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      <title><![CDATA[Chinese power rate hike to hit aluminium]]></title>
      <link>http://www.metalworker.com.au/articles/Chinese-power-rate-hike-to-hit-aluminium_z202839.htm</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ALUMINIUM supplies may be hit as Chinese smelters face a second electricity rate rise in as many months.]]></description>
      <pubDate>20-Aug-2008</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Small Widgee fabricator to work on giant drilling rig]]></title>
      <link>http://www.metalworker.com.au/articles/Small-Widgee-fabricator-to-work-on-giant-drilling-rig_z202841.htm</link>
      <description><![CDATA[A WIDGEE-based fabricator will be building sub-bases for a 25m, 44t drilling rig, said to be one of the biggest of its classes in Australia.]]></description>
      <pubDate>20-Aug-2008</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[South Australian steel award winners proclaimed]]></title>
      <link>http://www.metalworker.com.au/articles/South-Australian-steel-award-winners-proclaimed_z202744.htm</link>
      <description><![CDATA[THE AUSTRALIAN Steel Institute has announced the winners of the 2008 ASI South Australian State Awards.]]></description>
      <pubDate>19-Aug-2008</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Aluminium structures could protect against blasts]]></title>
      <link>http://www.metalworker.com.au/articles/Aluminium-structures-could-protect-against-blasts_z202745.htm</link>
      <description><![CDATA[RESEARCHERS from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology say aluminium structures could be used for a wide range of peacetime and wartime impact protection.]]></description>
      <pubDate>19-Aug-2008</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[New research centre will host metal technology breakthroughs]]></title>
      <link>http://www.metalworker.com.au/articles/New-research-centre-will-host-metal-technology-breakthroughs_z202746.htm</link>
      <description><![CDATA[THE UNIVERSITY of Queensland’s Brisbane campus will be the site of a new Queensland Centre for Advanced Materials Processing and Manufacturing (AMPAM) which will improve the use of metals.]]></description>
      <pubDate>19-Aug-2008</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Continuous press forming machine technology irons out steel defects]]></title>
      <link>http://www.metalworker.com.au/articles/Continuous-press-forming-machine-technology-irons-out-steel-defects_z202674.htm</link>
      <description><![CDATA[SCIENTISTS from the University of Queensland are partnering with Australian Tube Mills to develop a continuous press forming machine for eliminating metal rolling defects.]]></description>
      <pubDate>18-Aug-2008</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[World’s largest aluminium refinery opened in Brazil]]></title>
      <link>http://www.metalworker.com.au/articles/World-s-largest-aluminium-refinery-opened-in-Brazil_z202526.htm</link>
      <description><![CDATA[VALE has opened the world’s biggest aluminium refinery in Brazil and has further announced it will invest in the region to boost output of various metals.]]></description>
      <pubDate>15-Aug-2008</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Coating worker’s legs crushed by 400kg of steel]]></title>
      <link>http://www.metalworker.com.au/articles/Coating-worker-s-legs-crushed-by-400kg-of-steel_z202527.htm</link>
      <description><![CDATA[A WORKER at Transblast Coating Services in Queensland had his legs trapped under 400kg of steel for 50 minutes.]]></description>
      <pubDate>15-Aug-2008</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Corrupt welder funnelled millions of rail work for profit]]></title>
      <link>http://www.metalworker.com.au/articles/Corrupt-welder-funnelled-millions-of-rail-work-for-profit_z202448.htm</link>
      <description><![CDATA[THE INDEPENDENT Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) has recommended for a RailCorp welder to be criminally charged for a corrupt work funnelling scheme.]]></description>
      <pubDate>14-Aug-2008</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Outotec to build India’s biggest iron ore pelletising plant]]></title>
      <link>http://www.metalworker.com.au/articles/Outotec-to-build-India-s-biggest-iron-ore-pelletising-plant_z202364.htm</link>
      <description><![CDATA[OUTOTEC says it will be delivering a large iron ore pelletising plant to one of Tata Steel’s steel works in India.]]></description>
      <pubDate>13-Aug-2008</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Japanese copper smelters forced to feed on scrap]]></title>
      <link>http://www.metalworker.com.au/articles/Japanese-copper-smelters-forced-to-feed-on-scrap_z202365.htm</link>
      <description><![CDATA[DECLINING copper ore grades are forcing Japanese smelters to increase their use of scrap.]]></description>
      <pubDate>13-Aug-2008</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[High feed milling to deliver 300% machining speed]]></title>
      <link>http://www.metalworker.com.au/articles/High-feed-milling-to-deliver-300-machining-speed_z202366.htm</link>
      <description><![CDATA[SECO Tools says it will start a new campaign for high feed milling on 1 September 2008.]]></description>
      <pubDate>13-Aug-2008</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Iron-maker creates animated 3D model of plant]]></title>
      <link>http://www.metalworker.com.au/articles/Iron-maker-creates-animated-3D-model-of-plant_z202167.htm</link>
