Wed, 14 May 2008 18:48:00 0500

VANCOUVER, May 14 PRNewswire-FirstCall - Oremex Resources Inc. (TSX-V: ORM) (the Company) announced that Andrew Milligan, Ross Glanville, Iain MacPhail, Francisco Crespo Hernandez

Massey Energy CEO Says Company is 'Positioned to Win': Reserves May Prove Most Valuable in North America

Wed, 14 May 2008 16:15:00 0500

RICHMOND, Va., May 14 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Massey Energy Company (NYSE: MEE) Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Don Blankenship addressed stockholders at the Company's annual meeting on Tuesday, May 13, 2008

ShengdaTech Announces Proposed Offering of $100 Million Convertible Senior Notes

Wed, 14 May 2008 16:07:00 0500

TAI'AN CITY, Shandong, China, May 14 Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall — ShengdaTech Inc. (''ShengdaTech'') (Nasdaq: SDTH) a leading manufacturer of nano precipitated calcium carbonate (NPCC) in the People's Republic of...

International Coal Group Stockholders Elect Three Directors

Wed, 14 May 2008 16:05:00 0500

NEW YORK, May 14 PRNewswire-FirstCall — International Coal Group, Inc. (NYSE: ICO) announced that Wilbur L. Ross, Jr., Bennett K. Hatfield and Wendy L. Teramoto were reelected at its annual meeting...

KUKA Robotics Corporation Celebrates 35 Years of Working Ideas

Wed, 14 May 2008 16:04:00 0500

CLINTON TOWNSHIP, Mich., May 14 PRNewswire — KUKA Robotics Corporation is celebrating its 35th year in the robotics industry by inviting customers to its corporate headquarters in Clinton Township, Mich. for the "35 Years of...

J. Steven Whisler, Former Phelps Dodge CEO, Elected to Aleris International, Inc. Board

Wed, 14 May 2008 16:01:00 0500

BEACHWOOD, Ohio, May 14 PRNewswire — Aleris International, Inc. announced today the election of J. Steven Whisler to its Board of Directors. His election expands the Aleris board to seven members.

Mr. Whisler, 53...

ISRI Warns of Increase in Theft of Infrastructure Metals

Wed, 14 May 2008 16:00:00 0500

WASHINGTON, May 14 PRNewswire — City, county, and state governments are warned to be on the lookout for a new wave of material thefts. The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries, Inc. (ISRI), the national trade association for the scrap...

Mercator Reports First Quarter Results and Provides Construction Update

Wed, 14 May 2008 14:25:00 0500

KINGMAN, AZ, May 14 PRNewswire-FirstCall - Mercator Minerals Ltd. today announced operating income for the quarter was $3,600,255 or $0.05 per share, compared with $3,724,728 or $0.05 per...

SSTTAC Issues Report on Growth of Chinese Stainless Steel Pipe Industry

Wed, 14 May 2008 14:03:52 0500

WASHINGTON, May 14 PRNewswire-USNewswire — The Seamless Stainless Tube Trade Action Committee (SSTTAC) today released a report titled "Rigging the Game: A Report on Chinese Government Subsidies to Seamless Stainless Steel Tubing Producers." The...

Sutor Announces the Appointment of New CEO

Wed, 14 May 2008 12:56:00 0500

DONGBANG TOWN, China, May 14 Xinhua-PRNewswire — Sutor Technology Group Limited (''Sutor'' or ''the Company'') (Nasdaq: SUTR), a leading provider of steel finishing fabrication products in China, today announced the appointment...

North American Gem Inc. Acquires Coal Property from Second Diamond Explorer to Hit Coal Northwest of Hudson Bay Saskatchewan

Wed, 14 May 2008 11:05:00 0500

VANCOUVER, May 14 PRNewswire-FirstCall - North American Gem Inc. (TSX-V symbol: NAG) has signed an agreement with Adamas Minerals Corp. (Adamas) of Prince Alberta, Saskatchewan to grant North American Gem Inc...

Advanced urban transport system in Zurich relies on Alcan lightweight technology

Wed, 14 May 2008 09:52:00 0500

MONTREAL, May 14 PRNewswire - Alcan Extruded Products, part of Alcan Engineered Products - a business unit of Rio Tinto Alcan - is pleased to announce the total order of 88 units for the production of car body shells for the Cobra tram. Following the...

Mainland Resources, Inc. Contracts OPS Group Ltd. as Operator for Haynesville Shale Drilling Test, Louisiana

Wed, 14 May 2008 09:15:00 0500

HOUSTON, May 14 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Mainland Resources, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the "Company") (OTC Bulletin Board: MNLU; 5MN-Frankfrurt) has contracted with OPS Group Ltd. of Houston, Texas to act...

General Steel Holdings, Inc. to Present at Oppenheimer 2nd Annual China Dragon Call Conference in New York

Wed, 14 May 2008 09:00:00 0500

BEIJING, China, May 14 Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall — General Steel Holdings, Inc. (''General Steel''), (''Company''), (NYSE Arca: GSI), one of China's leading non-state owned steel product producers, announced today it will...

