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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Snap lock aluminium roofing panels from ZC Technical were selected by the architect, Jared Poole Design for the Paradise Waters Residence project. The client, who was provided with several roofing options, worked with the architect to select the best fit for the residence. ZC Technical’s high...
The economics of the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter continue to slide despite last week's announcement that it will be the largest single beneficiary of proposed national grid payment reforms, says Woodward Partners energy analyst John Kidd. RioTinto-controlled New Zealand Aluminium Smelters was...
A new Australian brand VUUE has produced a collection of furniture designed to be used flexibly for both indoor and outdoor spaces. The design studio of Ceci and Aydin Keyvanloo aims to "defy categorisation" with its range of seating and tables made from aluminium. "Much of the furniture that is on...
Bell Bay Aluminium announced resumption of operations within four to five weeks. The general manager of the company says they are thrilled to be heading back to full production after months of power rationing. The prolonged Basslink outage and record low rainfall caused major industrial energy...
Consumers in the upper North Island would face the biggest increase in national electricity grid charges under the Electricity Authority's proposed changes to transmission pricing while the Rio Tinto-controlled aluminium smelter at Tiwai Point would get less than half the benefit it may have hoped...
The Fiji Government is monitoring the rehabilitation work at bauxite mining sites in the North as outlined by XINFA Mining in their rehabilitation plan. The programme is to be continued until the site is fully rehabilitated, Director Mineral Resources Raijeli Taga said in an official update. Ms...
A New South Wales government plan to reduce litter volume by imposing a small deposit on drinks could dent sales of soft drinks, fruit juice and bottled water by almost 10 per cent, observed market watchers. Under the container deposit scheme, which comes into effect in July 2017, commercial drink...
Exports have experienced a setback in Bua. At least $4 million worth of bauxite remains in Fiji mining sites for a year now despite improvement in the global market. About 70,000 tonnes of bauxite valued at $2.8 million has remained at the Nawailevu stockpile area and 30,000 tonnes worth $1.2m has...
The annual general meetings of Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited were held on 14 April 2016 and 5 May 2016 respectively. All resolutions were passed by poll and the results are set out below. Under Rio Tinto's dual listed companies structure established in 1995, decisions on significant matters...
Graham Lusty Trailers (GLT) is now building customised race car transporters. The specialised aluminium trailer builder of Australia GLT has fabricated their first 6 car transporter for Steve McFadden. Aluminium and stainless steel is extensively used throughout the trailer. Where aluminium cannot...
The Supreme Court of New Zealand has rejected an application by the operator of the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter to challenge a High Court decision requiring it to stump up some $20 million in back-pay after a complaint from the smelter workers' union that they were underpaid for days in lieu. The...
The car that got everyone in a lather at the Goodwood 2014 Festival Of Speed in 2014, the aluminium-bodied Jaguar F-TYPE Project 7, has made its Australian debut. Just 10 of the 250 cars produced by Jaguar Land Rover’s Special Vehicle Operations (SVO) skunkworks were earmarked for Australia and all...
Tasmania's biggest electricity user, Bell Bay Aluminium, is preparing for more power rationing, if the state's energy crisis worsens. Bell Bay Aluminium has already cut production by 10 per cent for five months to save electricity as the state grapples with record low Hydro Tasmania dams and the...
A long-awaited recommendation on how the cost of the national electricity grid in New Zealand should be shared in future is due on May 17. The NZ Electricity Authority says it will release its transmission pricing methodology paper and run an eight-week consultation. The issue has been running for...
Altech Chemicals Ltd has banked $744,000 in a Share Purchase Plan and $2 million in total funds raised toward finalising the detailed design of Altech’s proposed high purity alumina (HPA) plant in Johor, Malaysia. Altech is aiming to become a leading supplier of 99.99 per cent (4N) high purity...
The outcome of the transmission pricing methodology (TPM) review was becoming increasingly important to the future of the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter, Forsyth Barr broker Damian Foster said yesterday. Smelter owner New Zealand Aluminium Smelters (NZAS) was undertaking work to determine the level...
Junior explorer Iron Mountain Mining has secured an option over two bauxite projects in the Solomon Islands. The company reported on Wednesday that it had signed an option agreement to acquire a 50 per cent stake in privately-held Au Capital Mining, which held two prospecting licences in the...
Rural administration of the district of Wainunu in Bua, Fiji, is thinking of taking the villagers in their confidence before commencing any developmental work pertaining to bauxite mining in the region. At a district traditional meeting last week in Bua, Chief Tui Wainunu Ratu Orisi Baleitavea said...
