Fortescue Metals Group has revealed plans to establish a major manufacturing facility in the US state of Michigan, just a day after it unveiled a New York-based capital business.
Chris Ellison-backed Wildcat Resources has entered a trading halt ahead of launching a capital raising of up to $100 million off the back of a surging share price.
Henderson shipbuilder Austal, construction and engineering company Civmec and Spain's Navantia Australia have joined forces in a bid to deliver six warships for the Royal Australian Navy.
Chemicals giant Coogee has surged in value during the past year, with the addition of more than $100 million in assets making it worth almost $420 million for its owners.
Plans for a substantial iron ore processing facility in the Pilbara spearheaded by South Korean steelmaker POSCO have surfaced following a $70 billion state government land allocation scheme.
A WA cement producer has successfully appealed for a reduced fine after being found guilty of releasing emissions with an “offensive” and “horrendous” odour.
Shipbuilder Austal will book a $13.8 million loss for the year, as had been foreshadowed, and start a global hunt to find a new president for its US operations to replace Rusty Murdaugh.
International Graphite has won state government approval for construction of a qualification-scale battery materials plant, part of its $441 million Collie processing plan.
A company chaired by ex-state Treasurer Mike Nahan has launched a demonstration laboratory for cathode active materials precursor as it aims to be the first local maker of the key battery input.
Adbri subsidiary Cockburn Cement has awarded SIMPEC a $105 million contract for work on its Kwinana plant expansion, which has been estimated to cost up to $420 million.
Shares in Austal sink as it unveils what chief executive Paddy Gregg says is a “clearly disappointing” financial result stemming from the shipbuilder’s US operations.
Western Australia has recorded its fifth workplace fatality this month after the death of a teenage worker following an incident at a Welshpool industrial workplace this morning.
Efforts to revive manufacturing in WA have been boosted by a $150 million deal between Gemco Rail and Rio Tinto to build 100 iron ore wagons and certain components locally.
The first locally made C-series railcar manufactured at Metronet’s Bellevue facility is complete and will enter the public transport network by the end of 2023.