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WesTrac celebrates 20 years of service WesTrac is celebrating 20 years of service and support in NSW and the Australian Capital Territory, with more than 16,000 Cat machines delivered during this time. When WesTrac became the official Cat dealer for NSW and the Australian Capital Territory, work began immediately on fitting out the first purpose-built branch in Bathurst, NSW. Today, there are 18 WesTrac branches across NSW and the Australian Capital Territory, six click and collect lockers and more than 1500 staff members providing services to more than 6500 customers a year. WesTrac NSW...

GOLD has peaked at a near seven-year high of US$1579.72 after the US launched a deadly attack against Iranian military leader Major General Qassem Soleimani. The destabilising effect on the international market was swift, and was the latest in a string of contributing factors that has continued to drive investors to gold as a safe-haven metal to protect against market downturn. The price spike has come after a momentary lapse in gold’s momentum in Q4 2019, surging to its highest price since April 2013 at US$1579.72. The assassination of General Soleimani has escalated international fears that tensions between Washington and Tehran could spill over into a new war in the Middle East. The targeted attack was given the go-ahead by...

For more than 20 years APT has been designing and manufacturing engineered modular tanks for the Australian and international water markets. Now manufactured by Tyco Engineered Tanks, a division of Tyco Pumping Systems, the APT range offers reliable turnkey water storage solutions to clients across the mining and oil and gas industries. The APT range of premium quality tanks are designed and built in Australia using the highest quality materials and have been installed in a diverse range of applications, for uses including fire protection, potable and raw water storage and processing, waste water and effluent management and sea water handling. APT tanks are individually designed by an experienced team of engineers to suit specific applications, environmental conditions and installation...

Stellantis drops Australian nickel deal due to market concerns The NiWest project is one of Australia’s highest-grade nickel-cobalt projects.   Stellantis will terminate its supply deal for battery-grade nickel and cobalt from Alliance Nickel’s (ASX: AXN) NiWest project, effective December 3.  Stellantis cited challenging nickel market conditions and associated project financing constraints as the cause of the termination.  The initial agreement signed in 2023, saw Stellantis buying 170,000t of nickel sulphate and 12,000t of cobalt sulphate, representing about 40% of NiWest’s predicted output over five years.   The past two years have seen the global nickel market take a hit due to a surge in supply from lower-cost countries like Indonesia coming online.  Currently, nickel is at a 7-week low with the...