THE METAL sector, including aluminium, may be eligible for Federal compensation to help companies deal with the impact of carbon trading.
19/02/2009
THE FEDERAL Government risks ruining the metal industry and the wider economy if it does not properly formulate its climate change response, the Business Council of Australia has warned.
03/07/2008
METAL companies are part of the alliance between Australia’s richest companies and the Australian Workers Union aiming to prevent the Federal Government’s carbon trading scheme from shutting key industries.
23/07/2008
THE AUSTRALIAN Workers Union (AWU) says metal workers amongst others should be given pollution permits as compensation if the emissions trading scheme drives companies to move off-shore.
24/07/2008
THE AUSTRALIAN Steel Institute (ASI) has released a report on steel’s environmental credentials from an industry-wide perspective.
02/10/2008
THE 2009 PacRim Stainless steel conference is themed ‘Fabricating a Sustainable Future’.
18/03/2009
THE DEBATE over emissions trading has shifted to focus on aluminium, as a new report show Australia’s smelters are lagging behind Africa’s in energy efficiency, and the unions warn of massive job losses.
14/07/2008
THE NSW Trade Exposed Emissions Intensive Industry (TEEII) Summit saw a number of representatives from the metal sector discussing the implications of emissions control on the industry.
23/06/2008