Australia and NZ

As a diversified manufacturer of chemicals and a major tank terminal operator, Coogee Chemicals enters 2013 with the clear aim of continuing the work that has made it one of the sector’s biggest success stories.

While a final decision on the alliance is not expected to be made until March, 2013, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) have stated that the benefits of the tie-up would far outweigh any reduction in competition. Such benefits include the ability to co-ordinate ticket prices and schedules.

From buildings and bridges to clean energy and clean water, Bentley Systems has been sustaining some of the world’s most significant infrastructure projects for close to 30 years.

When we think of infrastructure we tend to think about the hardware involved, be it the materials used or the equipment and tools to bring structures and buildings to life. What we tend to take for granted are the software solutions involved and how crucial they are to the entire process.

PetroChina will pay $1.63 billion for BHP’s 8.3 percent stake in the East Browse and its 20 percent holding in the West Browse joint venture. If approved, it will be the latest in a series of investments by Chinese oil and gas firms this year, the biggest of those being CNOOC’s takeover of Canada’s Nexen for $15.1 billion.

Dust control is an issue in the mining industry, but also in agriculture, railways, roads and even the military. Bruce Coulthard, president of PZS Stabilization, talks about the revolutionary dust control product PennzSuppress D.

Andrew Pellizarri, general manager of Flinders Logistics and Peter Cheers, general manager of Flinders Adelaide Container Terminal, discuss how Flinders Ports has adapted to evolve.

Ron F. Anderson, executive director, talks about how the diversification of the company has helped it become globally recognised as a builder of first-class vessels.

High pressure grinding rolls offer financial and environmental benefits to mine owners over more conventional crushing and grinding technology—and in Australia, one supplier is leading the market.

Take-up on alternative technologies within the operational side of the mining industry can sometimes take a while to gather momentum; but when the financial and environmental benefits are made clear, the case for adoption becomes hard to resist.