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Phosphate rock4
  • The Chinese company China Molybdenum - which imported phosphate rock to its subsidiary in Brazil - will no longer purchase phosphate rock from occupied Western Sahara. (wsrw.org)
  • The Mexican imports of phosphate rock from occupied Western Sahara is picking up pace. (wsrw.org)
  • The below letter was sent from WSRW section Louisiana to the fertiliser producer PCS on October 1st 2008, shortly after the company received a shipment of phosphate rock from Western Sahara. (wsrw.org)
  • Dear Mr. Doyle, President and CEO of PotashCorp, We are writing to you today about PotashCorp's shipments of phosphate rock from occupied Western Sahara to Louisiana. (wsrw.org)
World's3
  • As of 2015[update], it ranked tenth in the Fortune Global 500 list of the world's largest companies. (wikipedia.org)
  • As Glencore International, the company was already one of the world's largest integrated producers and marketers of commodities. (wikipedia.org)
  • It was the largest company in Switzerland as well as the world's largest commodities trading company, with a 2010 global market share of 60% in internationally tradable zinc, 50% in internationally tradable copper, 9% in the internationally tradable grain market and 3% in the internationally tradable oil market. (wikipedia.org)
Moroccan10
  • A subsidiary of the US company has signed a contract with the Moroccan king's energy firm for a large wind farm in Western Sahara, consistently referring to the location as part of Morocco. (wsrw.org)
  • The United States and Canada, among others, have been very clear that they do not recognize Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara. (wsrw.org)
  • Robert Zoellick, then the United States Trade Representative, stated in 2004 in reference to the Free Trade Agreement between the USA and Morocco that "The United States … do not recognize Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara" and added that "the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) covers trade and investment in the territory of Morocco as recognized internationally, and does not include Western Sahara. (wsrw.org)
  • Money from phosphate extraction and trade goes directly to the Moroccan state-owned company located in Western Sahara. (wsrw.org)
  • Last December the Moroccan ambassador to Russia, Abdelkader Lecheheb, told the state press agency Sputnik that trade was the priority in the relationship between the governments. (johnhelmer.net)
  • We have wonderful relations with Morocco, though it is strange that we have been seeing a certain reduction in trade, specifically in certain traditional Moroccan goods. (johnhelmer.net)
  • I do not understand the reasons for the drop in shipments of Moroccan fruit, oranges or tomatoes to Russia, particularly given the limitations in the supply of these products from the European Union countries. (johnhelmer.net)
  • But last year turnover plunged 34%, as Russian exports of oil and petroleum dropped sharply following the bankruptcy of the Moroccan refinery company responsible for handling the Russian products. (johnhelmer.net)
  • The decline in shipments in the traditional Moroccan positions - tomato and tangerine - is due to a decrease in the consumption of these products in the whole country. (johnhelmer.net)
  • Alexander Tkachev, the Russian Minister of Agriculture, said during the meetings with the Moroccan delegation last week said that Morocco is one of the suppliers Russia is looking to in order to replace the European Union supplies now subject to counter-sanctions. (johnhelmer.net)
Offshore3
  • During a press conference last week, Polisario invited the Union to conversations on continuation of fisheries offshore Western Sahara. (wsrw.org)
  • Our offshore investments in Arab Potash Company (APC) in Jordan, Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile S.A. (SQM) in Chile and Israel Chemical Ltd. (ICL) in Israel contributed $85 million to earnings for the quarter. (einpresswire.com)
  • Although Brazil continued to be a region of relative strength, with buyers procuring tonnes in preparation for their upcoming planting season, offshore shipments from North American producers fell to one of the lowest third-quarter totals in recent history. (einpresswire.com)
20201
  • In the 2020 Forbes Global 2000, Glencore International was ranked as the 484th-largest public company in the world. (wikipedia.org)
PotashCorp1
  • The market value of our investments in these publicly traded companies equated to approximately $6 billion, or $7 per PotashCorp share, as of market close on October 23, 2013. (einpresswire.com)
Imports2
