THE proliferation of junior iron ore producers in Western Australiaâs Pilbara region makes consolidation inevitable, according to BC Iron, which is ramping up to become the next iron ore exporter early next year.
THE chief executive of Qantas, Alan Joyce, has distanced himself from the deal-making of his predecessor, Geoff Dixon, insisting the "time is absolutely not right" for mergers with competitors and a distraction from the job of running an airline.
THE wave of consolidation sweeping through the NSW coal-seam gas industry has rolled into AGL Energy, which is crouched to pounce on the troubled explorer Sydney Gas.
