Tag: Australia
BG Group ships first LNG from QCLNG Train 2
BG Group has started up and loaded its first LNG from the second production train at the Queensland Curtis LNG (QCLNG) facility in Australia. The first LNG from Train 2 set sail on the Maran Gas Posidonia.
Forging a future in green steelmaking
An Australian smart technology that harvests blast furnace waste and converts it into a new product to make cement is being trialled for commercialisation in China. SSAB strengthens Australian presence
SSAB signed an agreement to acquire 51% of the shares of G&G Mining Fabrication in Perth, Western Australia. The company specialises in the refurbishment, manufacture and design of large fabrications for heavy earth moving equipment, with focus on backhoe, loader and face shovel buckets and service modules for the West Australian mining industry.
Atlas Iron hits record with ore for the waste heap
Australian iron ore miner has boosted shipments to record levels via the sale of low grade iron ore which would have once been tossed on the rubbish heap. A gap in the market for lower grade ore has emerged due to the suspension of production in India.
IPP East Coast rescues sulphuric acid plant
IPP East Coast, a member of the IPP Group of Companies, has provided replacement boiler tubes to save an unscheduled sulphuric acid plant outage in Mt Isa, Australia. BHP to write down nickel & aluminum value
Analysts expect BHP Billiton Limited to write down the value of its Australian aluminum and nickel assets by some USD 4B in February in response to the continued strength of the Australian dollar and weak aluminum prices which have undermined hopes for a short term recovery.