A union representing 600 workers at the troubled Point Henry Alcoa aluminium smelter is optimistic the plant can be saved after meeting with US executives reviewing its future.
Alcoa joint venture partner Alumina has rejected claims that the carbon tax is the main factor behind the stalled expansion of the Wagerup alumina refinery in Western Australia, saying there are other compelling reasons not to proceed in the near future.
ERM Power and its joint venture partners Empire Oil & Gas and Wharf Resources have signed a gas supply agreement with Alcoa of Australia for gas from its Gingin West and Red Gully gas fields, off the coast of Western Australia.
Shell puts money on LNG ships; Rate rise justified by dip in unemployment; Uranium hits for Mindax; More go bust, especially in WA and Qld; Banks say funding costs likely to stay high for while
A petroleum industry body has accused Alcoa of confusing energy security with the supply of natural gas into their commercial activities, after comments the company made at an event today.
RBA's interest rate increase inspires world markets; Iron ore exports on the rise; NZ taxman chases Westpac for $825m; Alcoa to keep up competition pressure; Labor backflip on GST relief
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DESPITE the resilience of the Western Australian resources sector, underpinned by the imminent boom in LNG development, the past 12 months have been particularly difficult for many companies.
GROWING numbers of Australian organisations are offering paid maternity leave according to recent research by the Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency and Alcoa of Australia.
The state government will provide nearly $8 million of additional funds and employ a further 72 people to boost WA's Resources Safety Division as the state's mining death toll creeps up.
Shares in Perth-based engineering group Forge Group soared over 13 per cent today, after it smashed its full year earnings forecast to book a net profit of $15.6 million for the financial year, a 100 per cent increase on its 2008 result.
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