Sherritt International Corporation · Toronto, ON Canada ·(Toronto: S)

Sherritt International is aiming to be the new sheriff in the energy business. The company is involved in nickel and cobalt mining, thermal coal production, oil and gas exploration and production, and electricity generation. Its largest unit is the metals mining segment (nearly a third of sales), which operates Moa Nickel, a Cuban mining and processing facility, as well as a metal refinery in Canada. Sherritt's coal revenue is derived from its 2008 acquisition of top Canadian thermal coal producer Royal Utilities Partnership (of which it had previously owned 41%). Sherritt also operates oil and natural gas fields in Cuba and Spain and has a one-third interest in Cuban electricity generating company Energas. To read the full description, subscribe now.