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Afghan Gold and Minerals – backed by City of London banker Ian Hannam, former BHP chief executive Chip Goodyear and Jan Kulczyk, the Polish billionaire – also emerged in December as the preferred bidder for the Balkbab copper exploration licence close to Kabul, which is one of three gold and copper exploration licences put out for tender.

Auto manufacturers have ambitious sustainability targets in addition to the desire to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. They want to know they are sourcing the most sustainable products for today’s green consumer. This means that the aluminium industry must, for example, learn how to increase the recycled content in automotive alloys to help car companies meet their own recycling objectives. Buying-back the offcuts from the automakers’ sheet metal stamping process is one key way of closing the recycling loop.

RUSAL's clear advantages in aluminium industry technologies and hydro power resources are evident. Both parties will work closely together on various levels in the aluminium sector by complementing each other's advantages, thereby contributing to the sound development of the global aluminium industry.'

The producer of wire and cable for the electrical transmission industry will continue to make aluminium rod from its own Hawesville operations even if the California-based aluminium producer, which supplies Southwire with molten aluminium, closes its smelter this summer.

The works are being funded through a regulatory backed initiative to enhance landscapes in recognized Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONBs) and National Parks by removing electrical infrastructure like overhead lines and supporting poles. WPD has worked closely with steering groups made up with representatives from various AONBs and National Parks to identify suitable sites for consideration.

“Working closely with suppliers and recognizing their efforts to deliver high-quality scrap in a safe and reliable manner continues to be an important component of our overall plan to continue to grow the usage of scrap into our locations,”

Global Institute, Urban world: Cities and the rise of the consuming class, finds that the 600 cities making the largest contribution to a higher global GDP—the City 600—will generate nearly 65 percent of world economic growth by 2025. However, the most dramatic story within the City 600 involves just over 440 cities in emerging economies (242 cities will be in China); by 2025, the Emerging 440 will account for close to half of overall growth. One billion people will enter the global consuming class by 2025. They will have incomes high enough to classify them as significant consumers of goods and services, and around 600 million of them will live in the Emerging 440.

With our new organization into four Sectors we have aligned our business even more closely with our customers.