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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One of Tasmania's largest manufacturing employers says it has adapted to tough economic conditions to celebrate 60 years of operation. Bell Bay Aluminium smelter is the oldest in the Southern Hemisphere and was built in 1955, when importing aluminium became difficult. It was bought by Rio Tinto...
Success Aluminium, a manufacturer and supplier of aluminium products and systems with an estimated annual turnover of $39.4 million has collapsed into voluntary administration. The company has been operating for more than 30 years and employs 34 staff across its operations in New South Wales,...
Alcoa yesterday announced $225,000 in grants to its long term community partners in Anglesea to help them transition to a future without Alcoa. Outgoing President Alcoa Refining and Managing Director, Alcoa of Australia, Mr Alan Cransberg, announced the grants to 14 local Anglesea organisations at...
The Australian Trellis Door Company (ATDC) announces the release of an extensive range of world-class aluminium scissor doors and gates delivering immense strength, stylish design and excellent corrosion resistance. Suitable for securing residential, commercial and industrial premises including...
South Port, New Zealand's southernmost commercial deep water port, has announced a record $7.74 million profit for the 2014-15 year and plans for a $4.25m freight centre servicing road and rail in Invercargill. The Bluff-based company said busy seasonal freight activity had produced a record cargo...
Meridian Energy Ltd, New Zealand's leading electricity generator and retailer, said in a briefing for its annual report, it thinks New Zealand needs a new source of energy by 2019. Earlier the corporation held that the country had adequate power sources and will not require additional power...
Xinfa Aurum Explorations (Fiji) Limited is constructing a beneficiation plant at its Votua bauxite mining site in Lekutu, Bua. Beneficiation of bauxite involves screening of the ore followed by a wash to remove fine particles. The screened ore is then placed on stockpiles before being loaded onto...
Altech Chemicals is positioned to transition into a leading producer of 99.99% (4N) High Purity Alumina (HPA) at a low cost. The company's focus is to produce HPA directly from kaolin clay which will be sourced from the company’s 100% owned kaolin deposit at Meckering, Western Australia. Around 70%...
Global mining giant Rio Tinto's New Zealand subsidiary indicates that it plans to keep the country 's only aluminum smelter operating with a deal to purchase electricity beyond 2017. Meridian Energy, a state-controled power generator, announced Monday that it had signed an electricity agreement...
The future of the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter looks assured after South Island power generator and retailer Meridian Energy signed a variation to its existing deal with the Rio Tinto-controlled with New Zealand Aluminium Smelters Ltd (NZAS). NZAS had the right to terminate the existing contract...
The land title claims by two bauxite mining companies in Rennel and Bellona Province in Solomon Islands have been declared legal by the attorney general. Bintan Company Ltd and Asia Pacific Investment Development have been embroiled in complicated battles for land and mining rights which have...
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Natural Resources, Fiji says future large scale mining operations may have to provide their own power sources and conduct refining processes locally. Committee chairman Joeli Cawaki said this was one of the recommendations being considered after hearing...
Green aluminium panels cover the facade of this contemporary art gallery in Auckland, New Zealand, where a ceiling shaped like a gramophone horn funnels in light from an opening in the roof. The Te Uru Waitakere Contemporary Gallery by local studio Mitchell and Stout Architects is set on a sloping...
The second quarter results from Rio Tinto reveal that the company has seen an improvement in productivity at its Yarwun site. Alumina production recorded a five per cent growth compared with the first half of 2014. "We have maintained our emphasis on efficiency and protecting returns, which is...
Altech Chemicals (ASX:ATC) is currently in the process of permitting, securing off-take interest and project financing for its High Purity Alumina (HPA) project. This is targeted towards breaking ground for project construction in the first quarter of 2016. In June, the company completed three...
ZTE apparently wasn't done announcing smartphones this week after yesterday's unveiling of the Axon. While that particular model is destined exclusively for the US market, at least for now, the new Blade D6 will get a more international launch. Traditionally ZTE has used the Blade sub-brand for...
Despite being set up well prior to the act's establishment Tiwai aluminium smelter needs to comply with environmental obligations under the Resource Management Act, a Ministry for the Environment spokesperson says. A new policy in the proposed Invercargill City District Plan "encourages" New...
A New $470,000 offshore rescue vessel has arrived at the Marine Rescue Cottage Point unit, boosting the emergency capability of Marine Rescue NSW volunteers on Northern Sydney waters. MR Cottage Point Unit Commander Paul Millar said members have been out in force to inspect the keenly-anticipated...
