Vedanta Aluminium Ltd tried to get the High Court in the Indian State of Orissa to overturn its decision to stop expansion of the company’s Lanjigarh bauxite refinery. It failed.
See http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-01-19/bhubaneswar/30642318_1_review-petition-vedanta-aluminum-alumina-refinery.…
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Vedanta’s contract with Scottish firm, Cairn Energy, to take a controlling stake in India’s most promising new oil field, still isn’t a “done deal”. But the acquisition has now moved one step closer to completion …
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Rio Tinto Alcan, an aluminium-production unit of Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto, locked out about 800 union workers at a Quebec smelter.
See http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203550304577136533843111036.html.
It’s nothing new for UK-listed Vedanta Resources to be accused (or found guilty) of committing illegal acts – something that’s happened on many occasions since the Indian-focused company listed on the London Stock Exchange seven …
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The move by the Orissa State Government in India to waive Rs 9 crore penalty on Vedanta Aluminium Limited (VAL) for withdrawal of water from Bheden river and Hirakud reservoir came in for sharp criticism …
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The Congo River embodies an immense amount of energy – enough to supply a significant portion of Africa’s electricity requirements. The river is being touted as a perpetual source of clean, green power that could …
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A massive Malaysian conglomerate, headed by the chief minister of Sarawak, Abdul Taib Mahmud (“Taib”), is now being investigated by the country’s Anti-Corruption Commission. Cahya Mata Sarawak (CMS), which is controlled by Taib and his …
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South Africa and the Democratic Republic of Congo have signed an agreement to build a major hydroelectric power project, which is said to bring electricity to more than half of the continent’s 900 million people. …
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Analysis by Nostromo Research
Rio Tinto’s shutdown of its aluminium smelter at Lynemouth in Northumberland, in north east England, announced recently, marks the start of the company’s attempt to reap some dividend for, arguably, the …
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Kazakhstan’s parliament has approved a strict ecology bill, in a move expected to make some of the world’s leading metals miners spend more on treating their waste. Ashim told Reuters in an interview in March …
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Two native bands in British Columbia have accused Rio Tinto-Alcan of diverting water towards a massive aluminium smelter, thus causing a decline in their traditional stocks of fish.