South32 shares have dipped after the diversified miner warned it may be facing cost pressures from rising raw material input costs and a weaker US dollar.
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Shares in South 32 have fallen after the diversified miner's annual production of several commodities, including coal, dropped and the company missed its full-year production guidance on some of them.
The lobby group representing Australia's big businesses has called on the sector to sign up to its new voluntary payment term code in a bid to stave off regulatory changes.
South32 shares have dropped as much as 5.5 per cent after the diversified miner said it expected coking coal production from its Illawarra operations to be at least 10 per cent below guidance.
Women account for just 8.7 per cent of board positions at the top 100 Western Australian companies listed on the ASX, a report by the Committee for Perth has found.
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South32 has scrapped its $US200 million purchase of a NSW coking coal mine after deciding against making what it called significant concessions to gain approval from the competition watchdog.
Perth-based miner South32 is launching a $US500 million ($A655 million) on-market share buyback as the BHP Billiton spin-off continues to benefit from the recovery in commodity prices.
The competition watchdog has raised concerns over South32's proposed $US200 million acquisition of Peabody Energy Corporation's Metropolitan Colliery in NSW, on the grounds that it may lessen competition in the region.
Shares in local explorer Ausquest have surged on news the company has struck an agreement with BHP Billiton spin-off South32, with the two companies to form a joint venture over prospective projects.
Diversified miner South32 has posted a sharp jump in half-year underlying earnings, thanks to ongoing cost reductions and stronger coal and manganese prices.
Woodside Petroleum's impending move to its new offices has provided an unexpected visibility and branding boost, with the oil and gas company's logo appearing on two prominent Perth CBD skyscrapers.
Diversified miner South32 has posted lower first-half production in several of its commodities but says it remains on track to achieve full-year guidance for the majority of its operations.
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The chairmen of Perth companies South32 and Alexium International Group have singled out global firm Institutional Shareholder Services for criticism amid ongoing debate over the role of proxy advisers.
Seventeen Perth-based startup organisations have been selected to participate in the KPMG Energise and OzAPP Awards accelerator programs to help grow their businesses.
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Perth-based miner South32 has entered into an agreement to buy the Metropolitan Colliery and a 16.7 per cent stake in the Port Kembla coal terminal in NSW from Peabody Energy Corporation for $US200 million ($A261 million) in cash.
With a number of WA's biggest businesses relying on unmanned drones to reduce surveying and inspection costs, new schools are teaching drone pilots how to fly.
Diversified miner South32 has reported a 4 per cent fall in manganese ore production in the first quarter of 2017, but says its on track to achieve its cost guidance for the majority of its production.
South32 Australian chief operating officer Ricus Grimbeek has pointed to the company's share price performance against BHP Billiton to show that its assets shouldn't be considered poorer quality, speaking at a WA Mining Club lunch today.
Diversified miner South32 chief executive Graham Kerr earned $4.1 million in 2015-16, but lost more than a third of his short-term incentives due to fatal workplace accidents.
Diversified miner South32 has slumped to a net loss of $US1.62 billion ($A2.13 billion) in its first full year as a listed company, after taking heavy write-downs in its manganese, coal and alumina operations to reflect the downfall in commodities prices.
South 32 says it's met its annual production guidance for most of its commodities despite cutting production during the year, and is on course to achieve its FY17 unit cost guidance.
A report commissioned by Bankwest has come up with the surprising finding that a quarter of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) pay their chief executives more than $500,000 per year.
Chief executive salaries in WA are continuing to ratchet down, and companies are seeking more flexibility, a study of nearly 30 new appointments this year has found.
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Mining group South32 has made about 270 roles redundant across its Australian and South African offices, on top of more than 1,000 job cuts earlier this year.
BHP Billiton spinoff South 32 has cut third quarter production at several businesses but remains on track to meet its full-year guidance across all its units.
