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Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:48:14 GMT Mon, 13 Feb 2012 22:16:38 GMT client.support@ft.com (Client Support) 15 Newspapers http://www.ft.com/rss/companies/basic-resources http://im.media.ft.com/m/img/rss/RSS_Default_Image.gif http://www.ft.com/companies/basic-resources http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/40402366-4fc3-11e1-a3ac-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/companies_basic-resources/feed//product Aim-quoted group spends $110m on South Korean plant that uses a technology it forecasts will shake up the global industry Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:48:14 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/40402366-4fc3-11e1-a3ac-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/companies_basic-resources/feed//product 40402366-4fc3-11e1-a3ac-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/bc313112-53e3-11e1-bacb-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/companies_basic-resources/feed//product Nat Rothschild has lost a libel lawsuit against the publishers of the Daily Mail as a High Court judge found he ‘had not been entirely candid’ about the purpose of a visit to a Siberian aluminium smelter Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:54:38 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/bc313112-53e3-11e1-bacb-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/companies_basic-resources/feed//product bc313112-53e3-11e1-bacb-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8ca7b65e-53da-11e1-9eac-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/companies_basic-resources/feed//product Nathaniel Rothschild to appeal over Daily Mail article that he claimed portrayed him as a ‘puppet master’ in an aluminium deal Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:14:40 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8ca7b65e-53da-11e1-9eac-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/companies_basic-resources/feed//product 8ca7b65e-53da-11e1-9eac-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4c68aa38-533c-11e1-aafd-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/companies_basic-resources/feed//product Indian group hit by European slowdown and raw material prices and warns of ‘muted’ demand in its core markets this year Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:13:08 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4c68aa38-533c-11e1-aafd-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/companies_basic-resources/feed//product 4c68aa38-533c-11e1-aafd-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/434e04de-531e-11e1-950d-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/companies_basic-resources/feed//product With weak demand in Europe, the steelmaker must face up to market dynamics of the world champion of steel producers Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:57:15 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/434e04de-531e-11e1-950d-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/companies_basic-resources/feed//product 434e04de-531e-11e1-950d-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/41563244-5325-11e1-8aa1-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/companies_basic-resources/feed//product One of the world’s leading suppliers of agricultural commodities reported sharply lower fourth-quarter results and forecast a tough year Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:56:47 GMT 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http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1fc59ada-4e6f-11e1-aa0b-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/companies_basic-resources/feed//product 1fc59ada-4e6f-11e1-aa0b-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/76f4ad94-4dbd-11e1-b96c-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/companies_basic-resources/feed//product One of the world’s biggest chemicals companies is hurt by a one-off tax charge and weak demand in Europe Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:12:21 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/76f4ad94-4dbd-11e1-b96c-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/companies_basic-resources/feed//product 76f4ad94-4dbd-11e1-b96c-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/365623d8-4842-11e1-941c-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/companies_basic-resources/feed//product There is hardly any way to make a substantial strategic investment in a listed potash producer without going through Saskatchewan Thu, 26 Jan 2012 20:18:17 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/365623d8-4842-11e1-941c-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/companies_basic-resources/feed//product 365623d8-4842-11e1-941c-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/943ff6f2-4600-11e1-9592-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/companies_basic-resources/feed//product Investor launches libel action after Daily Mail article alleged he arranged meeting with Lord Mandelson to impress a Russian oligarch Mon, 23 Jan 2012 23:48:58 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/943ff6f2-4600-11e1-9592-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/companies_basic-resources/feed//product 943ff6f2-4600-11e1-9592-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/57568e04-45b0-11e1-93f1-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/companies_basic-resources/feed//product German steel and technology conglomerate is looking at a possible tie-up with its Finnish rival, in a move that could presage European consolidation Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:49:51 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/57568e04-45b0-11e1-93f1-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/companies_basic-resources/feed//product 57568e04-45b0-11e1-93f1-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/179b5f32-42cd-11e1-93ea-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/companies_basic-resources/feed//product Ron Kirk, US trade representative, and John Bryson, commerce secretary, sent a letter to Congress urging legislation to overrule the federal court’s ruling Thu, 19 Jan 2012 20:30:06 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/179b5f32-42cd-11e1-93ea-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/companies_basic-resources/feed//product 179b5f32-42cd-11e1-93ea-00144feab49a http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2cfdc5ec-4280-11e1-97b1-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/companies_basic-resources/feed//product Rule change is unlikely to discourage long queues waiting to take out metal, writes Jack Farchy Thu, 19 Jan 2012 10:21:54 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2cfdc5ec-4280-11e1-97b1-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/companies_basic-resources/feed//product 2cfdc5ec-4280-11e1-97b1-00144feab49a http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5282bc52-4233-11e1-9506-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/companies_basic-resources/feed//product Aluminium co-head Blumgart to leave as part of a larger reshuffling of departments at the Swiss-based commodities trader Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:53:39 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5282bc52-4233-11e1-9506-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/companies_basic-resources/feed//product 5282bc52-4233-11e1-9506-00144feab49a http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/17a3b0fc-41f5-11e1-9506-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/companies_basic-resources/feed//product A five-year-old standstill agreement that has prevented Rio Tinto, which owns 49% of the miner, from moving to a majority stake has expired Wed, 18 Jan 2012 20:00:00 GMT 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