Tag: Australian resources
$60 million investment to secure the future for Tork hygiene products
SCA has completed the $60 million expansion of its Kawerau Tissue Facility in New Zealand which includes a new 14,500 square-metre tissue conversion hall,...
AMWU calls on the Government to draw up detailed manufacturing plan to save Australian...
The demise of Forge, the Alcoa closures and offshoring at Sensis have alerted the Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union (AMWU) to urge the Federal Government...
CFMEU claims a new Senate election in WA would be a referendum on jobs
Michael O’Connor, National Secretary of the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU), claims that a new Senate election in West Australia would be...
BHP Billiton Sustainable Communities contributes A$1 million to Australian War Memorial
BHP Billiton Sustainable Communities has donated A$1 million to support the major redevelopment of the Memorial’s First World War galleries and further the process...
Fortescue to cut debt after posting record profit
Fortecsue Metals Group, the world’s fourth biggest iron ore producer, has more than tripled its half-year profit and is planning on reducing its large...
BHP Billiton reports improved financial performances
Mining giant BHP Billiton yesterday announced its financial results for the December 2013 half year, which showed that the company posted a 15% increase...
Minister Hunt to grant himself retrospective legal immunity
Environment minister Greg Hunt is set to grant himself retrospective legal immunity against potential claims that he disregarded environmental advices before approving key mining...
Australia’s OZ Minerals on a quest to find new CEO, partners and acquisitions
Australian copper miner OZ Minerals has intensified the search for a new chief executive after reporting a full-year operational loss of $62.5 million, sending...
Victorian Coalition Government supports new Bayer Centre
Bayer Wheat & Oilseed yesterday opened its new state-of-the-art Breeding Centre at Longerenong which will be researching wheat and canola varieties suited to Australian...
Coal producers handed interim authorisation for collective negotiations
RG Tanna Coal Export Terminal Producers have been given a green light to immediately commence collective negotiations with the Gladstone Ports Corporation (GPC) after...
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Circular beds: Revolutionising sustainable bedding in Australia
A new wave of innovation is transforming the Australian manufacturing sector, with sustainability at its core. ROBOVOID, in collaboration with Swinburne University, GT Recycling, and Sustainability Victoria, has developed a groundbreaking bed base made entirely from recycled plastic.