      <description><![CDATA[AUSTRALIAN-owned NZ Steel is creating an animated three-dimensional model of its iron-making plant at the Glenbrook steel mill.]]></description>
      <pubDate>11-Aug-2008</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Steelmakers sign on to make steel in Australia]]></title>
      <link>http://www.metalworker.com.au/articles/Steelmakers-sign-on-to-make-steel-in-Australia_z202168.htm</link>
      <description><![CDATA[NINETEEN steelmakers have signed on to a Queensland consortium seeking to build a $14b, 3300km rail line from Pilbara to the state.]]></description>
      <pubDate>11-Aug-2008</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Metal foundry fined over alloy explosion death]]></title>
      <link>http://www.metalworker.com.au/articles/Metal-foundry-fined-over-alloy-explosion-death_z202096.htm</link>
      <description><![CDATA[A METAL foundry has been fined $100,000 for the 2005 death of a 21-year-old worker at its Henderson factory.]]></description>
      <pubDate>8-Aug-2008</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Reducing the cost of light metal alloy parts]]></title>
      <link>http://www.metalworker.com.au/articles/Reducing-the-cost-of-light-metal-alloy-parts_z202097.htm</link>
      <description><![CDATA[CSIRO’s Light Metals Flagship has displayed its latest technologies which promise to reduce the cost of making lightweight alloy car components.]]></description>
      <pubDate>8-Aug-2008</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Tussle over blacksmith heritage]]></title>
      <link>http://www.metalworker.com.au/articles/Tussle-over-blacksmith-heritage_z202099.htm</link>
      <description><![CDATA[BLACKSMITHS in Eveleigh, Sydney, are campaigning against the State Government’s move to evict them from their workshop.]]></description>
      <pubDate>8-Aug-2008</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Tools of the trade at risk]]></title>
      <link>http://www.metalworker.com.au/articles/Tools-of-the-trade-at-risk_z202010.htm</link>
      <description><![CDATA[THE METAL working industry is finding scrap metal is not the only asset being targeted by thieves, with a Wauchope steel fabricator being robbed of more than $2000 worth of tools.]]></description>
      <pubDate>7-Aug-2008</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Aluminium saves energy at games]]></title>
      <link>http://www.metalworker.com.au/articles/Aluminium-saves-energy-at-games_z202011.htm</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ALUMINIUM manufacturer Alcoa says it has helped make the Beijing 2008 Olympics a “green” event by providing lightweight metal for the transportation systems and venues.]]></description>
      <pubDate>7-Aug-2008</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Pakistani coins being melted down for copper]]></title>
      <link>http://www.metalworker.com.au/articles/Pakistani-coins-being-melted-down-for-copper_z201934.htm</link>
      <description><![CDATA[THE RISE in copper demand and prices is hitting the hip pockets of residents and companies alike in the Pakistani province of Lahore, where one-rupee coins are being melted down to make wire.]]></description>
      <pubDate>6-Aug-2008</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Scrap stealers could be caught dot-handed]]></title>
      <link>http://www.metalworker.com.au/articles/Scrap-stealers-could-be-caught-dot-handed_z201860.htm</link>
      <description><![CDATA[THE GLOBAL epidemic of metal theft could soon be halted by the Australian technology known as ‘micro-dotting’ which allows authorities to identify each piece of metal even if it has been altered.]]></description>
      <pubDate>5-Aug-2008</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Steel fabricator fined for leg crushing]]></title>
      <link>http://www.metalworker.com.au/articles/Steel-fabricator-fined-for-leg-crushing_z201687.htm</link>
      <description><![CDATA[A NARANGBA metal fabricator has been fined $35,000 after a worker was injured at its steel manufacturing business in June 2007.]]></description>
      <pubDate>1-Aug-2008</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[World’s second-biggest steelmaker hit by furnace fire]]></title>
      <link>http://www.metalworker.com.au/articles/World-s-second-biggest-steelmaker-hit-by-furnace-fire_z201526.htm</link>
      <description><![CDATA[A FIRE has forced the world’s second-biggest steelmaker to halt one of its blast furnaces and some production lines.]]></description>
      <pubDate>30-Jul-2008</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[State Australian Steel Design Awards winners announced]]></title>
      <link>http://www.metalworker.com.au/articles/State-Australian-Steel-Design-Awards-winners-announced_z200445.htm</link>
      <description><![CDATA[THE WINNERS of the Australian Steel Design Awards for Victoria and Tasmania were announced on 25 July 2008 at the Crown Palladium.]]></description>
      <pubDate>29-Jul-2008</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Smelter operator found guilty for worker death]]></title>
      <link>http://www.metalworker.com.au/articles/Smelter-operator-found-guilty-for-worker-death_z200370.htm</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ZINIFEX Port Pirie, the previous operator of the Port Pirie metal smelter has been found guilty of breaking workplace safety laws after a worker was killed at the facility in 2004.]]></description>
      <pubDate>28-Jul-2008</pubDate>
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