The Australian Industry Group (Ai Group) has prepared a document called 'Resourcing the Future' for the incoming Queensland government, providing policy recommendations to support the manufacturing industry in Queensland.
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Orica delay Kooragang Island plant restart
Orica have confirmed that it will push back the restart of its Kooragang Island ammonia plant.
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Nepean Mining builds new manufacturing plant; 400 new jobs
Australian-owned Nepean Mining will build a new manufacturing facility at the Port of Mackay, Queensland; 400 new full-time jobs will be created.
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Miners deny overlooking Aussie manufacturers
The Federal Government says it will go to the World Trade Organisation if it confirms reports miners are overlooking local manufacturers to supply their projects.
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PM says car bail-outs will ensure resources boom doesn’t ‘hollow out’ manufacturing
Prime Minister Julia Gillard says she doesn’t want to see the resources boom negatively affect local manufacturing, claiming the car industry bail-outs will safeguard this sector against obscurity.
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More trouble for Orica as EPA orders report on two factory fires
The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has ordered a report on two fires which flared-up at Orica's Kooragang Island explosives manufacturing plant this week.
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Local manufacturers win award for providing drives to BHP Billiton
Bonfiglioli Transmission (Australia) and Australian manufacturer Ontrak Engineering have taken out first place in the Australian Bulk Handling Awards for supplying drive systems to BHP Billiton’s underground Appin coal mine.
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Incitec to expand manufacturing on Kooragang Island near Orica leaks
Chemicals manufacturer Incitec Pivot has announced plans to expand into explosives, and is reassuring locals living near its Newcastle ammonium nitrate plant in the wake Orica's Kooragang Island leaks.
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Orica confirms no risk from latest chemical spill
Orica has confirmed a small level of ammonium nitrate overflowed from its tank bund this afternoon.
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Prevention notice lifted at Orica’s Kooragang Island ammonia nitrate plant
The NSW EPA has lifted the prevention notice on the ammonia storage system for Orica's Kooragang Island plant, meaning the site will once again be able to manufacture ammonia nitrate.
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Queensland chosen for $2.5m coal seam gas R&D centre
Queensland premier Anna Bligh has announced plans for a gas technology research and development laboratory in Brisbane, funded by Schlumberger.
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Chemicals manufacturer BASF enters Australian minerals processing market
BASF has signed a long term agreement with the CSIRO for space at the Australian Minerals Research Centre to build a global mining R&D technology centre.
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Qld steering committee promises local content in resource projects
An alliance of steel workers have been told that unions and industry will be represented on a government steering committee to ensure more local content makes it into resource projects in Queensland.
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Manufacturing union ad campaign sends-up Australian mining industry
The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) has hit-out at Australia’s mining industry, claiming they make profit, don’t pay tax, and don’t support manufacturing.
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Australian manufacturers winners and losers in mining boom
The Australian Productivity Commission may have rejected the Coalition's policy for assisting Australian companies in price disputes with their foreign competitors, but the Government is pushing ahead with its plans to extend the operation of Australian Industry Participation (AIP) Plans.
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Nystart Hobart awards Rockwell smelter contract
Nystar Hobart has awarded a $2.5 million contact to Rockwell Automation to replace a massive distributed control system at its zinc smelting operation in Hobart.
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Rockwell Automation extends PlantPAx to capture motor control investments
Rockwell Automation has extended the reach of its PlantPAx process automation system to integrate critical rotating assets, such as compressors, pumps, turbines and fans, giving users the ability to manage plant-wide operations with a single platform.
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Beattie to meet with resource leaders in NT and WA
Resources sector supplier envoy, Peter Beattie will meet with key players in the resources industry in the Northern Territory and Western Australia next week.
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Top tips to ensure your manufacturing business thrives in 2012
This year has been a tough race for manufacturers. Find out how you can get on top in the new year by reading our top-tips for 2012.
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SA Government forms new department for manufacturing
South Australia's newly formed Department of Manufacturing, Innovation, Trade, Resources and Energy will play a key role in helping to prop-up South Australia’s manufacturing and trade industries.
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