Fortescue looking to develop green ammonia plant in Tasmania
Fortescue Metals Group is investigating the development of a green ammonia plant in Bell Bay, Tasmania, which has been announced as a successful participant...
Unnecessary punitive imposts are hurting Australia’s aluminium industry, Council says
The Australian Aluminium Council has urged the Federal Government to lift all unnecessary imposts on the country’s aluminium industry currently facing a climate of...
Australia’s first SOP operation reaches financial close
Resources Minister Matt Canavan has announced a $74 million Federal Government loan for Australia’s first sulphate of potash (SOP) operation that is expected to...
Santos’ GLNG project hits another key milestone with first LNG production from Train 2
Leading oil and gas producer Santos announced that its second GLNG train on Curtis Island near Gladstone in Queensland has started producing LNG.
LNG production...
Shell Australia to invest $500m in new gas project in regional Queensland
Shell Australia has announced intentions to drill up to 161 new wells in regional Queensland to both boost gas supply to local customers and...
Oil and gas exploration and production threaten one of the world’s great desert river...
The Lake Eyre Basin rivers, including the iconic Georgina and Diamantina Rivers and Cooper Creek, flow through southwestern Queensland and the Northern Territory into Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre. Along the way, the rivers – among the most pristine in the world – fill more than 32 million hectares of floodplain wetlands, a massive part of Australia (almost a sixth).
Santos inks second gas supply contract with WesCEF
Santos has inked a second contract to supply natural gas to the Wesfarmers Chemicals, Energy & Fertilisers (WesCEF) under a 4-year agreement announced last...
Rio Tinto commissions $A2.6bn bauxite mine in Queensland
Rio Tinto has officially opened its Amrun mine in Queensland that will produce 22.8 million tonnes of bauxite annually.
Located on the Cape York Peninsula...
Thiess secures two BMA mining service contracts worth $440m
CIMIC Group’s global mining services provider, Thiess, has won two separate contracts from BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance with a combined value of $440 million.
Under...
Coalition Government unveils two initiatives to boost Victoria’s mining equipment and technology sector
The Victorian Coalition Government has launched two new initiatives aimed at instigating growth in the State’s $17 billion mining equipment, technology and services (METS)...
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Xometry CEO Sanjeev Singh Sahni on how AI and digital networks are reshaping manufacturing supply chains
Australian manufacturers have long competed against distance. In an exclusive interview with Australian Manufacturing, Xometry CEO Sanjeev Singh Sahni discusses how AI can help manufacturers access more production capacity and simplify traditionally email-driven supply chains.