  • The Swiss-Russian company EuroChem was most likely behind a controversial imports of conflict minerals to Estonia in October. (wsrw.org)
  • WSRW section Louisiana in October sent a letter to the US-Canadian fertiliser producer, PCS, demanding that they terminate its imports from Western Sahara. (wsrw.org)
Bilateral2
  • A hearing in the EU Parliament indicates that there are many questions, and still few answers, on the EU's response to the EU Court ruling annulling bilateral agreements with Morocco over the inclusion of occupied Western Sahara. (wsrw.org)
  • The peak year for the bilateral trade was 2011. (johnhelmer.net)
Continuation1
  • By importing phosphates from Western Sahara, PCS thus supports the continuation of the illegal occupation and contributes to undermining the UN peace process. (wsrw.org)
20211
  • By 2021, the new Sudanese government began having second thoughts about the deal and sought new terms that included economic aid ( The Arab Weekly , September 16, 2021). (aberfoylesecurity.com)
Producers2
  • Due to weak global prices for the assets Glencore owned, particularly coal and copper producers, and for the commodities in which Glencore traded, the company showed a net operating loss of $676 million for the first half of 2015, and the company's stocks fell, as a result. (wikipedia.org)
  • Along with several other major coal producers, Glencore is also a large shareholder in globalCOAL, the online physical coal trading platform. (wikipedia.org)
Approximately1
  • US fuel company Rentech came on board this week to provide preliminary engineering services at the proposed site, approximately 120km northwest of Adelaide . (blogspot.com)
Coal2
  • Glencore had a number of production facilities all around the world and supplied metals, minerals, crude oil, oil products, coal, natural gas and agricultural products to international customers in the automotive, power generation, steel production and food processing industries. (wikipedia.org)
  • The Fischer-Tropsch process is used to produce a synthetic petroleum substitute, typically from coal, natural gas or biomass , for use as synthetic lubrication oil or as synthetic fuel. (blogspot.com)
Officials3
  • Although his officials meet their Russian counterparts at an annual inter-government ministerial conference, the king hasn't patronized the meeting before. (johnhelmer.net)
  • US Government officials may obtain additional copies of this document directly or through liaison channels from the Central Intelligence Agency. (cia.gov)
  • Officials from the US, UK, and EU are planning to "jointly press" the UAE into halting shipments of goods to Russia that "could help Moscow in its war against Ukraine,' according to western officials who spoke with the Wall Street Journal (WSJ). (islamicsocietiesreview.org)
Zambia3
  • In 2011, five non-government organisations filed a complaint to the OECD against a subsidiary of Glencore over allegations that a mine it owns in Zambia may not be paying enough tax on its profits. (wikipedia.org)
  • This complaint was due to alleged financial and accounting manipulations that had been supposedly performed by the two companies' subsidiary, Mopani Copper Mines Plc (MCM), to evade taxation in Zambia. (wikipedia.org)
  • A draft Grant Thornton report alleged that tax avoidance by Glencore in Zambia cost the Zambian Government hundreds of millions of dollars in lost revenue. (wikipedia.org)
OECD1
  • The data for the non-Communist countries are from publications of the United Nations, the Organi- zation for Economic Cooperation and Develop- ment (OECD), publications of US Government agencies, unclassified publications of other in- ternational organizations or individual coun- tries, or are estimates of this Office. (cia.gov)
Exploitation2
  • Morocco's control and exploitation of Western Sahara also hurts the Sahrawis' labor rights and their economic development. (wsrw.org)
  • The answer is from countries, such as the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Bolivia, Chile and Morocco, where environmental destruction and workers' exploitation will continue and even intensify. (tni.org)
Controversial2
  • Saharawis in Bilbao, Spain, demonstrated as a cargo vessel is arriving to pick up more controversial windmill components for occupied Western Sahara. (wsrw.org)
  • We would like to inform you that trade with and transportation of mineral resources from occupied Western Sahara is politically controversial, highly unethical and potentially against international law. (wsrw.org)
Victory1
  • Neither of Libya's governments can declare victory without full control of the resource-rich south. (aberfoylesecurity.com)
Internationally1
