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Flexibility urged in emission protection phase-down
Infrastructure

Flexibility urged in emission protection phase-down

The Climate Change Commission may need more flexibility to tweak the rate at which free allocations of emission credits to industrial users are phased down, its predecessor agency says.Eighty-four firms – ranging from New Zealand Steel and the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter down t...

Gavin Evans 27 Jan 2020
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Govt action needed on domestic log supply - processors
Infrastructure

Govt action needed on domestic log supply - processors

The planned closure of Carter Holt Harvey’s Whangarei sawmill demonstrates the need for government action to shield local processors from subsidies in global log markets, the Wood Processors and Manufacturers Association says.Carter Holt Harvey yesterday started consulting with s...

Gavin Evans 24 Jan 2020
Genesis signals 15% 1H earnings decline, maintains FY guidance
Infrastructure

Genesis signals 15% 1H earnings decline, maintains FY guidance

Genesis Energy says first-half operating earnings will be down about 15 percent on the previous year’s record result due to a combination of low hydro storage and high fuel costs.The country’s biggest energy retailer today reported stronger volumes and lower costs at its electric...

Gavin Evans 23 Jan 2020
Industry faces more cuts to emission supports
Infrastructure

Industry faces more cuts to emission supports

Further cuts are planned to the protection energy-intensive firms receive against rising carbon costs, but no decisions are expected this year.The government surprised heavy industry late last year by announcing a review of the way it treats electricity use – the so-called electr...

Gavin Evans 22 Jan 2020