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Alcoa closure latest blow for Geelong

[AAP] – Almost 1000 Alcoa workers are assessing the personal cost of the aluminium giant’s decision to close three factories but Victorian Premier Denis Napthine believes Geelong will bounce back from the blow. The federal government says Alcoa’s decisio moreView todays social media effects on AAView the latest stocks trending across Twitter. Click to view dashboardSee who Alcoa is hiring […]

Alcoa closure a ‘body blow’ to Geelong

[AAP] – Almost 1000 Alcoa workers are assessing the personal cost of the aluminium giant’s decision to close three factories but Victorian premier Denis Napthine believes Geelong will bounce back from the blow. The federal government says Alcoa’s decisio moreView todays social media effects on AAView the latest stocks trending across Twitter. Click to view dashboardSee who Alcoa is hiring […]

Alcoa to close Australian smelter as aluminium markets reel

[Reuters] – * Alcoa to close Australia Point Henry aluminium smelter * Will bring total Alcoa capacity cuts to 551,000 tonnes SYDNEY, Feb 18 (Reuters) – Alcoa Inc said it will close its Point Henry aluminium smelter and two rolling mills in Australia, un moreView todays social media effects on AAView the latest stocks trending across Twitter. Click to view […]

Anger over Alcoa job losses

[AAP] – Alcoa has angered everyone from unions to conservative politicians for closing its Geelong plant with less than six months notice for its workers. The aluminium manufacturer announced on Tuesday it will close its Point Henry smelter, as well as r moreView todays social media effects on AAView the latest stocks trending across Twitter. Click to view dashboardSee who […]

Alcoa closure part of global trend: govt

[AAP] – Alcoa’s closure of a smelter in Victoria and two rolling mills is part of a global evolution in industry, the federal government says. Almost 1000 jobs will go when the aluminium giant closes the Point Henry smelter in Geelong in August and its r moreView todays social media effects on AAView the latest stocks trending across Twitter. Click […]

Closing of Alcoa smelter in Australia underscores aluminium sector woes

[Reuters] – * Alcoa to close Australia Point Henry aluminium smelter * Will bring total Alcoa capacity cuts to 551,000 tonnes SYDNEY, Feb 18 (Reuters) – Aluminium producer Alcoa Inc said it will close its Point Henry smelter and two rolling mills in Aust moreView todays social media effects on AAView the latest stocks trending across Twitter. Click to view […]

Alcoa closure was predictable: Hockey

[AAP] – Treasurer Joe Hockey says the closure of Alcoa’s Geelong aluminium smelter is disappointing but predictable. Alcoa has announced it will permanently close its Point Henry aluminium smelter in Victoria in August. It’s disappointing but it was cert moreView todays social media effects on AAView the latest stocks trending across Twitter. Click to view dashboardSee who Alcoa is hiring […]

Alcoa smelter closure ‘shameful’: union

[AAP] – Alcoa’s decision to shut its aluminium smelter near Geelong is shameful and unfair on employees, the Australian Workers Union (AWU) says. The aluminium manufacturer announced on Tuesday it will close its Point Henry smelter, as well as rolling mi moreView todays social media effects on AAView the latest stocks trending across Twitter. Click to view dashboardSee who Alcoa […]