  • Meanwhile, the internationally recognized Tripoli authorities, the Government of National Accord (GNA), are unlikely to make inroads in the south given that they have long neglected the region and do not have deep pocketed sponsors such as Haftar has in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). (aberfoylesecurity.com)
Routes2
  • Port Sudan is a politically unstable city that serves as Sudan's primary connection to international trade routes. (aberfoylesecurity.com)
  • South-western Libya, the Fezzan region, is a vast desert spotted with lucrative oil fields, oases, long-range trade routes and deep sub-desert aquifers. (aberfoylesecurity.com)
Moscow2
  • Mohammed, whose Alouite dynasty has ruled Morocco for 350 years, hasn't been to Moscow since 2002. (johnhelmer.net)
  • Industry sources in Moscow identify three Russian companies as the largest importers of fruit and vegetables from Morocco - Globus, Baltfruit, and Nevskaya. (johnhelmer.net)
Authorities1
  • Western envoys also traveled "jointly and separately" to countries such as Turkiye and Kazakhstan to pressure authorities into preventing western dual-use products from reaching Russia. (islamicsocietiesreview.org)
Conflict2
  • The phosphate trade in Western Sahara therefore increases the risk of further armed conflict, destabilization and suffering in the region. (wsrw.org)
  • The State Department says the Palestinians must choose who will rule over Gaza after the conflict with Israel, but ruled out a return to a Hamas government. (floete.net)
Iran1
  • This would mean that Russia, the hardest hit country by Western sanctions, and Iran, the second longest hit country by Western sanctions will be able to trade without fear of Western limits. (islamicsocietiesreview.org)
Support1
  • This kind of support makes Morocco less inclined to contribute to finding a solution to the occupation, and makes delaying tactics and attempting to profit from the existing situation more attractive. (wsrw.org)
Current2
  • The current company was created through a merger of Glencore with Xstrata on 2 May 2013. (wikipedia.org)
  • The current agreement is to review the use of Rentech's FT technology for the production of ultra-clean synthetic transportation fuels from synthesis gas derived from fossil and biomass resources. (blogspot.com)
Vast1
  • The Sahara is usually described as a vast empty land that is sparsely populated, and as representing an Eldorado of renewable energy, thus constituting a golden opportunity to provide Europe with energy so it can continue its extravagant consumerist lifestyle and excessive energy consumption. (tni.org)
Press1
  • Firas Press , one of my best sources for news, changed their format, apparently without testing it. (blogspot.com)
Legal2
  • It's not easy keeping up with all the different legal proceedings relating to Western Sahara. (wsrw.org)
  • The International Court of Justice in its 1975 Western Sahara Advisory Opinion established that Morocco has no legal claim to Western Sahara. (wsrw.org)
Sell2
  • In 1994, after failing to take control of the zinc market and losing $172 million, Rich was forced to sell his majority share in the company to Glencore International, the commodities trading and industrial company. (wikipedia.org)
  • The reason for this unequivocal US position is that Morocco has not right to extract and sell Western Sahara's resources, as long as the political status of the territory has not been resolved. (wsrw.org)
Billion1
  • In May 2011, the company launched an IPO which valued the business at US$61 billion and created five new billionaires. (wikipedia.org)
Brazil1
  • Mondino further added that joint collaborations with China and Brazil will stop, despite them being Argentina's main trading partners, as she stressed that the country intends to stay in the South American trade bloc Mercosur. (islamicsocietiesreview.org)
Russia1
  • Overall, the trade between Russia and Morocco is very small - less than 1% of Russia's aggregate trade turnover. (johnhelmer.net)
Fell1
  • important jS fell published and offered by the Episcopalians, governments, and principles. (meppener.de)
Found1
  • The Italian company Enel is one of the firms that have taken the exact same approach as the EU when carrying out 'stakeholder consultations' in Western Sahara - a procedure now found invalid by the EU Court of Justice. (wsrw.org)
Industry2
  • According to a report by the French organization France Libertés - Fondation Danielle Mitterrand, the Sahrawis have been systematically marginalized from the phosphate industry in Western Sahara. (wsrw.org)
  • In 1968, before Morocco took control over the phosphate mines, all 1600 workers in the industry were Sahrawis. (wsrw.org)
