Australia is on track for a significant expansion of desalination capacity — converting seawater to freshwater — to meet the ...

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PERTH, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rio Tinto plans to invest $395 million 1 in a seawater desalination plant in the Pilbara, Western Australia, to support future water supply for the company’s coastal ...

Rio Tinto, the world’s second-biggest miner by market value, said it plans to invest $395 million in a seawater desalination plant in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, where it runs massive ...

The initiatives are part of a bold plan to boost Melbourne's water supply by 50 per cent within five years to cope with reduced rainfall and a growing population. But with dam levels at record lows, ...

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SYDNEY - Australia's New South Wales state has shortlisted three bidders for the $2 billion long-term lease to run a desalination plant in Sydney, its largest city, four sources with knowledge of the ...