Oceania’s primary aluminium industry is facing a fragmented energy transition. While Australia, the leading aluminium producer of the continent, has abundant renewable resources and a well-established aluminium value chain, its smelters remain significantly more dependent on fossil-fuel-based...
New Zealand’s aluminium extrusion industry is calling for urgent government action as it faces growing pressure from low-priced imports. The Aluminium Extruders Association of NZ (ALENZ) says a rise in imported aluminium extrusions, particularly from China, is affecting local manufacturers, with...
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Clean TeQ Holdings Limited has teamed up with Relativity Space, Inc. to develop scandium-aluminium alloys for 3D printing of launchers for commercial orbital launch services. Clean TeQ will supply scandium oxide to Relativity from its Sunrise Project in NSW, Australia. Clean TeQ’s Chief Executive...
According to the International Aluminium Institute data, the world alumina production in May 2020 stood at 11.1 million tonnes, up by 1.74 per cent from 10.91 million tonnes in April 2020. When compared to a year earlier, the output was found almost flat. In May 2019, global alumina production was...
Australia's economy is the world's 14th largest rated AAA with a stable outlook by all three global rating agencies. The economy of Australia is a highly developed market economy. Its GDP was estimated at A$1.89 trillion as of 2019. In 2018 Australia became the country with the largest median...
Poralu Marine has made public towards its involvement in the design and construction of a new jetty at Two Rocks Marina, Western Australia. The project will be completed in collaboration with Poralu Marine distributor Shorewater Marine for the Western Australia Department of Transport (DoT). The...
Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand Winston Peters is determined to continue fighting for the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter. He said in a meeting on Thursday morning, “I began saying this in 2011 and I’m saying it now stronger than ever that this enterprise has got to be saved.” He has been...
New Zealand’s political party Social Credit has called the government to intervene and acquire Rio Tinto’s Tiwai Point aluminium smelter and convert it to a State-Owned Enterprise (SOE), issuing non-tradable shares to every New Zealand citizen. Social Credit Party has also advised that Govt. should...
The moment Tiwai Point aluminium smelter shutdown news got publicized, ideas cropped up from manufacturing of Solar Panels to attracting Elon Musk to erect a massive Tesla battery Gigafactory. On 9 th July’20, Rio Tinto announced its planning for the eventual closure of New Zealand Aluminium...
Rio Tinto will start planning for the wind-down of operations and the eventual closure of New Zealand Aluminium Smelters (NZAS) following the conclusion of its strategic review which has shown the business is no longer viable given high energy costs and a challenging outlook for the Aluminum...
The Environmental Defence Society has reportedly filed Declaration Proceedings in the Environment Court today, July 6, against New Zealand Aluminium Smelters Limited concerning the storage of over 10,000 tonnes of ouvea premix at sites on Kana Street, Mataura, Southland. New Zealand Aluminium...
Austal, an international shipbuilder based at Perth, announced today, June 29, that it delivered its twelfth Independence class littoral combat ship (LCS) made of aluminium to the US Navy. Built at the Austal’s shipyard in Mobile, Alabama, the USS Oakland (LCS-24) is a 127-metre long aluminium...
According to a recent report, Alcoa has come up with its 2021 recruitment campaign for apprentices despite the COVID-19 crisis and weak economy. The company says that it plans to recruit 24 apprentices, who will join 101 other apprentices in Western Australia alumina refineries in January 2021. The...
Manohan Aluminium in Fiji Islands has managed to run normal operations during the COVID-19 epidemic. The 40 years old aluminium extrusion and downstream supply company has been employing about 60 people and is continuing with construction projects around the island nation. The COVID-19 breakout has...
The Tiwai Point aluminium smelter with 800 employees near Bluff in New Zealand might have to hold up for a year to find out whether their jobs are safeguarded as the combat over its power bill continues. The Electricity Authority of New Zealand last week covered the way for the smelter to apply for...
Parkers Beverage Company, based in New Zealand, is now eyeing Singapore’s convenience stores to roll out its aluminium canned water, after first entering the country via e-commerce late last year. Currently, Parkers’ still and sparkling canned water is available only on online platform RedMart in...
Jone Usamate, Minister for Lands and Minerals Resources, Fiji Govt. has been to Vanua Levu on his first official visit of the North since taking up the position. Usamate initiated his tour from Bua and stated that he hopes to be able to identify bottlenecks in the system and address issues related...
The economy of New Zealand is a highly developed free-market economy.[20] It is the 51st-largest national economy in the world when measured by nominal gross domestic product (GDP) and the 67th-largest in the world when measured by purchasing power parity (PPP). New Zealand has a large GDP for its...
New Zealand has claimed to be one of the nations who are COVID-19 free, whereas the whole world is in turmoil. The airlines had already started to fly again; schools are going to open by next week only. Tim Shadbolt, Mayor of Invercargill said: “But we should never be complacent. The battle to...
St Andrews Beach Brewery is reportedly launching a new alcoholic seltzer range – Tidal Artesian Seltzer in aluminium cans with coastal-inspired design. According to the report, the brewery has teamed up with The Edison Agency for creating a brand story and packaging design to lend the Tidal range...
