Tag: steel production
UNSW gets $6.3M funding boost for renewable energy and decarbonisation research
UNSW's School of Chemical Engineering has secured a $6.3 million funding boost from the Australian government to propel research initiatives in renewable energy and decarbonisation.
Gov’t pledges $136.8M to BlueScope for clean energy steel production
Australian steelmaker BlueScope Steel has secured $136.8 million in grant funding from the Australian Government's Powering the Regions Fund (PRF).
BHP launches Industry Knowledge Centre to cut carbon emissions from steel manufacturing
Mining company BHP has collaborated with Monash University and steel manufacturer China Baowu to establish an Industry Knowledge Centre to accelerate the deployment of technology aimed at reducing carbon dioxide emissions from steel production.
NZ Steel partners with gov’t in $300m decarbonisation plan
New Zealand Steel is set to build a new $300 million (AUD 283 million) Electric Arc Furnace at its steelworks at Glenbrook within the next three years as part of the move to lower the country’s greenhouse gas emissions.
Beenleigh Steel Fabrications opens new facility to double production capacity
Australian steel fabricator Beenleigh Steel Fabrications (BSF) has officially opened its new facility in Berrinba in a push to ramp up its production capacity and create new apprenticeships and traineeships.
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...
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