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Designs for POSCO's Port Hedland Iron plant.

Manufacturing 18 Aug 2025

Pilbara iron plant backed by EPA

POSCO's proposed $4.4-billion Pilbara green iron plant has been recommended for approval by the state's environmental watchdog.

Plans for POSCO's Port Hedland Iron plant.

Manufacturing 31 Mar 2025

Iron plant a linchpin for Hedland’s future

A proposed $4.4 billion iron processing plant could strengthen the business case of other major Pilbara projects.

A processing plant similar to what could be built in Port Hedland. Photo: POSCO.

Manufacturing 22 Jan 2025

Delays would scupper Pilbara iron plant

Backers of a proposed $4 billion Pilbara iron plant have warned approval delays would likely see the project built in another country.

Energy 18 Nov 2021

Hydrogen focus for net zero moonshot

Woodside Petroleum lured a self-confessed ‘tech geek' from NASA to head its hydrogen plans, including a $1 billion-plus proposal for a Perth export hub.

Energy 20 May 2021

Woodside, Fortescue sign Tassie deals

Woodside Petroleum and Fortescue Metals Group have announced separate agreements today with major Japanese companies to assess production of green ammonia in Tasmania.

Oil & Gas 06 Apr 2020

Big businesses weigh hydrogen

The two biggest Perth-based resources companies have furthered their interest in hydrogen, with one focused on export potential and the other investigating a more metropolitan project.

Mining 12 Feb 2020

Autonomous truck deal for Roy Hill

Iron ore miner Roy Hill Holdings is taking a further leap into the world of autonomous mining, selecting Epiroc and ASI Mining to convert its fleet of 77 trucks from manned to driverless use.

Special Reports 08 Apr 2019

Collaborating to harvest forests’ value

Local timber businesses have about $100 million of investments in planning as they hope to benefit from demand for environmentally friendly products.

Agribusiness 16 Oct 2017

SPECIAL REPORT: Mitsui & Company, Shell and Itochu Corporation are among a swag of businesses that have made substantial investments in the state's exporting industries over the decades, showing that foreign investors can contribute without directly operating assets.

Government 14 Sep 2015

Plantings plateau, woodchip sales up

Six years on from the collapse of the big managed investment scheme promoters, stable new ownership and a low currency are boosting the state's woodchip industry, despite the number of plantation hectares remaining almost unchanged.

Agribusiness 02 Sep 2015

ACCC exemption to boost wheat exports

The competition watchdog plans to grant a regulatory exemption to WA Chip & Pulp Co, which will allow the Japanese-owned woodchip exporter to continue its partnership with international grain trader Bunge at the Port of Bunbury.

Property 18 Mar 2015

Carr & Co signs new CBD lease

Law firm Carr & Co is shifting to a new headquarters, signing a seven-year lease deal at the BGC Centre in the CBD.

Infrastructure 05 Jun 2014

MacDow out of Esperance project

One month after the state government named an Asciano-led consortium as preferred proponent for a major port expansion at Esperance, it has emerged that one of the key consortium members has withdrawn.

Infrastructure 07 May 2014

YES chosen for Esperance Port project

The Asciano-led Yilgarn Esperance Solution consortium has won the bid to design, build and operate a new multi-user iron ore facility at Esperance Port, understood to be worth about $200 million.

Mining 17 Apr 2014

NRW bags another Roy Hill contract

NRW Holdings has won a $200 million contract for concrete and earthworks at Hancock Prospecting's Roy Hill iron ore project.

Agribusiness 24 Mar 2014

New Forests snaps up more plantations

Institutional investor New Forests has increased its forestry holdings stake in Western Australia and nationally by buying a 21,000 hectare estate.

Mining 21 Mar 2014

Rinehart secures ‘‘largest ever’’ project funding

Gina Rinehart has virtually ensured her family's long-held dream of operating its own iron ore mine, securing final funding for her massive Roy Hill project.

Agribusiness 29 Jan 2014

Investors log interest in plantation timber

Increasing demand for hardwood plantation products has boosted the outlook for the much-maligned industry in Western Australia, but whether companies can capitalise on new growth will depend on how much suitable land they can access.

Mining 20 Dec 2013

Roy Hill project gets $700m boost

The $10 billion Roy Hill project has received a funding boost, with the Export-Import Bank of the United States approving a $US694 million loan to purchase American-made mining equipment.

Mining 09 Dec 2013

Roy Hill project covered against cyclones

The developer of the $10 billion Roy Hill iron ore project has secured a unique insurance scheme which safeguards the project against construction delays and wage blowouts caused by cyclones on the volatile Pilbara coastline.

Mining 01 Nov 2013

Hancock earnings lower despite $2bn revenue

Gina Rinehart's Hancock Prospecting has notched up almost $2 billion in revenue and an operating profit of $601 million in the 2013 financial year, which makes it one of Australia's most lucrative private companies despite being the group's lowest profit in four years.

