Federal industry minister Ian Macfarlane and NT chief minister Adam Giles will meet with Arnhem Land locals and businesses today over the fate of the Gove alumina refinery.
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Greens say lead reduction target for Nyrstar smelter needs to be lower
South Australian Greens leader Mark Parnell says the lead reduction targets for Nyrstar's Port Pirie smelter upgrade need to be lower.
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Port Pirie smelter needs upgrade: report
THE Port Pirie metal smelter requires a planned $350 million upgrade if it is to meet better environmental standards. Without the upgrade it would probably have to close.
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NT government cannot supply gas promised to refinery
The Gove Peninsula’s Pacific Aluminium refinery will not be sold 300 petajoules of gas by the Northern Territory government, as was announced earlier this year.
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Alcoa boss comments on high Australian cost, complacency
Comments by Alan Cransberg, chairman and managing director of Alcoa of Australia, has lent comments to the ongoing debate on the country’s competitiveness and said that Australia’s industry had become "fat, lazy and happy".
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Gladstone Steel Project on hold as administrators appointed at Boulder Steel
The proposed Gladstone Steel Project, claimed to be worth $4 billion by the company behind it, will not go ahead as Boulder Steel goes into voluntary administration.
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Manufacturing & Engineering Institute of Australia launched
Officially launched on July 1, the Manufacturing & Engineering Institute of Australia aims to be a bridge between established, larger industry associations and small metal manufacturers.
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High-cost Victorian aluminium smelters could go under Alcoa cuts
US-based aluminium maker Aloca has confirmed that its Victorian smelters are being considered for closure as it comes under pressure to reduce production.
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Antam to build new ferronickel smelting furnace at Sulawesi
Indonesia’s PT Antam announced last week that it is preparing to build a new electric smelting furnace, ESF-4, at Pomalaa, in Sulawesi Tenggara.
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Stop dithering on Nyrstar smelter upgrade legislation: SA Opposition
The South Australian opposition has accused the state’s government of dragging its feet on introducing legislation that would enable an upgrade of Nyrstar’s Port Pirie lead and zinc smelter.
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Metal 3D printers for SMEs that need them: AMCRC
In December the successful bidders for round 16 of the Cooperative Research Centre will be announced. If the Advanced Manufacturing CRC is successful in its re-bid, it aims to bring greater access to metal 3D printing machines for Australian manufacturers. By Brent Balinski.
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Don’t shun 3D printers – they might save your life one day
Talking only about 3D printers and guns is like watching a movie in fast forward, slowing down only to watch the bits where people die.
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Fed opposition would remove carbon tax, help steel industry: Abbott
Opposition leader Tony Abbott has said that removing a price on carbon and red tape would be a massive boost to the steel industry during a fundraiser held in Wollongong.
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Bradken foundry workers cut wage rise bid
The Australian Workers Union has cut its pay claim for Bradken foundry workers from Kilburn in Adelaide.
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Engineering subcontractor fined 100K after BlueScope amputation accident
Transfield Services Engineering Group has been fined $100,000 over an accident that saw a worker lose a leg at a BlueScope Steel site in 2009.
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NZ Industry acts on steel imports
New Zealand may introduce a European-style compliance regime to ensure the quality of imported steel bolts and components used in construction is maintained.
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American researchers create steel without carbon emissions
Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology have engineered a way to make high-purity steel without producing carbon emissions.
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Alcoa asks suppliers to cut costs, blames conditions worse than GFC
Alcoa has requested a 12 per cent discount from its suppliers, explaining that conditions now are worse than during the Global Financial Crisis, with low aluminium prices and a persistently strong Australian dollar hurting the company.
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Accessing Gove refinery pipeline unviable for small communities
Pacific Aluminium, owners of the loss-making Gove refinery, have released details of the proposed 600 km Katherine to Gove pipeline, and has said that access to the pipeline would not be viable for local communities.
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Alumina shareholders deliver first strike against executive pay
Shareholders in Alumina have delivered a first strike vote against its executives’ pay. Shareholders can spill the board next year if more than 25 per cent vote against it a second time.
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