Industry dept mulls Growth Centres’ future
The Department of Industry is weighing a 2020 review of its Industry Growth Centres to determine their future, but the program looks set to continue until at least 2024.
AnteoTech to manufacture test strips in Brisbane
Surface chemical company AnteoTech will procure a test strip manufacturing line allowing it to begin production of its EuGeni SARS-CoV-2 antigen rapid diagnostic test (pictured) in Brisbane in early 2022. The new facility will provide an extra 12 million test strips pert annum capacity, bringing total strip production capacity for the Anteo Group to 32…
52 per cent of Australians believe Australian made/sourced products now more important: survey
Results from a new consumer survey, released to coincide with Australian Made Week (24-30 May), has found over half “want to buy locally sourced and produced products.”
Aluminium council announces new boss ahead of challenging decade for industry
Alcoa’s Michael Gollschewski has been announced as the new President of the Australian Aluminium Council, coinciding with what he says is an exciting and challenging decade ahead for his industry.
Celebrating Australian Made: Swab story shows what we can offer the world
As @AuManufacturing’s Celebrating Australian Made series begins its final week, we hear from 3DMeditech, which expects to double its workforce of 50 over the next 12 months. By Brent Balinski.
@AuManufacturing and Cahoots to make videos, aim for television series
(Advertisement) @AuManufacturing news today launches a dedicated video channel, and along with its partners an ambitious venture aimed at developing a television program showcasing Australia’s manufacturers. How It’s Made – Australia is a new multi-media video series showcasing the very best Australian manufacturing has to offer. Presented in association with producers Cahoots and business news…
30% hydrogen used in steel forging as Australian industries decarbonise
By Peter Roberts Progress in utilising green hydrogen to power industrial process is being made rapidly, with the latest development the world’s first test with a 30 per cent hydrogen/natural gas blend steel forging processes. The mix was used to power furnaces at the Rho, Italian forged products plant of Forgiatura A. Vienna (pictured), part…
Manufacturing news briefs – stories you might have missed
Finally an emoji featuring an Australian made product It has been a long time coming, but Apple has announced the creation of its first emoji to feature an Australian made product. The emoji (pictured), to go live soon, features a character fitted with a cochlear implant. Professor Graeme Clark invented the multichannel cochlear implant 40…
Closed borders portend labour shortages, poaching
Closed boarders have dried up the supply of workers arriving in Australia, suggesting we are heading to a period of labour poaching and outright shortages. Well known commentator Bernard Salt (pictured) of The Demographics Group took to social media to highlight the massive contribution of foreign workers in our workforce. He wrote that between the…