ABB to install multipurpose microgrid in SA
14 June, 2018Microgrid will help strengthen the power grid and improve power reliability.
Neometals to launch lithium processing plant in WA
07 June, 2018Neometals, a WA-based technology minerals project developer, has moved ahead with plans to build a lithium hydroxide refinery in West Kalgoorlie.
Companies urged to look at climate change financial risks
23 May, 2018Australian businesses are being encouraged to view climate change through a corporations and securities law lens, or risk being left behind their global peers.
Polish delegation at AOG invites Australian companies to do business
19 March, 2018A Polish delegation has used AOG 2018 to invite Australian companies to help them expand the LNG and gas transmission systems in Central and Eastern Europe.
AMMA says future of work needs modern workplace relations system
27 February, 2018The Australian Mines and Metals Association (AMMA) has called for greater efforts by Australia's policymakers to modernise the nation's workplace relations system.
ABB completes the tallest e-houses on a floating LNG facility
12 February, 2018The world's tallest, single lift prefabricated electrical structures for offshore use are being installed on a Malaysian FLNG facility.
Direct tantalum mining to begin in WA
09 February, 2018Global Advanced Metals (GAM) has announced it will begin direct tantalum mining in Western Australia, intending to make the state the world's largest source of the mineral.
Lapp launches in Australia to boost future-focussed industries
31 January, 2018Lapp Group is establishing a fully-fledged subsidiary in Australia — Lapp Australia is now headquartered in new premises at Eastern Creek, Sydney.
2018 CEO Insights: David Duncan
30 January, 2018 by David Duncan, Managing Director, SICK Pty Ltd and SICK New Zealand LtdDavid Duncan, Managing Director of SICK in Australia and New Zealand, discusses the challlenges presented by the drive to Industry 4.0, and the ways in which sensor vendors must respond to them.
2018 CEO Insights: Warwick Bardsley
23 January, 2018 by Warwick Bardsley, Managing Director, Endress+Hauser AustraliaWarwick Bardsley of Endress+Hauser Australia reflects on the need for Australian manufacturing businesses to be more internationally focused.
Whyalla steelworks owner wants to make electric cars in Adelaide
22 January, 2018UK billionaire Sanjeev Gupta, who saved the Whyalla steelworks, is looking to bring car manufacturing back to Adelaide's northern suburbs, just months after Holden closed its doors.
ABB to help strengthen Indonesia's power grid
18 January, 2018Power plant upgrade and expansion boosts clean energy supply to the greater Jakarta area.
Rio Tinto to sell French aluminium smelter
17 January, 2018Rio Tinto has received a binding offer from Liberty House to acquire Rio Tinto's Aluminium Dunkerque smelter in northern France for $500 million.
2018 CEO Insights: Russell Palmer
16 January, 2018 by Russell Palmer, Managing Director, Yokogawa Australia and New ZealandRussell Palmer of Yokogawa Australia and New Zealand discusses the fast-changing process automation world, and the benefits of providing a supportive environment for young talent to prosper.
ABB and Hewlett Packard partner on IT/OT integration
04 December, 2017Partnership to provide actionable insights across industrial plants, cloud and on-premises data centers for higher productivity and innovation.
