Peter Ker
- Indexed articles, last 90 days
- 31
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- Sep 27, 2026
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- Jul 14, 2026
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Indonesia enlists ex-BHP engineer to police $100b resource trade (opens the original)
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The Australian engineer appointed to police the world’s biggest coal and nickel supply chain says his team will monitor every shipment and analyse every sales contract in a bid to stop foreign buyers from taking Indonesia’s natural resources on the cheap. Luke Mahony, who grew up in Tamworth in NSW, rose from obscurity to one of the most powerful positions in the global commodity industry this year when Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto handpicked him to stop “value leakage” from the nation’
Investors say BHP emissions surge shows policies not working (opens the original)
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Big investors say federal fuel tax and climate policies have distorted the market and encouraged BHP and Rio Tinto to extend the lifespan of diesel trucks rather than use their purchasing power to drive earlier delivery of low-emissions equipment. The Investor Group on Climate Change, whose 103 members include BlackRock, Fidelity and big industry superannuation funds, said it accepted at face value BHP’s pledge to have net zero emissions by 2050, but was keen to understand why the miner was unab
BHP says its carbon emissions, diesel use will stay higher for longer (opens the original)
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BHP’s carbon emissions will be higher for longer under a revised climate plan published by the iron ore and copper mining giant that suggests diesel consumption will peak seven years later than previously advised. The country’s most valuable company said it would still deliver its 2030 and 2050 climate targets, but the detail of its updated plan suggests there will be very little reduction in emissions in the next nine years. Emissions in 2035 will be about 33 per cent higher than was previously
China’s central bank sounded alarm on ‘unfavourable’ iron ore pricing (opens the original)
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China’s central bank believed the benchmark iron ore pricing system was defective and favoured foreign miners at the expense of Chinese customers, according to a 2020 document leaked from inside the world’s biggest lender. Criticism of the Platts Iron Ore Index by The People’s Bank of China casts fresh light on this year’s campaign by Beijing’s central purchasing agency to pressure Australian miners into adopting new price-setting methodologies. Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month wh
New Hope dividend defies profit slump as coal rally extends (opens the original)
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New Hope Coal managing director Rob Bishop says the rally in coal prices is likely to persist for the rest of the year, giving him confidence to pay the third-biggest dividend in the company’s history. The 30¢ final dividend was double last year’s final payout and will be issued next month despite a 63 per cent slump in the miner’s full-year earnings. Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.
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