Owner of Port Pirie and Hobart smelters makes pitch for government intervention
The operator of smelters in South Australia and Tasmania is urging state and federal governments to provide "essential" ...
Minerals chief warns against taxpayer bailout for struggling smelters
Andrew Michelmore, the former chief of ASX-listed zinc smelter Zinifex, said taxpayer funds paid out in bad times should be ...
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Trafigura casts doubt over the future of zinc and lead smelters in Australia
The future of ‘uneconomical’ smelters in Hobart and Port Pirie are under review by Nyrstar’s Singapore-based parent company, ...
Further cloud over Nyrstar’s Hobart smelter
The CEO of Nyrstar’s parent company has described the company’s Australian operation as “uncompetitive” and has hinted it ...
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Trafigura casts doubt over the future of zinc and lead smelters in Australia
Trafigura has launched a strategic review of its smelters at Hobart and at Port Pirie in South Australia. The two smelters, both more than 100 years old, are teetering even as the federal ...