Fortescue Metals Group
The Pilbara is at risk of becoming a ‘wasteland’. Could green iron help?
As Australia’s iron giants face difficulties maintaining the quality of their supplies, there are fears demand could shrink as Chinese steel mills go green.
- Simon Johanson and Nick Toscano
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‘It’s a con’: Billionaire ‘Twiggy’ Forrest unloads on net zero
Despite doubts about the economics of green hydrogen and Donald Trump’s aversion to clean energy, Andrew Forrest isn’t ready to back down on his dream.
- Matt Oliver
Why Andrew Forrest bankrolled David Attenborough’s last great project
The mining billionaire was a nature-loving teenager when he first fell in love with Attenborough’s films.
- Rob Harris
Australians are being misled by ‘dodgy’ offsets, say Fortescue
The iron ore giant says the public is being misled into believing that low-quality carbon offset schemes will lead to net zero, despite evidence that only reducing fossil fuels will work.
- Michael Bachelard
Fortescue, Yara Pilbara highlight hurdles to renewable energy hub in WA
Two companies have laid bare the hurdles that will have to be overcome if WA is to become a renewable energy hub, as a Labor MP aired frustrations with a lack of “meaningful action” on the energy transition.
- Jesinta Burton
Fortescue dividend delivers for Forrest despite modest profit jump
A month after shedding 700 workers, Fortescue has posted an annual profit of $8.4 billion supporting a $2.2 billion payout to the miner’s biggest shareholders Andrew and Nicola Forrest.
- Peter Milne
Andrew Forrest isn’t giving up on his green iron Pilbara dream
Weeks ago Fortescue dumped a target to be a major producer of green hydrogen by 2030, but Andrew Forrest still insists his native Pilbara can supply the globe with green iron.
- Peter Milne
New evidence in court case as Fortescue takes aim at smaller rival
Court documents reveal a development in the intellectual property case in which Fortescue hired private investigators.
- Anne Hyland
Fortescue in-house lawyer issued spying orders, court documents reveal
Fortescue’s founder Andrew Forrest last month said he had no knowledge of the extensive spying conducted on ex-staff and their families, including children.
- Anne Hyland
Australia’s green steel future threatened by lack of speed
If the steel industry was a country it would be the world’s third-largest emitter of greenhouse gases after the United States and China.
- Peter Milne
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