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In December 2020, Boral sold Midland Brick to the Buckeridge Group of Companies. [10] This followed Boral selling its bricks business on Australia's east coast in 2016. In April 2021, Boral divested its plasterboard business, completing the process with the sale of its 50 per cent interest in the USG Boral joint venture to Knauf for US$1 ...
The gypsum deposit at Lake MacDonnell is the largest in the Southern Hemisphere. Gypsum has been mined at Lake MacDonnell since 1919. [3] Since 1984 the mine has been owned by Gypsum Resources Australia (GRA), which is owned 50% each by USG Boral (itself a 50–50 joint venture of USG Corporation and Boral) and CSR Limited.
The South Australian Gas Company (later known as SAGASCO) was formed in 1861 twenty-five years after the colony of South Australia was first settled. The establishment of gasworks from 1863 provided not only industry and employment, but also street lighting and gas appliances, radiating an aura of prosperity over South Australia and especially Adelaide.
In 1930, the Golden Grove house and farm were sold. Most of the estate was later purchased by a sand mining company, Boral, in 1972. In 1973, the South Australian Land Commission began acquiring land in Golden Grove and Wynn Vale with a view to developing more housing.
On 1 July 2012, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources became the Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources (DEWNR) after acquiring the roles and responsibilities of the former Department of Water. This created the current (2024) incarnation of the department. [12] [13] [14] it was given its present name on 22 March ...
Power station Maximum capacity Emission intensity Turbines Coal type Conveyance Mine type Cooling water Ref Loy Yang A: 2,200 megawatts (3,000,000 hp) 1.17 tCO2-e/MWh [1]: 4
The largest employer in Herons Creek is the timber mill owned and operated by Boral. The mill in its current form was opened by Alf Noone in 1915. [5] It was sold to Zinc Co. of Broken Hill in 1947, later passing to Duncans Holdings and then Boral. [6] The train station was closed 30 June 1974 causing the local economy to decline. [7]
In March 2012, Boral Ltd. sold two of their masonry plants to Brickworks and Austral. The following year, Boral Ltd.’s Prospect NSW masonry plant was also sold to Brickworks. [12] For the financial year 2013–2014 Brickworks Limited paid zero tax as reported in by the Australian Tax Office. [13]