TASMANIA’S metal industry could be pillaged by the emissions trading scheme, according to the Australian Workers Union.
ABB’S robots have been used in Nyrstar’s zinc smelting facility in Tasmania to eliminate the dirtiest and riskiest jobs in the metal making plant and improve the quality of the end product.
INTEC says it has entered into an in-principle agreement to implement the first commercial-scale application of its metal recycling technology.
DR WOLFGANG Danzer from the Linde Group’s Laser Application Development department has written about the use of gases for laser welding, cutting and brazing of metals.
CMA Corporation says its $20m Meretec steel recycling plant in the Melbourne suburb of Ringwood allows the extraction of zinc from galvanised steel so both can be reused.
METAL recycler CMA will buy UK company Meretec and its US subsidiary for $18.5m.
SOUTH Korea will be tripling its base metal reserve stockpiles in an attempt to defend against soaring commodity prices.
MIPAC and Xstrata Technology have reached a Collaboration Agreement for the delivery of two technologies for smelting and converting copper.
WITH the current focus on steel prices and supply, industry commentators may be overlooking the role of zinc in the equation.
Indonesia’s PT Antam and China’s Zhongjin Lingnan Nonfemet has announced a joint cash offer of $2.50 per share for the entire issued capital of Herald Resources, valuing Herald at $504.8 million.