Australia
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Canadian firm shutters Australian nickel plant after acid spill
First Quantum’s nickel plant temporarily shut down following spill of sulphuric acid-laden material
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French president wants binding targets to reduce emissions
French President Francois Hollande said he wants global agreement reached at conference in September 2015
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TransAlta building 150MW combined cycle gas plant in Australia
Company will build, own and operate combined cycle gas power facility in South Hedland
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Misconceptions about cost helped kill Australian carbon tax
Australia’s soon-to-be-axed carbon tax shows how easy it is to scuttle complicated environmental law
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Slumping resource sector forces Australia to sell off state assets
The country’s dependence on resources and mining has exposed it to revenue problems as those sectors hit a downswing
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Australia to dump sediment on fragile Great Barrier Reef in coal port expansion
A 2012 UNESCO report already expressed concern about development along the reef, which is a marine conservation park a World Heritage site and one of a few living structures visible from space
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Saputo’s largest rival gives up in battle for Aussie dairy producer
Murray Goulburn Co-Operative announced it will sell 17.7 per cent stake in company to Saputo
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Montreal’s Saputo gains majority control of Australian dairy firm
Company wrote in filing it has secured 52.7 per cent stake in Warrnambool Cheese & Butter
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Bega Cheese to sell its minority stake in Aussie firm to Saputo
Expects to receive between AU$97.7-million and AU$101-million from Canadian cheese giant
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Saputo becomes leading shareholder of Australian dairy firm
Montreal-based firm extended deadline for takeover offer for Warrnambool Butter & Cheese to Jan. 22
