Western Australian-based junior gold and nickel explorers Redstone Resources Ltd and Shannon Resources Ltd have witnessed significant hikes in their shares price following recent listings on the Australian Stock Exchange.
Western Australian-based biofuels companies are moving to lift their stake in offshore markets following the introduction of compulsory blending of biodiesel in Europe.
Despite falls in its global trade performance, a 2005 current account deficit of 21.2 billion euros, political instability and the unenviable position of having the lowest growth rates in Europe, Italy remains an important trade opportunity for Australian
Embattled sustainable water and power company Solco Ltd has witnessed the resignation of chief executive officer Dermot Patterson, only five months after his appointment to the role.
Western Australia’s dominant health insurance player HBF has shot up the ranks from fifth position last year to capture the prized number one spot in the WA Business News list of our state’s most recognised brands.
The departure of Michael Chaney last year has done little to halt the Wesfarmers juggernaut, with the industry giant named as the top Western Australian corporate brand in this year’s WA Business News survey, ahead of Woodside and Alinta.
Dividing a state utility into four separate business units might sound easy on paper, but the break-up of energy colossus Western Power proved anything but, according the man at the helm of its technology infrastructure.
Expressing a clear brand personality and a top-down acceptance of the importance of branding are key issues that need to be addressed, according to many of those who responded to the WA Business News survey.
With an overall market share of 17.7 per cent in Nielsen Media Research's radio survey number five, Mix 94.5 can still lay claim to being the top ranking radio station in Perth.
Europe, the Americas and South-East Asia are firming as markets for players in the state’s rapidly growing biofuels sector amid expanding worldwide demand for alternative energy supplies.
The idea of concentrating on a handful of products for a specific industry sector doesn’t seem to stick with Zenox Industries Global Pty Ltd, a Perth-based supplier of lubrication products.
In a move to further enhance the offering of business intelligence and software development services to the Western Australian market, Technology Park-based Power Business Systems has merged with West Perth-based Consultech Engineering Pty Ltd.
The proposed development of a mineral sands mine near Keysbrook, 70km south of Perth, has stirred up strong debate within the local community, particularly with regard to the increasingly sensitive issues of water usage, pollution and truck traffic.
Iron ore developer Fortescue Metals Group last week signed a $535 million equity deal with a New York group after breaking off talks with Noble Group Ltd.
Poor seasonal conditions and lack of market access have contributed to a significant fall in wine exports from Western Australia for the 2005-06 vintage.
The nation’s big miners have posted record production levels for the June quarter, following a March quarter downturn resulting in the main from severe seasonal weather conditions.
Xceed Biotechnology Ltd non-executive chairman Patrick O’Connor is continuing to buy up the company, bringing the value of his stake to more than $2 million.
A company linked to Australian Nobel Prize winner Professor Barry Marshall is continuing to further its business in Asia as a result of the free trade agreement with Thailand.
Burswood-based Wavenet International Ltd has broken into the European market with an order from Netherlands-based RAM Mobile Data for modems for operation on its private Mobitex network.
In an industry littered with one- and two-person teams, a pair of web designers has decided to merge their businesses, in the process becoming one of the largest web site design companies in Western Australia.
Iron ore developer Fortescue Metals Group Ltd has posted an operating loss after income tax of $2.1 million for 2006, up from 2005's operating loss of $4.5 million.
Western Australia recorded the largest gross value of fisheries production of all states in 2004-05, according to a recent report on Australian fishing statistics for 2005 by the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics.
Perth-based gold explorer Carrick Gold Ltd chairman Frank Carr has kept up his buying in the company with a $107,000 purchase last week, bringing the value of his stake close to more than $40 million.
Fremantle-based Frankland River Olive Company has broken into the Chinese market with the sale of more than 30,000 bottles, making up two containers, of its Jingilli extra virgin olive oil for distribution into high-end supermarkets, restaurants and hotel
West Perth-based Emerald Oil and Gas NL is on the path to developing several oil and gas opportunities since listing on the ASX last month and successfully raising $4 million.
The dry winter across much of Western Australia has significantly affected the outlook for the state’s agricultural producers, particularly wheat and sheep farmers – prompting concern for a major downturn in the rural business sector.
Overseas interest in Western Australia’s iron ore players continues, with both Fortescue Metals Group Ltd and Mount Gibson Iron Ltd recently involved in negotiations with Chinese investors.
