Nuplex has announced that it expects global sales to increase at 4 to 7 per cent a year up to 2018, with a significant increase in earnings from Asia.
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Fuchs opens new Melbourne warehouse
Fuchs has opened a new $4.5 million, 5,000 square metre warehouse in Melbourne, as part of its drive to turn the company’s Asia Pacific operations into the region’s major hub for lubricants research and development.
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Incitec Pivot announces restructure
Fertiliser and explosives maker Incitec Pivot is to split its global manufacturing operations into two divisions. The decision follows a review of the worldwide arm.
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Orica acts on gas cliff with $52.5 m Strike deal
Chemical company Orica has reached a deal with Strike Energy, a Cooper Basin explorer, making pre-payments of up to $52.5 million to help develop coal seam gas supplies expected to be delivered in 2016 or later.
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Fuel spill at Caltex terminal
A leak at Banksmeadow’s Caltex terminal has seen three hospitalised and 175,000 litres of fuel spilled after an accident during regular valve maintenance.
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Harder to do business in Australia than in the US: Incitec Pivot
Fertilisers and explosives company Incitec Pivot has spoken out about its decision to open an ammonia plant in Louisiana, citing a favourable regulatory environment, cheap energy, and political help to “get things done.”
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Plastics and chemicals industry: fix Australia’s export-oriented gas market
Last month the Plastics and Chemicals Industry Association released its industry roadmap, Adding Value, offering governments advice on how the sector could be helped to do its job better. Brent Balinski spoke to PACIA’s CEO Margaret Donnan about Australia’s “broken” gas market and more.
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Penrice Soda yet to pay carbon tax bill
Australia’s only soda ash manufacturer, Penrice Soda, ceased production at the end of June, and has an outstanding carbon tax bill of $1.9 million.
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30 reported injured by explosion at Louisiana factory
30 people have been reported injured by an explosion at a chemical factory in the town of Geismar in the American state of Louisiana.
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Help us invest in Australia: Dow Chemical’s Andrew Liveris
Andrew Liveris, the Australian-born CEO of US-based international firm Dow Chemical, has said that Dow would invest “multiple hundreds of millions” in Australia if the country changed its energy policy.
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New Australian Advanced Manufacturing Council to be announced today
The formation of a new business group, the Australian Advanced Manufacturing Council, will be announced today at the Australian Industry Group’s Melbourne office.
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Plastics and chemicals peak group PACIA argues for gas market reform
The Plastics and Chemicals Industry Association’s national conference has heard the managing director of BASF Australia & New Zealand claim that Australia’s gas market has failed manufacturers.
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CSIRO defends against claims it misled Novartis
The CSIRO has rejected reports that it deceived pharmaceutical company Novartis into buying imported anti-counterfeit material.
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Liveris repeats Dow Chemical’s demand for smarter Australian gas use
Andrew Liveris, the Australia-born CEO of Dow Chemical, has joined Manufacturing Australia in requesting that the federal government take action to make gas more affordable for users.
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Over a dozen dead from China explosives factory disaster
The death toll from an explosion at Poly Explosives in Caofan township, in China’s Zhangqiu City, has reached 13.
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Penrice Soda allegedly owes money to strike-breaker
Troubled soda ash maker Penrice Soda is alleged to have used an industrial intelligence company to spy on its workers.
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Incitec Pivot calls for action on gas prices after profit drop
James Fazzino, the CEO of Incitec Pivot, spoke of the need for governments to act on high Australian gas prices as the company announced a 23 per cent decline in first-half profits on Monday.
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Orica boss calls for action on exchange rate
Explosives and chemicals manufacturer Orica says while its exposure to the exchange rate is limited, the high dollar is “hollowing out” the rest of the economy and hurting manufacturers.
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Incitec Pivot first half profit down 23 per cent
Explosives and fertiliser manufacturer Incitec Pivot has announced a 23 per cent decline in its half-year to March 31 profit, with a weak market for fertiliser and the high Australian dollar impacting on the result.
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Shale gas exploration in Australia could boost manufacturing: Resources minister
Gary Gray, the recently-appointed federal minister for resources, has commented that the development of the shale gas industry in Australia could lead to a massive boost for Australian industry, citing what's been called the US “manufacturing renaissance”.
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