Tag: steel production
Australian Producer Price Index reports positive figures as manufacturing input prices went up
The Australian Producer Price Index has increased by 5.2 per cent in Q1 year-over-year versus a forecasted 5.0 per cent, while input prices to manufacturing rose 0.6 per cent over the quarter and rose 5.0 per cent over the past 12 months.
BHP, Hatch to design electric smelting plant in Australia
Melbourne-based mining company BHP engineering firm Hatch have inked an agreement to design an electric smelting furnace pilot (ESF) plant with a plan to construct the facility in Australia.
New coking coal mine opens in Queensland
Minister for Resources Matt Canavan has officially opened the Byerwen coal mine in Queensland’s Bowen Basin which will deliver up to 10 million tonnes...
BHP Billiton teams up with Peking University to fast-track CCUS research
BHP Billiton had inked a three-year, US$7.37 million agreement with Peking University (PKU) to unlock the potential of carbon capture, use and storage (CCUS)...
Government vows to assist Arrium workers
Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science Christopher Pyne has expressed his disappointment at last week’s announcement that Arrium has been placed into voluntary administration...
Port Kembla workers agree to a list of concessions to save the plant
Around 600 Port Kembla workers and AWU officials met yesterday at the Fairy Meadow Fraternity Club in Wollongong where they passed a resolution to...
Key stakeholders in the Illawarra to discuss the future of steel industry in the...
Australian Minister for Industry and Science Ian Macfarlane is setting up a meeting of key stakeholders in Wollongong to discuss a long-term economic strategy...
BlueScope appoints new non-executive director as part of its board renewal process
BlueScope has announced that it has appointed Ms Rebecca Dee-Bradbury as a Non-Executive Director, effective immediately.
According to the ASX release issued by BlueScope, Ms Dee-Bradbury...
Minister Robb says first shipment from Sino Iron marks a major investment milestone
The substantial benefits foreign investments bring to Australia are becoming clear with the first iron ore concentrate shipment from the multi-billion-dollar Sino Iron project...
Bluescope Steel opens $60 million manufacturing plant in China
Bluescope Steel has officially opened its latest $60 million steel plant in China as part of its expansion plans to increase production in the...
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