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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The civic authorities in Australia are planning major facelift for their car parking facilities across important cities this fiscal. While there are some reports that indicate a dip in car ownership due to younger generations shunning cars in favour of car sharing, the recent ABS figures show car...
Leading property and infrastructure services company BurnsBridge Sweett selected aluminium partitioning systems from Criterion Industries to create a breakout room in their Melbourne office. During the execution of their Melbourne office fitout, BurnsBridge Sweett sought Criterion’s products to...
New Zealand commodity prices rose 0.4 per cent last month riding gains in the price of aluminium products . The ANZ Commodity Price Index rose to 233.4 in February from 232.4 a month earlier and was down 18 per cent on an annual basis. In New Zealand dollar terms, the index was unchanged in...
Richard Goodmanson, non-executive director of Rio Tinto, who joined the board in December 2004, will be retiring from the board this year. Richard will not seek re-election as a non-executive director of Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited and will retire from the board at the conclusion of the Rio...
Australian miner South32 said it plans to run its South African aluminium division at current reduced rates until at least mid-2016, as it wrestles with a sector-wide downturn. In September, South32 suspended the operation of 22 smelting pots, or electrolytic cells, equivalent to 3 percent of the...
Meridian Energy is considering a retail offer of up to $150 million of unsecured, unsubordinated fixed rate bonds to institutional and retail investors in early March, which is shaping as a crucial month for decisions on the future of its largest customer, the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter. No...
A parliamentary report of the Standing Committee on Natural Resources has concluded that landowners of Nawailevu in Bua have received the full payment and fair share of royalties for the mining of the bauxite in their area. These landowners had claimed in a petition presented to parliament last...
Bell Bay Aluminium, one of Tasmania's largest electricity users, has struck a deal with Hydro Tasmania to use 10 per cent less electricity for up to five months to ease pressure on the state's dams. Water storages have dipped below 19 per cent due to record dry conditions and a prolonged BassLink...
The political fight over the government’s coastal shipping rules has deepened with the maritime union protesting against Pacific Aluminium’s decision to sack the 16 crew on one of its ships and use foreign workers on its Newcastle-Gladstone route. In a potential flashpoint likely to infuriate key...
XINFA Aurum Exploration (Fiji) Ltd confirmed yesterday a decline in their bauxite export caused due to global recession that hit the economies last year. Ever since then, the demand for bauxite has dropped sharply affecting shipments departing from the shores of Bua. XINFA Aurum Exploration...
New predictions pick the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter in Southland is likely to stay open, but possibly in a scaled-down form.The predictions come from utilities analyst Nevill Gluyas at research and broking firm First New Zealand Capital. There have been suggestions for years that the smelter...
The future of Tiwai Point aluminium smelter looks healthier. Amid falling alumina prices, global aluminium glut, and a weakening New Zealand dollar, this phenomenon indeed stands out as a milestone for the smelter owner, observe researchers in a recently published assessment note on the prospects...
A new bauxite mine at Campbell Town in northern Tasmania has gone into care and maintenance after it failed to secure a buyer for its first shipment. Australian Bauxite began mining at Bald Hill early last year, in what is understood to be the country's first new bauxite quarry in 35 years. The...
The three alumina refineries in Western Australia’s southwest operated by the Alcoa and Alumina-operated AWAC joint venture have been spared in the latest production cuts made by AWAC in response to the crash in prices. The 60:40 per cent-owned AWAC joint venture operates the Kwinana, Pinjarra and...
Metals giant Alcoa says its West Australian alumina refining operations have not been affected by the Waroona bushfire. However, its Alcoa Farmlands business has sustained some damage as a result of the fire. The Farmlands offices, comprising two buildings, south of Hamel, have been destroyed and...
With the sudden rise in aluminium prices just last week, miners across the world are rejoicing, including in Australia where the outlook is expected to improve. According to a report from the International Business Times, an increase in US consumer spending has boosted investors’ hopes of a...
Coca-Cola is celebrating its 100-year-old glass bottle in 2015 by expanding the global availability of the iconic package's 10-year-old aluminium sibling. Coca-Cola Amatil (Fiji) Ltd general manager Roger Hare said the company was looking at introducing this in the country as one of its primary...
ACTION (Alcoans Coming Together in Their Neighbourhoods) is a program developed by the Alcoa Foundation to recognise the collective efforts of Alcoa employees in communities where they live and work. ACTION recognises the team efforts of Alcoa employees who spend a minimum of 20 hours on community...
