The welding industry’s peak body has asked for a “clear and immediate public response” from the federal government on where and when wind and electricity transmission towers will be manufactured. In a statement on Monday, Weld Australia said that the foundational infrastructure enabling the energy transition was being overlooked, and sought confirmation on where the…
CSIRO has partnered with the Trailblazer for Recycling and Clean Energy (TRaCE) to offer the latest round of the free Innovate to Grow program, this time around offering the online program to SMEs developing clean energy solutions. In a statement on Monday, CSIRO said the ten-week program will offer assistance from “expert facilitators, experienced researchers…
Arafura Rare Earths has secured conditional approval for up to US$300 million in debt finance from Export Development Canada (EDC) backing its Nolans rare earths project near Alice Springs in the Northern Territory. This builds on the Australian government’s conditional debt finance of US$533 million and should speed the closure of financing on a project…
Medical technology developer and contract manufacturer Neo-Bionica, which announced an investment of $5 million from Breakthrough Victoria earlier this month, has announced two new board appointments. In a statement on Monday, the company said it had added Stéphane Chatonsky and Dr Colin White as non-executive directors. “Their extensive expertise in innovation in MedTech, strategy and…
The venture arm of Australian packaging manufacturer Detmold Group has backed the merger of two leading European producers of cups and cardboard takeaway packaging. Detmold Ventures’ investment facilitated the merger of CUPSZ and De Jong Ecocups which have come together under the CUPSZ brand. The two Netherlands based companies share a common approach to quality,…
By Paul Gover Applying a luxury twist to humble laundry liquid, incorporating natural organic plant-based ingredients, has allowed Bon Savvy to create a new Australian export success story. Bon Savvy is selling its range of luxury laundry products through one of the world’s most upscale department stores, Globus of Switzerland, which has a total of…
What were the five biggest stories of the week? Here’s what visitors to @AuManufacturing were reading. 5) New battery strategy to drive battery manufacturing The federal government has released Australia’s first National Battery Strategy, supporting a Future Made in Australia as global demand for batteries is set to quadruple by 2030. According to a joint…
Orica announces executive appointments including new CFO Explosives technology group Orica has announced changes to its executive committee. Chief Financial Officer, Kim Kerr has decided to leave Orica and James Crough has been appointed as CFO. James joined Orica in May 2019 as Vice President of Finance, Australia Pacific and Asia. Subsequently, he was Interim…
By Paul Gover The caravan boom among grey nomads has created a surprising engineering success for a Melbourne company better known for its work with high-performance cars. Premcar, born from the ashes of Ford Performance Vehicles at the end of local carmaking, has since built a burgeoning business around its various engineering abilities. It has…
By Marina Yue Zhang, University of Technology Sydney; David Gann, University of Oxford, and Mark Dodgson, The University of Queensland Globalisation is on shaky ground. As China rises, the United States and its allies are moving to reduce their reliance on the world’s factory. The rivalry between the US and China is wide-ranging, from competition…