BHP, ERA to supply Uranium to Taiwan

Bloomberg.com: Energy: "April 4 (Bloomberg) -- BHP Billiton and Energy Resources of Australia Ltd. agreed to supply uranium to Taiwan, the Sydney Morning Herald reported.
BHP and Energy Resources signed contracts with electricity producer Taiwan Power Co. in the past 12 months, the newspaper said, citing Taiwanese officials.
Taiwan doesn't have official relations with Australia, so the arrangement provided for indirect trade through the U.S., said Osman Chia, an official from the Taipei economic and cultural office in Canberra, Australia, according to the newspaper.
Taiwan is not a signatory to the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty, the newspaper said. Australia is party to the South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone Treaty which bans uranium sales to any countries which have not signed the treaty, the newspaper said. April 4 (Bloomberg) -- BHP Billiton and Energy Resources of Australia Ltd. agreed to supply uranium to Taiwan, the Sydney Morning Herald reported.
BHP and Energy Resources signed contracts with electricity producer Taiwan Power Co. in the past 12 months, the newspaper said, citing Taiwanese officials.
Taiwan doesn't have official relations with Australia, so the arrangement provided for indirect trade through the U.S., said Osman Chia, an official from the Taipei economic and cultural office in Canberra, Australia, according to the newspaper.
Taiwan is not a signatory to the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty, the newspaper said. Australia is party to the South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone Treaty which bans uranium sales to any countries which have not signed the treaty, the newspaper said. "