Timminco Ltd : Timminco Common Shares to be Delisted from TSX

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Jan. 9, 2012) - Timminco Limited ("Timminco") (TSX:TIM) announced that the Toronto Stock Exchange ("TSX") has determined to delist Timminco's common shares effective at the close of market on February 6, 2012. The delisting was imposed due to Timminco's failure to meet the continued listing requirements of the TSX as a result of the commencement of proceedings under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act on January 3, 2012 (the "CCAA Proceeding"). Trading in Timminco common shares, which has been suspended since January 3, 2012, will remain suspended until the delisting.

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About Timminco

Timminco produces silicon metal for the chemical (silicones), aluminum and electronics/solar industries, through its 51%-owned production partnership with Dow Corning, known as Québec Silicon. Timminco is also a producer of solar grade silicon, using its proprietary technology for purifying silicon metal, for the solar photovoltaic energy industry, through Timminco Solar, a division of its wholly owned subsidiary Bécancour Silicon.