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Metro Alliance Holdings & Equities Corp., together with its foreign partner, NPC International of Iran, will spend a combined $20 million to re-commission a mothballed polyethylene plant in Mariveles, Bataan.


Metro Alliance chairman and president Renato Magadia said the estimated rehabilitation cost of the polyethylene plant is $80 to $85 million. 


Metro Alliance, a company majority-owned by businessman William Gatchalian, will infuse $8 million while Iran’s NPC International will cover the remaining $12 million.


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Publicly-listed Metro Alliance Holdings & Equities Corp. has filed a case against German bank WESTLB AG seeking the return of $1.635 million in deposits as partial payment for the purchase of the assets of Bataan Polyethylene Corp. (BPC).


In its complaint filed with a court in Singapore, Metro Alliance alleged that the bank failed to comply with the conditions stipulated under the agreement they entered into.


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Based on separate disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, most of the firms cited their inability to furnish the audited financial statements in time for their yearly shareholders meetings, which have traditionally been scheduled on specific dates.


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Metro Alliance chairman and president Renato Magadia said the estimated rehabilitation cost of the polyethylene plant is $80 to $85 million. 


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In its complaint filed with a court in Singapore, Metro Alliance alleged that the bank failed to comply with the conditions stipulated under the agreement they entered into.


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Metro Alliance to rehabilitate polyethylene plant in Bataan

By Zinnia B. Dela Peña | September 18, 2006 - 12:00am

Metro Alliance Holdings & Equities Corp., together with its foreign partner, NPC International of Iran, will spend a combined $20 million to re-commission a mothballed polyethylene plant in Mariveles,...

Business

Metro Alliance sues German bank over $1.635-million deposit

By Zinnia B. Dela Peña | August 22, 2006 - 12:00am

Publicly-listed Metro Alliance Holdings & Equities Corp. has filed a case against German bank WESTLB AG seeking the return of $1.635 million in deposits as partial payment for the purchase of the assets...

Business

Tougher accounting rule affects stockholders’ meeting skeds

By Christina Mendez | April 14, 2002 - 12:00am

The policy of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) toward stricter accounting standards has impacted on the schedules of annual stockholders' meetings among listed companies. Based on separate disclosure...

Business