As Australian manufacturers step in to provide enough protective masks during the Covid-19 crisis, imports of faulty personal protective equipment (PPE) are also on the rise, according to a report.
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Industrial process technology company Calix has got the go ahead to scale up its Low Emissions Intensity Lime And Cement (LEILAC) technology to a full demonstration plant to be built in Germany. To be launched on April 7, the project involves construction of a 100kTpa CO2 capture plant at a working cement plant in Europe.…
Drug developer Noxopharm is following up on indications that an experimental anti-cancer drug may be effective against the Covid-19 coronavirus. Melbourne’s Hudson Institute of Medical Research has identified anti-inflammatory properties of the experimental drug idronoxil, the active ingredient in the company’s anti-cancer drug candidate Veyonda. Pre-clinical models indicate the drug has the ability to treat…
Australian clothing and boot maker RM Williams has announced it will close its Adelaide factory for four weeks due to the Covid-19 crisis.
The Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre has received a massive response from Australian manufacturers keen to step up production of medical supplies vital to checking the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus. The national register set up by AMGC to collate local expertise and production capacity has received an incredible 1,000 responses from companies willing to help.…
The manufacturing sector ended four months of contraction in March, according to the Australian Industry Group’s Performance of Manufacturing Index.
Quick thinking saw an exhibitions supplier go from idea to new business in half a week. Brent Balinski spoke to Displaywise about saving jobs and adapting to “the new norm.”
Global protective glove manufacturer Ansell is one of the few large companies that has been able to reaffirm its profit projections for the year despite the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic. The manufacturer of rubber industrial and surgical gloves told investors it was experiencing very strong demand for its AlphaTec hand and body chemical protection products. There…
Australian Manufacturing Forum viewpoint by Mike Kalms Without anything really changing, Australian Industry Content Policy (AICP) is now unalterably different. There have been relatively cosmetic changes to how AICP is described, at what thresholds it applies, and how it might be measured, but none of these constitute wholesale change or any sort of ‘policy re-write’.…
