The Agreement for Cooperation and Partnership in the area of mining, metallurgy and energy has been signed based on the outcomes of the meeting of the Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev with the President of the Republic of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte as part of the East Asia Summit in Manila.

The Chinese company Henan Zhongfu Industrial Co. Ltd., a subsidiary of the international investment and industrial holding Vimetco, one of the largest on the aluminum market, has obtained the Quality Management System Certificate for Production of Components and Provision of Respective Services in the Automotive Industry.

On May 20, 2015 Vitaly Machitski, the owner and President of Vi Holding, a Russian Investment Industrial Group of companies, and Valery Krasnov, First Vice-President of Vi Holding Group met Xie Fuzhan, the Governor of Henan province in China. The Group operates high-tech facilities in Henan cities of Gongyi and Linzhou, producing rolled aluminum alloy products.

In accordance with the long-term strategy of the Darwendale Project implementation, which was approved earlier by the Board of Directors of Great Dyke Investments (Private) Limited, large-scale geological exploration works at the deposit commenced in January 2015. As of beginning of May more than 40,000 running meters have been drilled out of the total 300,000 running meters planned for drilling in 2015–2016.