Virus fears drive export boom for Australian hand sanitiser manufacturer
Hand sanitiser orders are exploding for a South Australian manufacturer as the threat of coronavirus empties supermarket shelves of the product around the world.
Bionomics sells up to focus on key drug
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…
Jatenergy receives first China order from Ocker Products
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.…
Brumbee solves electric hub motor issues, looks for partners
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…
From potato peelings to value-added starch products
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…
Fleet selects California company as satellite builder
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…
All Australia Post plastic satchels to be made of recycled material by next year
Australia Post has added its name to the list of companies moving away from virgin polymers, announcing that all of its plastic satchels will be made from recycled plastic by next year.
DXN to build its tenth Pacific data station
Modular data centre specialist DXN has signed a contract to supply its tenth pre-fabricated modular data cable landing station to the Pacific islands. The latest agreement, for $714,000, will see three terrestrial cable landing stations constructed, delivering high-speed broadband communications to Tokelau. DXN announced the contract with Telecommunication Tokelau Corporation which supplies services to the…
Four bins might help, but to solve our waste crisis we need a strong market for recycled products
By Jenni Downes, Research Fellow, BehaviourWorks Australia (Monash Sustainable Development Institute), Monash University Australia is still grappling with what to do with the glut of recyclable material after China closed most of its market to our recycling in 2018. Now the Victorian government has released the first major change to state recycling policy: a consistent…
Pact Group in $500 million recycling pledge
Packaging company PACT Group has committed to investing $500 million with its partners in existing and new facilities to further the recycling and reuse of plastic materials. Pact chairman Raphael Geminder made the pledge at a National Plastics Summit at Parliament House, Canberra as part of plans to lead the development of a circular economy.…