Deals 24 Oct 2013

Major Japanese players get in the game

Chinese interest in Australian property and resources may be in the spotlight, but Japan still has a significant foothold, particularly in WA.

Agribusiness 17 Oct 2013

Gavilon exits WA market

Less than three years after opening an office in Perth, United States grain giant Gavilon Holdings has decided to exit the Western Australian market.

Infrastructure 15 Oct 2013

Mindax signs binding agreement with Perpetual

Mindax says it is a step closer towards developing its Mt Forrest iron ore project on the back of a binding joint venture agreement worth up to $52 million with Hong Kong-based investment company Perpetual Mining Holding.

Mining 29 Aug 2013

Roy Hill project on track

The $10 billion Roy Hill project remains on track to start mining next year and achieve its first iron ore exports in the third quarter of 2015, its project director said today.

Mining 29 Aug 2013

New projects to bolster mining sector

Mining industry pundits bemoaning the end of the ‘boom' will be pleasantly surprised to know that up to a dozen major projects could go ahead over the coming year.

Mining 28 Aug 2013

Calibre starts work on Roy Hill

Calibre Group has won a $23 million contract on the Roy Hill iron ore project, with the work proceeding ahead of the project's debt funding being finalised.

Infrastructure 11 Jun 2013

Shortlist for Esperance Port expansion

Two private consortia have been short-listed to tender for the design, finance, construction and operation of a new multi-user iron ore facility (MUIOF) at Esperance Port.

Mining 18 Apr 2013

NRW awarded $67m Roy Hill contract

Civil and mining contractor NRW Holdings has won a $67 million contract at Gina Rinehart's Roy Hill iron ore mine in the Pilbara.

Mining 11 Apr 2013

$71m Roy Hill deal for Decmil

Engineering and construction contractor Decmil Group will construct port and rail facilities for Gina Rinehart's Roy Hill iron ore mine in the Pilbara, under a $71 million contract announced today.

Mining 05 Mar 2013

Parsons Brinckerhoff joins Roy Hill as consultant

Engineering group Parsons Brinckerhoff has signed on as a project management consultant at Gina Rinehart's $10 billion Roy Hill iron ore development in the Pilbara.

Deals 23 Jan 2013

Freehills prevails in a shrinking market

THE past 12 months was a lean time for lawyers working in the corporate finance field, with a slump in both takeover deals and capital raisings.

Mining 04 Jan 2013

Rinehart reveals company profits

Gina Rinehart's private company Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd has belatedly revealed the scale of its income and profits by lodging annual returns for 2010 and 2011 with the Australian Securities and

Deals 30 Mar 2012

Marubeni, POSCO increase Roy Hill stake for $3.2bn

A consortium featuring Japan's Marubeni and Korea's POSCO has confirmed it will take a 30 per cent equity stake in Hancock Prospecting's Roy Hill iron ore project in the Pilbara, in a deal that val

07 Sep 2006

Aztec signs sales contract with Marubeni

South Perth-based Aztec Resources Limited has signed a long term contract for iron ore sales from its Koolan Island project with Japan's Marubeni Corporation.

10 Jan 2006

Marubeni backs Aztec's Koolan Island project

Aztec Resources Ltd has signed a Letter of Intent with Marubeni Corporation paving the way for an off-market agreement and the provision of financial assistance for the Koolan Island Iron Ore project.

News Articles for Marubeni

Pilbara iron plant backed by EPA

Iron plant a linchpin for Hedland’s future

Delays would scupper Pilbara iron plant

Hydrogen focus for net zero moonshot

Woodside, Fortescue sign Tassie deals

Big businesses weigh hydrogen

Autonomous truck deal for Roy Hill

Collaborating to harvest forests’ value

Foreign capital boosts growth

Plantings plateau, woodchip sales up

ACCC exemption to boost wheat exports

Carr & Co signs new CBD lease

MacDow out of Esperance project

YES chosen for Esperance Port project

NRW bags another Roy Hill contract

New Forests snaps up more plantations

Rinehart secures ‘‘largest ever’’ project funding

Investors log interest in plantation timber

Roy Hill project gets $700m boost

Roy Hill project covered against cyclones

Hancock earnings lower despite $2bn revenue

Major Japanese players get in the game

Gavilon exits WA market

Mindax signs binding agreement with Perpetual

Roy Hill project on track

New projects to bolster mining sector

Calibre starts work on Roy Hill

Shortlist for Esperance Port expansion

NRW awarded $67m Roy Hill contract

$71m Roy Hill deal for Decmil

Parsons Brinckerhoff joins Roy Hill as consultant

Freehills prevails in a shrinking market

Rinehart reveals company profits

Marubeni, POSCO increase Roy Hill stake for $3.2bn

Aztec signs sales contract with Marubeni

Marubeni backs Aztec's Koolan Island project

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