The Victorian government and Shell have defended public investment in a new water treatment site at Shell’s refinery, which is currently up for sale.
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Factory fires in the news
Following the massive explosions and fire at West Fertilizer factory north of Waco last week, a lot of thought has been given to the devastation that can be caused by industrial fires.
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Fire in anhydrous ammonia tank may have caused Texas blast
Experts analysing the explosion at the fertiliser plant in Texas point to the dangerous nature of the chemicals the plant was producing.
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Texas blast sparks renewed concerns over Incitec Pivot Port Adelaide site
Mayor Gary Johnson has used the recent explosion at a Texan fertiliser factory to continue the push for Incitec Pivot to move its factory out of Port Adelaide.
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US shale gas boom behind new Incitec Pivot factory
Incitec Pivot has credited the boom in US shale gas as a factor in its decision to build a new ammonia factory in Louisiana.
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Incitec Pivot to make new ammonia plant in the US
Fertiliser and explosives manufacturer Incitec Pivot has announced that it will start work on a new, $US 850 million, 800,000 metre tonnes-per-year ammonia factory in the United States.
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US company acquires Chemind
The Columbia, US-based chemical conglomerate W.R. Grace & Co. has acquired Brisbane’s Chemind Construction Products, a manufacturer and researcher of waterproofing technology.
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Australian Industry Group calls for considered approach to CSG mining restrictions
The Australian Industry Group has spoken out on the issue of coal seam gas production, arguing for the need to balance a secure gas supply against concerns over environmental impact.
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Chemical factory fire at Campbellfield
Fire fighters were summoned to a chemical recycling factory fire in Melbourne’s north at 11 pm on Wednesday night.
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Poor weather hurts chemicals maker
Chemicals manufacturer Nufarm has posted a 53 per cent fall in profit for the six months to January this year, and has slashed its outlook for the rest of the year.
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Dow Chemical boss urges policy-makers to support consumers, not gas exporters
Free gas marketeers are content to “kill” Australian manufacturing and other sectors, and to allow to country to become dependent on resource exports, according to Dow Chemical CEO and chairman Andrew Liveris.
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Dow Chemical CEO chides “entitlement society”, repeats calls for discounted gas
The Australian-born CEO and chairman of US-based Dow Chemical company, Andrew Liveris, has repeated his call for the limiting gas exports to boost the manufacturing sector, and criticised both political infighting and the “entitlement society” in Australia.
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Green Chemistry tries to find safer, more sustainable industrial solutions
Chemical manufacturing is treated with suspicion by some, due to examples such as the Bhopal Union Carbide disaster in 1984, but the Green Chemistry movement hopes to change this perception.
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Gas shortage hurting regional industries: Manufacturing Australia
Manufacturing Australia’s new chairman Sue Morphet has said the shortage of affordable gas is harming regional businesses.
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Carbon tax blamed for record insolvencies
ASIC data has shown company insolvencies for the last 12 months at record highs, with the carbon tax blamed by some for contributing to the number.
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Ammonia leak at Orica Kooragang Island factory
Orica and the Environmental Protection Agency are investigating an ammonia leak that occurred at Orica’s Kooragang Island ammonia plant yesterday at approximately 1:15 pm.
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Methanex to fire up the old Waitara Valley Methanol factory
Canadian-based methanol manufacturer Methanex is investing $80 million to restart a plant in Waitara Valley which has lain idle since 2008.
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Sinochem to distribute Roundup after Nufarm loses Monsanto deal
The Australian subsidiary of China’s Sinochem has emerged as the new local distributor of Monsanto’s Roundup weedkiller product.
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Nufarm loses rights to sell Roundup, will make its own glyphosate
Agricultural chemicals maker Nufarm has announced that it will be making its own glyphosate after Monsanto cancelled a distribution agreement yesterday.
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Manufacturer admits sunscreen ingredient is a nanomaterial
Antaria has admitted that its ZinClear-IM product is a nanomaterial, after denying this on the ASX and elsewhere.
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