Industry News
Covalent Lithium achieves first product at Kwinana
Covalent Lithium has announced that in July it produced its first battery-grade lithium hydroxide at its refinery in Kwinana, Western Australia. [ + ]
Vic Government funding 11 manufacturers for defence supply chain
The Victorian Government has awarded more than $800,000 to 11 manufacturing businesses to help them compete for defence contracts. [ + ]
NSW Government backs hydrogen safety research at UoW
The NSW Government has announced a $650,000 grant to the University of Wollongong (UoW) for it to lead research into hydrogen pipeline safety. [ + ]
Nozomi Networks and Schneider Electric embed security sensor in RTUs
A fully integrated security layer in an RTU aims to deliver cybersecurity protection for field control system data and devices. [ + ]
NRF invests $50m in Liontown Resources for lithium production
The National Reconstruction Fund has announced it will invest $50 million in Liontown Resources to ramp up lithium mining and refining. [ + ]
Construction begins on Eyre Peninsula desalination project
Key contractors announced as desalination project moves forward. [ + ]
Queensland biomanufacturing facility nearing completion
The Translational Research Institute (TRI) will soon open a cGMP biomedical manufacturing facility in Queensland. [ + ]
Nexobot wins Australia's first robotics sprint
Melbourne-based Nexobot has been named the winner of Australia's inaugural Propel-AIR accelerator. [ + ]
Industrial-scale thermal storage project in WA reaches milestone
A pre-feasibility study has shown that MGA Thermal's TES technology is economically competitive with traditional fossil fuel technologies at an industrial scale. [ + ]
$45.5 million supercharge for local solar manufacturing
ARENA has awarded $45.5 million in grants to expand local solar manufacturing and polysilicon production studies. [ + ]
Endress+Hauser acquires full ownership of CodeWrights from Pepperl+Fuchs
Endress+Hauser has announced that it is now the sole owner of the software company CodeWrights GmbH, based in Karlsruhe, Germany. [ + ]
National workforce plan launched to strengthen Australian manufacturing
The 2025 Workforce Plan is intended to align with national goals including the Future Made in Australia agenda. [ + ]
Nyrstar secures funding for critical metals processing
Nyrstar has announced it will receive $135 million in government transitionary support for its domestic multi-metals manufacturing sites at Port Pirie and Hobart. [ + ]
Engineers Australia calls for gold-standard engineer registration
Engineers Australia has made a submission to the Victorian Government's three‑year review of the Professional Engineers Registration Act 2019. [ + ]
Oracle launches warehouse management tool
The Oracle Fusion Cloud Advanced Inventory Management tool is designed to help warehouse teams simplify and streamline their operations. [ + ]