Results for Q1 2008 - Certej EIS submitted - Joint venture in Turkey finalised

Wed, 14 May 2008 08:30:00 0500

WHITEHORSE, YT, May 14 PRNewswire-FirstCall - European Goldfields Limited (AIM: EGU/TSX: EGU) ("European Goldfields" or the "Company") today reports its results for the first quarter to 31 March 2008. Highlights are:

GoldSpring Hartford Complex Assay Results Continue Positive Trend

Wed, 14 May 2008 08:30:00 0500

GOLD HILL, Nev., May 14 PRNewswire-FirstCall — GoldSpring, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: GSPG), the largest landholder in Nevada's prolific Comstock Lode District, reported today promising assay results from its Hartford Complex surface drilling...

Fushi Copperweld Reports First Quarter 2008 Financial Results

Wed, 14 May 2008 08:00:00 0500

DALIAN, China, May 14 Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall — Fushi Copperweld, Inc. (Nasdaq: FSIN), the leading global manufacturer of bimetallic wire used in a variety of telecommunication, utility, automotive, power transmission and other electrical...

Puda Coal Announces Conference Call to Discuss First Quarter 2008 Results

Wed, 14 May 2008 08:00:00 0500

TAIYUAN, Shanxi, China, May 14 Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall — Puda Coal, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: PUDC) ("Puda Coal" or "the Company"), a leading supplier of China's high grade metallurgical coking coal used to make coke for...

Material Sciences Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2008 Results

Wed, 14 May 2008 08:00:00 0500

ELK GROVE VILLAGE, Ill., May 14 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Material Sciences Corporation (NYSE: MSC), a leading provider of material-based solutions for acoustical and coated applications, today reported results for the fourth quarter and year ended...

Greif, Inc. Announces Second Quarter 2008 Earnings Release and Conference Call

Wed, 14 May 2008 07:55:00 0500

DELAWARE, Ohio, May 14 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Greif, Inc. (NYSE: GEF, GEF.B) today announced plans to release second quarter 2008 results after the market closes on Wednesday, June 4, 2008.

The...

Aleris Reports First Quarter Results

Wed, 14 May 2008 06:56:00 0500

BEACHWOOD, Ohio, May 14 PRNewswire — Aleris International, Inc. today reported results for the quarter ended March 31, 2008.

First Quarter Highlights

— Sequential adjusted EBITDA from...

China Gengsheng Minerals, Inc. Wins $870,000 Fracture Proppant Supply Contract

Wed, 14 May 2008 06:52:00 0500

GONGYI, China, May 14 Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall — China Gengsheng Minerals, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: CHGS) ("Gengsheng" or "the Company"), a leading manufacturer in China of industrial materials capable of withstanding...

China Recycling Energy Corp. to Present at Brean Muarry, Carret's All-Cap All-China Conference in New York City on May 19, 2008

Wed, 14 May 2008 06:00:00 0500

Dick Evans appointed Chairman of the International Aluminium Institute

Wed, 14 May 2008 04:00:00 0500

MONTREAL, May 14 PRNewswire - Rio Tinto Alcan is pleased to announce that Dick Evans, chief executive of Rio Tinto Alcan and executive director of Rio Tinto, has been appointed Chairman of the International Aluminium Institute (IAI). The...

Austral Pacific Releases Q1 Results and Looks to the Future

Wed, 14 May 2008 03:35:00 0500

WELLINGTON, New Zealand, May 14 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Austral Pacific Energy Ltd. (TSX-V: APX; NZSX: APX; Amex: AEN) Chief executive, Thom Jewell, said the company recorded a loss of $6,567,884 for the quarter ended...

Petaquilla Copper Ltd. Updates its Development Strategy

Wed, 14 May 2008 03:01:00 0500

VANCOUVER, May 14 PRNewswire-FirstCall - Petaquilla Copper Ltd. (the "Company") is pleased to provide an update on its corporate strategy for the continuing development of the Petaquilla Mining District, Panama.

The...

Nucor Signs Memorandum Of Understanding For Joint Venture With Sidenor

Wed, 14 May 2008 02:30:00 0500

CHARLOTTE, N.C., May 14 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Nucor Corporation (NYSE: NUE) announced today the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with Sidenor S.A. (ATH: SID) to purchase a 34% share of a new joint venture which will be formed for the...

CGGVeritas Announces First Quarter 2008 Results

Wed, 14 May 2008 01:00:00 0500

PARIS, May 14 PRNewswire-FirstCall — CGGVeritas (ISIN: 0000120164 - NYSE: CGV) today announced its first quarter 2008 unaudited financial results(1). All comparisons are made on a year-on-year basis with first quarter 2007 figures unless...

Capital Gold Group, Inc. - 2008 Asia Tour Brings Gold Investment Opportunities to China

Tue, 13 May 2008 20:00:00 0500

LOS ANGELES, May 13 PRNewswire — Capital Gold Group, Inc. is initiating opportunities in China to co-venture with existing gold producers and distributors to bring gold investments to the average investor.

This...

Cobre Las Cruces Receives Notice of Suspension of Authorization for Dewatering and Re-injection System

Tue, 13 May 2008 19:02:00 0500

TORONTO, May 13 PRNewswire-FirstCall - Inmet Mining Corporation (IMN-TSX) today announced that Cobre Las Cruces, S.A. (CLC) has received notice from the Spanish water authority, Confederacion Hidrografica del Guadalquivir (CHG), of its decision to...

Atna Delays Filing Interim Financial Statements Due To Recent Merger