A fraught election just reshaped the next steps for deep sea mining
Brazilian oceanographer Leticia Carvalho has been elected the next secretary-general of the ISA, a leadership change that could slow the rush to strip-mine deep sea ecosystems.
Melbourne, Australia – April 16, 2013 BASF welcomes the Australian High Court’s decision to uphold findings that SNF has infringed BASF’s Rheomax® ETD patents and that those patents are valid. The decision marks the end of proceedings in Australia, which commenced in 2008.
Steffen Kudis, head of BASF’s Global Water, Oilfield and Mining Solutions businesses, said, “BASF is committed to providing customers with innovative, effective technologies and solutions. To achieve this , BASF must be able to protect its investment in years of research and development and intellectual property rights.”
The Rheomax® ETD Technology is part of BASF’s innovative solutions for Tailings Management. ETD (Enhanced Tailings Disposal) is a method of tailings management in which novel technology is used to change and control the structural and drainage properties of mineral processing residues.
