Industry News
Queensland launches manufacturing advisory council
The Queensland Government has announced that its newly formed Queensland Manufacturing Advisory Council (QMAC) has met for the first time. [ + ]
NSW awards $26.2 million in low-emissions technology grants
The NSW Government has announced it is investing $26.2 million to support companies developing emissions reduction technologies. [ + ]
DroneShield announces research and manufacturing expansion
Defence equipment manufacturer DroneShield has announced it is making a more than $13 million initial investment in a new production facility in Sydney. [ + ]
LAPP Australia launches Harnessing Solutions division
LAPP Australia says demand for integrated harnessing solutions is coming from high-demand, time-poor companies for which delay and downtime cost money. [ + ]
SA small and medium sized businesses offered a new round of energy grants
The SA Government has announced a $20 million round of grants to help South Australian businesses reduce their energy costs. [ + ]
Suntory Oceania's $3bn beverage business launched in Qld
Now claimed as the region's fourth largest multi-beverage group, the official launch of Suntory Oceania allowed a first look at alcohol production at its $400m+ facility. [ + ]
Bega Group to close peanut processing business
Bega Group has announced that it will wind down operations of its subsidiary peanut processing business, Peanut Company of Australia. [ + ]
Konica Minolta and MiR launching two autonomous robots at CeMat
Konica Minolta Australia has announced that it will be launching two autonomous mobile robots from Mobile Industrial Robots at CeMAT Australia 2025. [ + ]
ARENA backs Orica on renewable hydrogen production
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency is backing Orica's Hunter Valley renewable hydrogen project to the tune of $432 million. [ + ]
Researchers achieve brine concentration using waste heat or sunlight
An ANU startup is offering green solutions for extraction of valuable materials, such as lithium extracted via brine mining. [ + ]
Sparc Hydrogen receives additional $2.75m in grant funding
Grant funds will support operation of a PWS pilot plant at Roseworthy in South Australia along with research and development and commercialisation activities. [ + ]
Green approach to increase wastewater recycling in regional towns
Effluent treatment techniques under development involve a new kind of algae and improved removal of waste from the water, for better quality non-potable water. [ + ]
US company to receive $4.9m from ARENA for solar installation robot trial
The LUMI robot is an AI-powered pick-and-place technology designed to streamline utility-scale solar construction. [ + ]
Global manufacturing PMI up, Australia down slightly
Recent manufacturing performance reports tell two different stories: that of the global manufacturing industries, and those in Australia. [ + ]
ANSTO technology removes key radioactive contaminant in critical minerals
ANSTO has developed a process for the separation of a key radioactive contaminant in critical minerals processing: actinium-227. [ + ]
