Ron Tremblay, president and chief executive officer, discusses the progress of the Cordero Project in Mexico and the exciting future ahead for this high value asset.

Although gold and silver mining in Mexico pre-dates the conquest of the Spanish, it was the arrival of Hernando Cortez in 1521 that sparked the lucrative exploitation of these precious metals. Today Mexico remains one of the world’s largest producers of these minerals and is recognised as a major destination for companies targeting exploration opportunities.

Ron F. Anderson, executive director, talks about how the diversification of the company has helped it become globally recognised as a builder of first-class vessels.

From its headquarters in Quebec, Canada, one company is revolutionising the way in which alumina and other high value materials are recovered from the earth. President, chief executive officer and director, Richard Boudreault explains.

Despite a slight slowdown in Chinese growth, Coca-Cola’s profits increased by four percent compared to 2011, with Asia continuing to represent a key component of the firm’s success.

Particular areas of substantial growth during this period have included Thailand, where sales have jumped by 19 percent, and India, which has experienced a 15 percent rise. This growth comes after the company has already unveiled plans to increase its investment in the region in a bid to boost its market share.

Rising by 1.1 percent, sales were driven by the increased purchase of electronic goods, cars and petrol. With August’s retail sales figures also being revised up to 1.2 percent, the increases in both months represent the largest rises seen since October 2010.

Power generation and temperature control leader Aggreko has been called in to supply power to Ras Al Khaimah (RAK) for White Cement, one of the Emirate’s leading producers of high quality white cement.

The cement company called Aggreko when one of its gas turbines failed and standby power had been shut down for annual maintenance, causing a significant reduction in capacity.

RAK Co. for White Cement produces a specially blended white cement dust that is in high demand and is supplied all over the GCC - around 450,000 tonnes of cement a year.

The latest release of customs data shows China’s exports grew 9.9 percent compared to last year and by 2.7 percent compared to the month of August. At the same time the country’s import figures have shown a growth of 2.4 percent following three consecutive months of declines.

According to the data, China’s exports to the US increased at their fastest pace in three months, while copper imports rose to a four month high. Meanwhile, purchases of iron ore were the biggest since January 2011.

This ‘news story’ is pure PR, but it’s so pure in its originality that I couldn’t resist posting it on a Sunday when nothing more worthy has presented itself [ed].

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