Nyrstar has announced a $514 million upgrade to its 120-year-old Port Pirie smelter operations.
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‘Botox for plastic’ promises to cut power costs, help environment
The CSIRO has developed a new material that prevents plastic from ageing and promises environmental and cost savings for the energy industry.
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An environmentally friendly alternative to synthetic plastics
Researchers have developed a method to carry out large-scale manufacturing using a fully degradable bioplastic isolated from shrimp shells.
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Hockey claims business wants carbon tax to go
Treasurer Joe Hockey has pointed to the views of four major industry groups and said that business wants the carbon tax to be repealed.
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GE to spend on environmentally friendly energy research
General Electric plans to spend big on environmentally friendly energy research, such as fracking technologies and wind turbines.
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Sustainable manufacturing system developed by US University
Engineers at Oregon State University have developed a ‘sustainable manufacturing’ system that attempts to better include the human component of industry.
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MHM Metals suffers as Alcoa closes rolling mills
Alcoa’s decision to close its Point Henry and Yennora rolling mills by the end of 2014 has devastated MHM Metals.
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Pollution from Chinese manufacturing blowing back to US
Pollution from factories in China is blowing across the Pacific Ocean as far as the United States, according to a new study.
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Coalition climate policy won’t punish polluters
The government’s Direct Action climate policy will not include punishments for companies which fail to meet carbon emission targets.
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Food eco-labelling – green credentials or green-mail?
Australia has seen a boom in eco-labelling: more than 50 different organisations were eco-certifying products in 2010. Queensland National Senator Boswell calls it green-mail, forcing food producers to bear the cost of certification and shoppers to pay a premium, while certification organisations pocket the profit.
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Carbon tax to become floating price a year earlier
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd yesterday confirmed that the carbon tax would move to a floating price on carbon a year earlier than previously planned.
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Troubled explosives manufacturer records profit jump
Mining service and chemicals company Orica has today announced a half year profit increase to $267 million, up 6 per cent compared to the same time last year.
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Emissions breach closes Port Kembla plant
A metals manufacturing plant in Port Kembla has been ordered to shut down following tests showing the plant had dioxin emissions over four times the legal limit.
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$160,000 fine for chemicals maker
Chemical manufacturer Nuplex has been fined $160,000 after pleading guilty to a pollution charge related to a spill at its Victorian factory in 2011.
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Manufacturers’ Monthly Endeavour Awards Finalists – Environmental Solution
As nominations close for the 10th Endeavour Awards, we highlight the finalists for each category, giving you an insight into innovation and excellence in the manufacturing industry.
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Enviros apologise to Palmer for ‘unfounded’ claims
The World Wildlife Fund has withdrawn its comments and apologised for 'unfounded' claims made about Clive Palmer's nickel refinery in north Queensland.
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CSIRO expertise in water-saving shower nozzle
CSIRO aided New Zealand shower mixer manufacturer Felton Products in its development of the Oxijet water-saving nozzle.
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Bluescope spends upwards of $100mil on next generation
Bluescope steel has invested more than $100 million to develop a more resilient line of steel for the Australian market.
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E & A Limited to move in to wind tower making
E & A Contractors has secured elements of RPG's wind farming business and is working with Siemens to make wind towers for the Snowtown II project.
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BlueScope breaches pollution licence
BlueScope Steel has reported 32 incidents where it has breached its pollution licence in 2011 – 12.
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