GFG Alliance port to be used for ship scrapping
Engineers are preparing the Whyalla Port in South Australia for new work as Sanjeev Gupta explores steel recycling opportunities.
Engineers are preparing the Whyalla Port in South Australia for new work as Sanjeev Gupta explores steel recycling opportunities.
The Federal Government is backing two new incubators to help bold ideas get off the ground. Industry minister Karen Andrews said $23 million in funding had been awarded since 2016 under the Incubator Support initiative with the latest funds to go to: # Social Impact Hub (NSW) with a grant of $385,000 # Maker &…
Wednesday is the first UNESCO World Engineering for Sustainable Development Day, with the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering has used the occasion to highlight the importance of engineers in Australia’s waste management challenges. Engineers would play a key role in the country turning its waste – currently totally 67 million tonnes a year…
Hand sanitiser orders are exploding for a South Australian manufacturer as the threat of coronavirus empties supermarket shelves of the product around the world.
Biotechnology drug developer Bionomics has sold its French subsidiaries to focus on commercialising its lead drug candidate to treat post traumatic stress disorder. The company sold Neurofit and Prestwick Chemical which carry out contract research to Domain Therapeutics. Consideration for the sale was $3 million which is the amount of inter-company debt owed by Bionomics…
China export specialist Jatenergy (ASX: JAT) has received its first order from new non-exclusive China distributor Ocker Products for dairy products as part of a deal which could be worth $80 million. The exporter of Australian consumer goods received an order for US$ 1.5 million dollars of unspecified dairy products according to a company announcement.…
Sydney technology developer Barry Westlake has developed and tested a prototype electric vehicle which overcomes many of the problems first faced more than a century ago by motoring pioneer Ferdinand Porsche. Westlake, director of BAAD Concepts Pty Limited, has developed a fully electric, light weight medium compact vehicle capable of driving over all terrain from…
Four of the largest potato producers in Australia want to convert 100,000 tonnes of potato waste and peelings currently going to waste annually into high value starch-based products. The Mitolo Group, Zerella Fresh, Thomas Foods International Fresh Produce and the South Australian Potato Company will invest $1 million along with the University of Adelaide and…
Adelaide’s Fleet Space Technologies has selected California-based Tyvak International to mass-produce satellites for Fleet’s Low Earth Orbit nanosatellite constellation. The selection was revealed on social media by South Australia’s Department for Trade and Investment. The Department said: “It’s onwards and upwards for these two companies who are rocketing into space and proving that South Australia’s…