Fears closure of Port Pirie lead smelter will bring town to its knees, forcing locals out
Frustrated Port Pirie locals fear their town could be brought to its knees if the iconic lead smelter is forced to close ...
Locals fear Port Pirie will be a 'ghost town' without smelter after owner Trafigura announces review
Port Pirie locals say their home would become "a ghost town" if the smelter's owner Trafigura decides to close its ...
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" ...
Children’s lead levels in Port Pirie ‘especially concerning’
“The number of children with blood lead levels above the National Health and Medical Research Council’s lead exposure ...
Adelaide Now7d
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, ...
Trafigura scraps $750m green hydrogen plant at Port Pirie
Andrew Forrest’s Fortescue abandoned ambitious green ­hydrogen targets in July 2024. More recently, the newly elected ...
World Energy News8d
Trafigura cancels plans to build a $471 million hydrogen facility in South Australia
Trafigura, the global trading company for commodities, has canceled plans to build a green hydrogen plant worth A$750m ...
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Fears closure of Port Pirie lead smelter will bring town to its knees, forcing locals out
which made very important products at the Port Pirie smelter and supported 1000 jobs “We’re not in the business of operating lead smelters.But it is important and they are producing important ...
The Australian7d
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 ...