Air Liquide

Asian Activities Report for November 23, 2011 includes: Air Liquide (EPA:AI), the world leading industrial gas supplier, has formed a 50/50 joint venture with China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation ("Sinopec") (NYSE:SNP) (HKG:0386) (SHA:600028) to jointly invest Euro 85 million in a refinery expansion project in Maoming, Guangdong Province, China; TNG Limited (ASX:TNG) reports positive interim results from the Pre-Feasibility Study ("PFS") on its 100%-owned Mount Peake Iron-Vanadium Project in the Northern Territory; Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd. (TYO:5713) has established a subsidiary in Brazil to look for opportunities to acquire interests in copper, gold, nickel or other resources project; Western Desert Resources Limited (ASX:WDR) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Xstrata Zinc to investigate the feasibility of gaining access to Xstrata Zinc's McArthur River Mine loading facility.