International aluminium producer Alcoa has joined a number of companies fined for workplace deaths this year, today receiving a $68,000 fine for a fatality at its Wagerup refinery five years ago.
The quarterly rebalance of the Australian stockmarket Indices has pushed Perth companies Regis Resources, Ausdrill and Silver Lake Resources out of their S&P/ASX indices.
Waste management company Transpacific Industries Ltd has agreed to acquire a 15 per cent shareholding in metals recycling company CMA Corporation Ltd, which has extensve Western Australian operations, for around $25 million.