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WA may lose planned fertiliser plant to Victoria

Perdaman Industries may build its fertiliser plant in Victoria instead of WA as first planned because it has yet to reach an agreement about coal supply.
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Staff WriterSeptember 4, 2014, 10:18 amNovember 19, 2016 0 166
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Dow Chemical’s Liveris blasts political debate, cuts to R&D

​Australian-born Dow Chemical chairman and CEO Andrew Liveris has criticised recent cuts to R&D in the budget and the overall state of federal politics.
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Staff WriterAugust 15, 2014, 11:28 amNovember 19, 2016 0 162
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Orica to separate chemicals division

Orica will pursue the separation of its chemicals business from its core mining services business, either by demerger or sale.
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Staff WriterAugust 6, 2014, 10:01 amNovember 17, 2016 0 138
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Coogee Chemicals announce inter-generational handover

​Coogee Chemicals has announced that a succession plan is in place, with Gordon Martin to hand over control to his son, Tim.
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Staff WriterJuly 23, 2014, 10:36 amNovember 18, 2016 0 211
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Environmental concerns at Penrice site

Penrice Soda’s decision to close its chemical plant in Adelaide has raised the question of who will pay for its environmental remediation.
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Staff WriterJune 26, 2014, 9:59 amNovember 16, 2016 0 134
Manufacturing News

Penrice Soda to close with 95 jobs lost

The barriers to a sale of the Osborne plant proved too high for the preferred bidder.
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Kevin GomezJune 25, 2014, 11:31 amNovember 19, 2016 0 197
Manufacturing News

Chemicals up, meat and dairy flat in NZ figures

​New Zealand’s manufacturing sector’s sales volumes were up 0.5 per cent in the first quarter of the year.
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Staff WriterJune 11, 2014, 11:59 amNovember 18, 2016 0 133
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Hopes Penrice Soda Holdings jobs could be saved

There are hopes that potential buyers of Penrice Soda Holdings may want to take continuing operating the company and jobs there could be saved.
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Staff WriterJune 6, 2014, 10:07 amNovember 16, 2016 0 134
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DuluxGroup sees strong profit, is optimistic about post-budget future

​Home improvements manufacturers DuluxGroup has announced an increase in first-half profits of over a third.
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Staff WriterMay 20, 2014, 10:32 amNovember 16, 2016 0 153
Manufacturing News

Samsung to manufacture commercial drug substances for Bristol-Myers Squibb

Samsung had earlier claimed they manufacture biosimilars at half the cost of what Western drugmakers would have to charge.
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Kevin GomezMay 15, 2014, 9:10 amNovember 18, 2016 0 159
Manufacturing News

Plant closure, job cuts at Nufarm’s NZ plant

Agricultural chemicals manufacturer Nufarm will close its Auckland manufacturing plant and, as a result, up to 59 jobs will be lost.
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Staff WriterApril 17, 2014, 11:21 amNovember 19, 2016 0 150
Manufacturing News

Adelaide manufacturer Penrice Soda goes into administration

Adelaide soda products and lime producer Penrice Soda Holdings has been placed into administration as it looks for a solution to a $117 million debt.
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Staff WriterApril 14, 2014, 9:54 amNovember 18, 2016 0 192
Manufacturing News

Biodiesel manufacturing goes eco-friendly

Traditional methods of biodiesel production use high volumes of water to remove impurities or soaps to meet stringent quality standards.
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Kevin GomezMarch 20, 2014, 11:26 amNovember 19, 2016 1 168
Manufacturing News

Nufarm to cut over 100 jobs

Nufarm will increase its emphasis on product development as it restructures, closing two manufacturing sites and cutting 105 jobs.
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Staff WriterMarch 19, 2014, 10:27 amNovember 19, 2016 0 152
Manufacturing News

Chemicals and plastics can underpin Australia’s manufacturing future

The chemicals and plastics industry association believes the country can achieve sustained growth by taking advantage of major global and domestic economic, social and environmental shifts.
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Posted byFebruary 12, 2014, 9:17 amNovember 17, 2016 0 142
Manufacturing News

Energy efficiency is driving Australia’s chemical manufacturers to increase automation

The need for energy efficiency in the operations of the chemical manufacturers is lending impetus to the automation and software solutions market in Australia and New Zealand.
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Posted byFebruary 7, 2014, 9:47 amNovember 16, 2016 0 160
Manufacturing News

Orica may sell chemical business

The division makes agricultural products and paints and is hurting because of the downturn in manufacturing.
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Kevin GomezJanuary 31, 2014, 9:15 amNovember 19, 2016 11 159
Manufacturing News

PACIA announces new CEO

The Plastics and Chemicals Industry Association has announced that the organisation’s CEO Margaret Donnan will be departing after six years in the role
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Staff WriterDecember 16, 2013, 11:36 amNovember 18, 2016 0 162
Features

Gas policy and opportunity

Peter Reith’s Gas Market Taskforce report for the Victorian Government came with high expectations.
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Peter HaynesDecember 13, 2013, 9:28 amNovember 19, 2016 0 188
Manufacturing News

Manufacturing fall is limited: Productivity Commission

A new report into manufacturing has found that the drop in the sector’s productivity has occurred mainly in three subsectors.
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Staff WriterDecember 6, 2013, 10:28 amNovember 17, 2016 0 142

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