Western Range

Western Range spends A$1 billion with WA businesses

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Thursday, June 22, 2023

Of this spend, A$618 million was spent with Pilbara-based businesses and a record A$504 million was spent with Indigenous businesses in Western Australia.

Key Points: 
  • Of this spend, A$618 million was spent with Pilbara-based businesses and a record A$504 million was spent with Indigenous businesses in Western Australia.
  • WA Premier Roger Cook said, “It was significant projects like the Western Range which reinforced Western Australia as an attractive and secure destination for business and investment.
  • It goes to the heart of my Government’s WA Jobs Plan, which is about WA jobs first and its projects like the Western Range that will provide a long pipeline of work for Western Australians into the future.”
    China Baowu said, “We are very pleased to see the Western Range project is progressing smoothly, with huge benefits brought to business and local communities in Western Australia.
  • “The spending of A$1 billion with Western Australian businesses at Western Range marks a considerable milestone for both the project and those local businesses we are partnering with.

Rio Tinto and Baowu agree to form joint venture to develop Western Range

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Wednesday, September 14, 2022

Rio Tinto (54 per cent) and China Baowu Steel Group Co. Ltd (Baowu) (46 per cent) have agreed to enter into a joint venture with respect to the Western Range iron ore project in the Pilbara, Western Australia, investing $2 billion ($1.3 billion Rio Tinto share1) to develop the mine.

Key Points: 
  • Rio Tinto (54 per cent) and China Baowu Steel Group Co. Ltd (Baowu) (46 per cent) have agreed to enter into a joint venture with respect to the Western Range iron ore project in the Pilbara, Western Australia, investing $2 billion ($1.3 billion Rio Tinto share1) to develop the mine.
  • Rio Tinto and Baowus partnership in the Pilbara dates back to the 2002 Bao-HI Joint Venture to develop the Eastern Range deposits in the Hamersley Ranges (Eastern Range) and Western Range, subject to a production cap of 200 million tonnes.
  • Rio Tinto Iron Ore Chief Executive Simon Trott said This is a very significant milestone for both Rio Tinto and Baowu, our largest customer globally.
  • Baowu Resources Chairman Shi Bing said "The signing of the joint venture agreement for the Western Range Project is a significant event in the history of cooperation between Baowu and Rio Tinto.

Relativity Space Expands Footprint Via Launch Site at Vandenberg Air Force Base

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Wednesday, June 24, 2020

Relativity Space, the first company to utilize 3D printing, robotics and AI to reinvent aerospace manufacturing, extended its launch capabilities via a Right of Entry Agreement with the United States Air Force, 30th Space Wing for development of rocket launch facilities at Vandenberg Air Force Base.

Key Points: 
  • Relativity Space, the first company to utilize 3D printing, robotics and AI to reinvent aerospace manufacturing, extended its launch capabilities via a Right of Entry Agreement with the United States Air Force, 30th Space Wing for development of rocket launch facilities at Vandenberg Air Force Base.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200624005291/en/
    Rendering of potentialfuture Vandenberg launch site (Photo: Business Wire)
    Were honored to begin this partnership with the 30th Space Wing and join the exclusive group of private space companies able to conduct launches at Vandenberg, says Tim Ellis, CEO of Relativity.
  • Vandenberg Air Force Base is the home of the 30th Space Wing, which manages the Department of Defenses space and missile testing, as well as satellite launches into polar and sun sync orbits from the West Coast.
  • We look forward to working with Relativity as its West Coast launch partner for many years to come, stated Colonel Anthony J. Mastalir, 30th Space Wing commander, Vandenberg Air Force Base.