Jim Hawtin

RISING demand for salt from Asian buyers and the resultant price spike is welcome news for producers in Western Australia, but doubts remain about the long-term sustainability of the Chinese market in particular. Demand for industrial salt, which is used

ONGOING investigations into  fatalities at BHP Billiton iron ore sites earlier this year will delay any potential action against the company despite the recent release of a State Government-commission

ONE business looking to take advantage of the global sustainability phenomenon (see story above) is Perth-based ASX-listed aquaculture company Marine Produce Australia (MPA).

THE Western Australian Government says it would rather see infrastructure shared than have three railways leading into Port Hedland from the State’s rich Pilbara region, as is currently planned.As it

WHEN Iluka’s long-time CEO Malcom Macpherson’s left the company in late 2001, chairman Ian Mackenzie thought he knew what the company needed.

AS Swiss-based Xstrata steps up the pressure in its so-called “opportunistic” takeover battle for Australian miner WMC Resources, speculation is growing over whether another company may enter the fray

MIKE Folwell is an achiever, and while his style may not be flamboyant, it’s very effective.

Exciting drill results from Western Australia’s north east goldfields have market watchers anticipating more discoveries from what is being hailed “a significant new nickel province”.

Investors with a preference for local stocks should be licking their lips as a flurry of Western Australian companies look to float on the hot Australian Stock Exchange in the lead up to the Christmas break.