RIO TINTO has suspended operations at the Hismelt joint venture pig-iron plant near Perth for three months.
SHANE Condon, the man behind the plan to overhaul steel-making in Australia, claims the project has the necessary backing, and is just an application of commonsense on a big scale.
ENVIRONMENTAL Clean Technologies says it has successfully tested its patented single step steel making process with a shipment of Mongolian brown coal.
NINETEEN steelmakers have signed on to a Queensland consortium seeking to build a $14b, 3300km rail line from Pilbara to the state.
POWER-hungry aluminium is likely to get free permits for five years under the proposed emissions trading scheme.
EUROPEAN cars could soon be more than a luxury, with one steel maker claiming Europe’s car makers could be looking at a 60% price rise in steel.
WITH the current focus on steel prices and supply, industry commentators may be overlooking the role of zinc in the equation.
THE metal industry is set to play a key part in the upcoming award modernisations effort by the Australian Industrial Relations Commission (AIRC).
A little-known shortage of sulphuric acid, together with increased iron and coal prices, could be contributing to the continuing rise in steel prices.
JFE Steel, a major Japanese steel producer, has relocated their Australian office to from Sydney to Brisbane.