Boral claims carbon capture milestone in recycled aggregate trial

Building products company Boral has claimed an Australian first, producing concrete incorporating recycled aggregates that  were “recarbonated” to store carbon dioxide from process emissions. According to a statement from the company – which is owned by ASX-listed SGH – on Monday, it took reclaimed concrete aggregates from its Widemere recycling facility, which were then used…

Guidelines released for $500 million in grants through Green Iron Investment Fund

Guidelines are now available for the National Development Stream of the Green Iron Investment Fund, which represents half of available funding through the $1 billion Green Iron Investment Fund announced shortly after the collapse of the Whyalla Steelworks in February. The release gives those hoping to access the $500 million National Development Stream of the…

Omer Granit joins BluGlass’s board

ASX-listed compound semiconductor developer and maker BluGlass has appointed Omer Granit, who is also a board member of Australian-born US additive manufacturing business Amaero International, to the board of directors. According to an announcement from BluGlass on Monday, Granit is a US-based entrepreneur, investor, and lawyer, and replaces Vivek Rao, who is stepping down as…

Best of the week — the five most popular stories among readers, September 8 – September 12, 2025

What were the five biggest stories of the week? Here’s what visitors to @AuManufacturing were reading. 5) Conflux Joins Honeywell-led hybrid-powered aircraft R&D consortium Additively manufactured heat exchanger specialist Conflux Technology has joined the Honeywell-led TheMa4HERA consortium, a project focussing on thermal management for hybrid-electric regional aircraft. According to a statement from Conflux, the clean aviation project TheMa4HERA…