Administrators tell Liberty Bell Bay workers to take leave without pay or be sacked
About 175 workers at Australia’s only manganese smelter, Liberty Bell Bay, have been told they will be laid…
Workers at Liberty Bell Bay manganese smelter face last payday as unions call for certainty
With just one certain payday left for workers at the embattled Liberty Bell Bay smelter, unions are calling…
Liberty Bell Bay placed into voluntary administration after years of GFG Alliance financial struggles
The owner of the Bell Bay manganese smelter in northern Tasmania has entered voluntary administration. Ernst and Young…
Liberty Bell Bay faces shutdown after failure to lodge annual financial reports for five years
The corporate regulator has moved to wind up the Liberty Bell Bay manganese smelter in northern Tasmania, citing…
Liberty Bell Bay looks for new use for manganese by-product, after environmental authority intervention
Liberty Bell Bay was ordered to put a stop to the removal of a by-product from its smelter…
CO2 + H2O = cleaner recycling of dead lithium batteries?
Chinese scientists have found a way to recycle lithium batteries using only carbon dioxide and water – eliminating…
What a 292,000-person study reveals about hidden risks
A large Northern Ireland cohort found no clear pollution-related rise in Parkinson’s disease overall. Yet, subtle signals in…
GFG Alliance accused of not meeting Tasmanian loan conditions over manganese ore supply
The Tasmanian government has accused the owner of a manganese smelter in the state’s north of failing to…
The surprisingly complete protein hiding in plain sight
As plant-based diets gain momentum, new research reveals how hemp seeds can fuel both health and food innovation,…