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Alcoa to close Point Henry smelter in August
Alcoa has announced that it will permanently close down its Point Henry aluminum smelter and rolling mill in Geelong come August after a comprehensive...
Korea-Australia Free Trade Agreement to boost manufacturing exports
Manufacturing exports to South Korea is expected to increase by 53% by 2030 under the South Korea-Australia Free Trade Agreement, according to details revealed...
Federal Government reaps over $4.1B from carbon tax
A Clean Energy Regulator report released on Friday revealed that the carbon tax earned the Federal Government a net figure of just over $4.1...
SPC Ardmona to stay in Australia as CCA and Victorian Government announce financial assistance...
Coca-Cola Amatil and the Victorian Government have announced a $100 million investment plan to help secure the future of food cannery SPC Ardmona and...
Toyota to exit car manufacturing in Australia by 2017
Japanese global automaker Toyota has announced today that it will stop manufacturing cars in Australia by 2017, saying it is no longer viable to...
Ford to axe around 300 jobs in June as sales slump
Workers at Ford’s Geelong and Broadmeadows plants are facing 300 job cuts come June as the car maker prepares to cease local manufacturing from...
SPC Ardmona has been injured by cheap Italian processed tomatoes, says Anti-Dumping Commission
The Anti-Dumping Commission has found that more than half of preserved tomatoes imported from Italy have been illegally dumped and are being sold in...
Toyota workers launch cross appeal to ban car maker from removing future entitlements
Two months after the Federal Court ruled that Toyota Australia cannot implement changes to its Workplace Agreement, the car maker’s workers have launched a...
Australian manufacturing contracts for third straight month despite lower $A
2014 is off to a disappointing start for the Australian manufacturing industry as the sector weakened for a third month in succession in January,...
Coalition rejects SPC Ardmona’s plea for $25M aid
Tony Abbott’s government has denied a request by SPC Ardmona for a $25 million aid to upgrade its Shepparton cannery. The Prime Minister said...
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