Capral to offer Australian low emission aluminium products

Major aluminium manufacturer Capral has announced the introduction of its new LocAl aluminium, a lower-carbon primary aluminium option available across Capral’s locally manufactured extruded aluminium products. The LocAl offer includes two lower carbon aluminium options – LocAl Green with carbon emissions of eight kg CO2e/kg Al and LocAl Super Green at four kg CO2e/kg Al…

Canberra moves to boost rail manufacturing

The federal government has announced the establishment of an Office of National Rail Industry Coordination (ONRIC). According to a statement the office will lead a national and coordinated approach to address challenges facing the rail manufacturing sector. The office will deliver the government’s $14.2 million National Rail Manufacturing Plan, part of the government’s A Future…

Government in the energy business would safeguard pricing – by Shane West

Australia’s electricity grid is being shaken up as states and the Commonwealth embrace renewables. But this also gives Australia a chance to claim back energy monopolies it lost to state owned companies from China and Singapore, argues Shane West. With coal supplying 80 percent of Victoria’s energy, the closing of the Loy Yang power station…