Alcoa’s decision to close its Point Henry and Yennora rolling mills by the end of 2014 has devastated MHM Metals.
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Australian aluminium outgunned by cheap, coal-free global rivals
What led to Aloca's announcement today of the Point Henry smelter, and what happened to Australia's aluminium industry?
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QAL fined after caustic slurry leak
Queensland Alumina Limited has been fined $125 000 after it pled guilty to a caustic slurry leak last year.
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Fortescue looks to sacked Indigenous Gove workers
Fortescue Metals Group is looking at potentially hiring the sacked Indigenous workers from Rio Tinto's Gove operations.
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Rio Tinto say alumina dust not cause for concern
Rio Tinto say a photo of alumina dust escaping from its Yarwun wharf this week was nothing to worry about, stating the plume posed no threat to health or the environment.
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Alumina CEO John Bevan retires
Alumina CEO John Bevan has announced he will retire at the end of the year.
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Rio says it won’t turn on the gas at Gove
Rio Tinto’s struggling alumina refinery in the Northern Territory is a step closer to closing after the miner confirmed it will not be converting it to gas.
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1500 jobs on the line as Rio decides on Gove
The future of Rio Tinto’s Gove alumina refinery in the Northern Territory is expected to be decided as early as this week.
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Rio Tinto warns that Gove operations could be suspended
The operations of Rio Tinto’s troubled Gove aluminium refinery in Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, are at risk of being suspended.
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Chemical waste spill after failure at Gladstone alumina factory
An unknown amount of chemical waste has been released into a residential area of Gladstone after a mechanical failure at Queensland Alumina’s refinery.
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Rio sells off Alcan Cable
Rio Tinto has sold off its Alcan Cable business.
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Rio mulls aluminium offer
Rio Tinto is considering an approach from H.I.G. for its aluminium assets.
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BHP loses aluminium chief
BHP Billiton has announced a change at its leadership level.
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Rio to close Lynemouth smelter, no plans for Bell Bay
Rio Tinto has announced that it will shut the Lynemouth aluminium smelter in the UK, but reassured workers that it has no plans to do the same at the Bell Bay smelter in Tasmania.
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