Socio-Economic Study of Impact of EU Nickel Compounds Classification on APEC Economies Mining Task Force June 2012 APEC Project: MTF 01/2010S Prepared by Nickel Institute 2700-161 Bay Street Toronto, Ontario M5J 2S1 CANADA In cooperation with Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation 7, Kitaygorodsky proezd 109074 Moscow RUSSIA For Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Secretariat 35 Heng Mui Keng Terrace SINGAPORE 119616 Tel: (65) 68919 600 Fax: (65) 68919 690 Email:
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