Monthly archives: May, 2013

Hong Kong’s three screens market expands further in first quarter to reach over 2 million in sales volume: GfK

Surging demand continues to spur overall market value of laptops, media tablets, and smartphones 31 May 2013, Hong Kong – In today’s highly-connected and increasingly mobile society, it has become almost a necessity for modern consumers in developed markets to have round-the-clock access to at least one of the three screens— laptop, media tablet and …

TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL WELCOMES GOOD GOVERNANCE GOAL PROPOSED BY NEW UNITED NATIONS REPORT

Transparency International, the anti-corruption organisation, welcomes the proposal to make transparent and accountable governance a cornerstone in the drive to end world poverty and reduce inequality, as outlined in the report published today by the High Level Panel convened by the United Nations. The panel — established to recommend new goals and targets after 2015 …

THE SILVER INSTITUTE TO HOST INDUSTRIAL SILVER CONFERENCE

October 22-23, 2013, Washington, DC The Silver Institute’s inaugural Industrial Silver Conference will be held October 22-23 at the Capitol Hilton in downtown Washington, D.C.   The conference will examine important factors affecting silver industrial demand. The event will commence with a cocktail party on the evening of October 22, and the conference will take place …

ArcelorMittal completes its sale of a 15% interest in ArcelorMittal Mines Canada for $1.1bn to a Consortium led by POSCO and China Steel Corporation

Luxembourg, 30 May 2013 – ArcelorMittal announces today the completion of the previously announced investment by a consortium led by POSCO and China Steel Corporation to acquire a 15% joint venture interest in ArcelorMittal’s Labrador Trough iron ore mining and infrastructure assets in Quebec, Canada for US$1.1 billion. The consortium completed its investment by acquiring …

DMIA extends platform of cooperation with Russian producer Alrosa

New York, New York, USA – May 30, 2013: The Diamond Manufacturers & Importers Association of America (DMIA) and Alrosa, Russia’s largest diamond company engaged in the exploration, mining, manufacture and sale of diamonds and one of the world’s major rough diamond producers, held a round of discussions earlier this Spring. The purpose was to …

PSA EXPANDS PRESENCE IN PORT OF FUZHOU

PSA International (PSA) established itself as the strategic partner of Fuzhou Port Group (FPG) with the acquisition of a stake in Fujian Jiangyin International Container Terminal (FJCT) in the Port of Fuzhou, China. PSA is now the next biggest shareholder in FJCT after FPG. FJCT is PSA’s third joint venture with FPG. Together with PSA’s …

World Steel in Figures 2013 is available online

Brussels, 30 May 2013 – The World Steel Association (worldsteel) has published the 2013 edition of World Steel in Figures. It is now available on worldsteel.org. World Steel in Figures provides the latest updates on the global picture of the steel industry with key facts and statistics. The book contains comprehensive information on crude steel …