US-based mining services company Esco Corporation shut its Northgate, Queensland foundry first thing this morning.
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Sandvik announces final redundancies at Heatherbrae site
Sandvik Mining, a global supplier of equipment and tools, has finalised the last nine of its redundancies at its Hunter Valley Site.
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28 jobs cut at Sandvik Hunter Valley Site
Sandvik Mining has confirmed that 28 workers at its Hunter Valley Site at Heatherbrae have been made redundant.
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Mining manufacturer cuts jobs in the Hunter Valley
Sandvik has cut jobs at its Heatherbrae manufacturing and support facility eight months after opening the site, and will shut its Rocklea operations.
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Mining manufacturer cuts jobs
Workers at mining manufacturer CQMS Razer will take enforced leave over Christmas as the company shuts down in an effort to stem losses.
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Boart to cut more jobs, move manufacturing offshore
Boart Longyear will cut a number of jobs as its relocates its manufacturing operations from Perth to Poland.
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Education needed to cash in on mining
In the increasingly volatile manufacturing sector, innovating to meet the changing needs of clients is the key to success,as one company in Wollongong has shown with great results.
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Orica’s annual profit down 37%
Chemical manufacturer Orica’s annual profit has taken a hit, falling by 37 per cent.
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WA explosives plant plan dropped
Incitec Pivot has cancelled its plans for a new explosives manufacturing plant in Western Australia.
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Union urges governments to save local manufacturing jobs
High Aussie dollar, rising overseas competition and global economic crisis are held responsible for 125,000 local manufacturers losing their jobs over the past four years.
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UN recognises Aussie manufacturer for conveyor belt recycling technology
Kinder received UN recognition for its conveyor belt recycling technology.
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Miners must use more local content if they want foreign workers, MP says
If miners want to bring in foreign workers, they should increase their levels of Australian manufactured content, Illawarra MP Stephen Throsby says.
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Australian mining boom close to peaking: report
Resources are a vital part of the Australian economy, accounting for approximately 60% of its exports. But the gravy train is coming to a halt, at least according to a recently published report by Deloitte Access Economics.
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COMMENT: Why no cheap LNG for us?
The carbon tax has made its ugly entrance onto Australia's economic landscape and is rightly hogging all the headlines, however we can be quietly confident that when Tony Abbott takes over the reins in Canberra the insidious tax will become history.
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Nepean Conveyors to open manufacturing facility in the Illawarra
Mining conveyor and materials handling company Nepean Conveyors will open a new factory in the Illawarra region. The facility is expected to create around 55 new jobs.
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New mindset needed for economy to progress beyond resources boom
The resources sector has brought billions of dollars into the Australian economy, mainly due to the mining boom. But, economic experts caution, the country can’t rest on these laurels.
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WA manufacturing workers rally for mining jobs
Western Australia’s manufacturing workers turned up in droves to a rally last week demanding resource companies employ Australians.
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Matrix wins oil and gas machinery contracts
Matrix Composites & Engineering has won nearly $50 million contracts for the manufacture and supply of oil and gas equipment.
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Resources boom invites expanded role for industry
While Queensland is riding the resources boom, the manufacturing industry remains a key component of the state's GDP, as delegates at a recent QMI Solutions conference discussed.
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Ampcontrol opens new global manufacturing facility in Victoria
Electrical engineering and manufacturing company Ampcontrol has opened a new 'lean' manufacturing facility in Victoria.
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