Alcoa has slashed alumina production following a big disruption to the state's gas supply, but Energy Minister Bill Johnston is confident the power grid will keep running.
Our weekly appointments wrap includes Chris Sutherland, Tim Richards, Rob Bear, Nicki Ivory, Esme Bowen, Ken Wyatt, Dean Vallve, Jarrod O'Neil, Steve Targett and Peter Hall.
Alcoa Vice President of Transformation Rob Bear has moved from the United States to be the mining giant's Australian boss as a replacement search for Michael Gollschewski continues.
Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss ABN, commercial builders, Perth City Deal, ACCIONA, Alcoa, BHP, OZ Minerals, startup funding, Betts Group and Wilson Parking.
Mining giant Alcoa has disclosed the departure this month of its Australian boss while confirming its global chief executive has been in Perth meeting with Premier Mark McGowan.
Alcoa Foundation has committed a further $655,000 to not-for-profit Waalitj Foundation's employment and business support programs over the next three years.
Alcoa has announced an $8.6 million grant from the federal government's renewable energy agency just days after locking in a grant from the WA government.
An electric vehicle for underground mines and a geothermal development in the Mid West are among more than a dozen projects to have secured grants worth nearly $14 million.
Alcoa of Australia and engineering contractor Monadelphous have been fined a total of $50,000 after two workers were exposed to asbestos at Alcoa's Pinjarra alumina refinery.
Adbri has highlighted the importance of domestic manufacturing as it commenced a major upgrade of its Cockburn Cement operations and evaluates regional investments.
About one third of West Australian workers will need to be vaccinated to comply with government directives and the number is set to grow as private businesses follow suit.
Shares in FYI Resources have fallen sharply for the second day running after the Perth company announced details of a $US250 million joint venture with Alcoa of Australia.
Fortescue Metals Group and Curtin University are part of a consortium to research low-carbon iron pellets, cement and alumina, which received $39 million from the federal government today.
Alcoa of Australia has been hit with one of the largest workplace safety fines handed down in Western Australia after a contractor fell to his death at the company's Kwinana alumina refinery.
ASX-listed contractor Civmec has secured new work across its maintenance, manufacturing, and construction divisions including with the likes of BHP and Rio Tinto.
The Australian Workers' Union has called on the federal government to help save BP's Kwinana Refinery after a new industry support package was announced this morning.
Plans for a high purity alumina refinery in Kwinana received a small boost today, with Alcoa to investigate developing the project with proponent FYI Resources.
Alumina Limited says its joint venture with aluminium giant Alcoa has been assessed $212 million in back taxes over historical alumina sales to a government-operated aluminium plant in Bahrain.
Adbri subsidiary Cockburn Cement is expected to cut up to 50 jobs after Alcoa of Australia did not renew its contract to purchase about $70 million of lime each year.
There are five major commodities mined in WA that have substantial downstream processing. Credit for most of the value adding can be attributed to investment decisions taken decades ago, as Mark Beyer reports.
Alcoa of Australia and Scitech are hoping to build on the early success of a maths-mentoring program introduced for Western Australian teachers last year.
CIMIC Group subsidiary UGL has secured services contracts for its clients in the mining sector, including work at two of Alcoa of Australia's WA sites.
Nine WA-linked resources businesses are ranked among the country's top 20 corporate taxpayers, despite a widespread perception the industry does not pay its way.
