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DENVER, CO -- (Marketwire) -- 02/22/12 -- Golden Star Resources Ltd. (NYSE Amex: GSS) (TSX: GSC) (GHANA: GSR) Company Generates $19.5M in Net Cash Flow from Operations in Q4, Up from $11.5M in Q3 Net Income of $7.2M in Q4 Cash Operating Costs at Bogoso/Prestea Continue to Improve Quarter Over Quarter Record High Metallurgical Recovery at Bogoso Sulfide Plant - 78% in Q4 vs. 76% in Q3 and 70% for the full year Restart of Bogoso Oxide Plant in First Quarter Expected to Add Up to 70,000 Ounces in 2012 Golden Star Resources Ltd. (NYSE Amex: GSS) (TSX: GSC) (GHANA: GSR) ("Golden Star" or the "Company") today reported financial results for its fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2011. All references to currency are in US dollars. The Company generated $19.5 million in net cash flow from operations in the fourth quarter of 2011, a 70% increase over $11.5 mil... (more)

[SIPREMIUM 2012] "All About Korean Consumer Goods"

SEOUL, South Korea, Feb. 22, 2012  /PRNewswire/ -- The 22nd Seoul International Sourcing Fair for Premium Gifts & Homeware(SIPREMIUM 2012) will take place from February 23, 2012 to February 26, 2012 at Coex C Hall to showcase various premium gift, household, sales promotion, and design items. SIPREMIUM is South Korea's notable premiere, trade focused exhibition. This exhibition has expanded from last year's event with the expected participants of 20,000 buyers and 400 exhibitors from 20 countries. Despite the economic downturn, the scale of the exhibition has been expanded with t... (more)

Scorpio Tankers Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter and Year End 2011 Financial Results

MONACO -- (Marketwire) -- 02/22/12 -- Scorpio Tankers Inc. (NYSE: STNG) ("Scorpio Tankers", or the "Company") today reported its results for the three months and year-ended December 31, 2011. The Company recorded a net loss of $71.7 million or $2.21 basic and diluted loss per share, which included a non-cash impairment charge of $66.6 million, or $2.05 basic and diluted loss per share for the three months ended December 31, 2011. Excluding the impairment charge, the net loss would have been $5.1 million, or $0.16 basic and diluted loss per share. This is compared to a net loss o... (more)

ABB: Doorbraakgevende order voor DC-technologie

ABB, de toonaangevende groep actief op het gebied van energie- en automatiseringstechnologie, heeft van de scheepsmagnaat Myklebusthaug Management een order gewonnen voor het leveren van het eerste gelijkstroomverdeelrek aan boord van een schip. Deze apparatuur zal geïnstalleerd worden in een nieuw schip dat op dit moment in Noorwegen wordt gebouwd ter ondersteuning van een offshore platform. Dit betekent een enorme energiebesparing, waarbij emissies tot een minimum beperkt worden. Image of a vessel suited for ABB's Onboard DC Grid (Photo: Business Wire) Bij de traditionele elekt... (more)

Leisureworld Senior Care Corporation Reports 2011 Fourth Quarter and Year End Financial Results

MARKHAM, ONTARIO -- (Marketwire) -- 02/22/12 -- Leisureworld Senior Care Corporation (TSX:LW) ("Leisureworld" or "the Company") today announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2011. The Company completed its Initial Public Offering (IPO) on March 23, 2010. Accordingly, the 2010 figures represent the results of Leisureworld Senior Care LP for the period from January 1, 2010 until March 22, 2010, combined with the results of the Company for the period thereafter. Percentage calculations are based on the numbers in the financial statements an... (more)