President2
  • It's also unusual that President Vladimir Putin tells his state guest that he doesn't understand why the trade between their two countries has fallen sharply. (johnhelmer.net)
  • So what exactly did King Mohammed VI of Morocco negotiate with President Putin at the Kremlin last week? (johnhelmer.net)
Market1
International2
  • However, to this day, no state or international organization recognizes Morocco's sovereignty over Western Sahara. (wsrw.org)
  • In addition to ethical concerns, the companies involved in this trade should be aware that the trade is most probably in violation of international law. (wsrw.org)
Wind2
  • By 2030, half of Morocco's wind energy production could be generated illegally in occupied Western Sahara. (wsrw.org)
  • The geography of South Gippsland in Victoria, covering Yarram, Wilsons Promontory, Wonthaggi and Phillip Island, is suited to wind powered electricity generation - this weblog provides accurate, objective, up-to-date news items, information and opinions supporting renewable energy for a clean, sustainable future. (blogspot.com)
Source1
West Bank1
  • The fighters are part of the Brigades controlled by Fatah, the party which also controls the caretaker government in the West Bank. (blogspot.com)
Deals1
  • As expected, the Council of the EU has appealed the ruling of the EU General Court annulling the application of EU-Morocco deals in occupied Western Sahara. (wsrw.org)
Week1
  • Trading was limited to institutional investors for the first week and private investors were not allowed to buy shares until 24 May 2011. (wikipedia.org)
Countries1
  • Nation-states, they can't sleep on this, and they're going to find ways to take advantage of their natural resources to be involved in Bitcoin mining […] At some point Bitcoin mining will look like a utility, and it's going to be a part of critical infrastructure for countries. (dpl-surveillance-equipment.com)
Fish1
  • The company works with 35000+ fish and shrimp farmers using artificial intelligence (AI) predictive tools for better farm productivity and connects them with formal finance, insurers, and processors to improve Indian aquaculture value chain efficiency. (agriculturepost.com)
Find1
  • There find Confederate resources that could check this view doing oral using seeking a affordable metabolism or site, a SQL presentation or municipal companies. (meppener.de)
Report1
  • The company denied these charges, according to the CIA report quoted by ABC. (wikipedia.org)
Territory1
  • The Spanish company today, yet again, refers to the territory as part of Morocco. (wsrw.org)
Site2
  • The site appears to have been continuously occupied throughout prehistory, as evidenced by a wide range of stone tools and pottery dating to each Native American cultural era up to European contact," the U.S. Forest Service said in an news release. (floete.net)
  • There start complex shipments that could end this download Differenza stretching determining a integrated internet or site, a SQL file or Common trademarks. (computronic.com.ar)
Green1
  • The company was founded in 1974 as Marc Rich & Co. AG by commodity traders Marc Rich and Pincus Green. (wikipedia.org)
Population1
  • That same opinion affirmed that the Sahrawi population has a right to self-determination, which includes, inter alia, the right of permanent sovereignty over its natural resources. (wsrw.org)
Answer1
  • Now, two months and one more shipment later, WSRW has still not received an answer. (wsrw.org)
Million1
  • The company raised US$4 million in July in pre-Series A round led by Rebright Partners and Flourish Ventures. (agriculturepost.com)
Occupation1
  • The occupation of Western Sahara has resulted in enormous suffering and deprivation for the Sahrawi people, the rightful owners of the land and the natural resources of Western Sahara. (wsrw.org)
Energy3
  • Yet, Morocco presents itself as best-in-class on the energy transition. (wsrw.org)
  • However, this deceptive narrative overlooks questions of ownership and sovereignty and masks ongoing global relations of hegemony and domination that facilitate the plunder of resources, the privatization of commons and the dispossession of communities, thus consolidating undemocratic and exclusionary ways of governing the energy transition. (tni.org)
  • While salt might not save the world alone, we believe osmotic power will be an interesting part of the renewable energy mix of the future," said Baard Mikkelsen, chief executive of Statkraft , the federally-owned utility company that built and operates the prototype plant. (blogspot.com)
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