Scott Hand
Scott Hand
balance business combined company half metals percent precious profile third
The new company will have a have more diversified business profile with about half of the combined pro forma 2005 revenues from nickel, one third from copper, 10 percent from aluminum and the balance from zinc, precious metals and cobalt.
build expand growing importance operations project recognizes
In particular, it recognizes the growing importance of our Asia-Pacific operations as we build the Goro project in New Caledonia, and expand our PT Inco operations in Indonesia.
elsewhere employment great growth offer together
Synergies that we get together offer great growth and great employment opportunities in Sudbury and elsewhere around the world,
aggressive drive growth leading nickel support
support our aggressive growth and our drive to be the world's leading nickel company.
anyone electricity knows operations run spent takes time
Anyone who has spent time in our Sudbury operations knows it takes a lot of electricity to run our mines, our mills, our smelters and our refineries.
convinced deal longer worth
It may take a little longer to get the deal done but we're convinced that this deal is worth the wait.
america major north pacific presence south
It will be a major presence in north and south America, in Asia, in the South Pacific and in Europe.
canadian companies company good great history people shared
For a good part of our shared history a lot of people have been saying, You know, if only these two Canadian companies could get together, what a great company that could be. Well, that day has arrived.
magnitude move ours second unusual
It's not unusual for a transaction of the magnitude of ours to move to a second phase.
aspects group opposition small
This has been a very small group that has been indicating opposition to aspects of the project.
company copper global nickel
This company will be a Canadian-based nickel and copper powerhouse on the global scene,
create growth metals mining opportunity prospects truly unique value
This combination will create a mining and metals powerhouse, with outstanding growth prospects and a truly unique opportunity to create significant value for shareholders.