Following the European Commission’s announcement of plans to halve the quota of tariff-free steel imports and apply a 50 per cent tariff beyond that, the Australian Steel Institute (ASI) has urged against panic, saying there were “no surprises” in the news and that the plan has yet to be ratified. This week the EU proposed…
Following reports this week that federal industry minister Tim Ayres and Queensland regional development minister Dale Last were to announce a bailout for Glencore’s Mount Isa Copper Smelter and Townsville Refinery, the size and structure of the support have been shared. Ayres (pictured) announced on Wednesday that the funding will amount to $600 million, split…
HiveKeepers, a company that is commercialising a new method of harvesting honey for hobbyists and beekeepers after five years of R&D, has won the top prize for innovation at an event sometimes called “the Olympics of beekeeping”. According to a statement from the company on Wednesday, it won Gold for Innovation with its Micro Honey…
Sponsored With just under three weeks until Waste Expo Australia 2025, exhibition spaces are sold out and final registrations are being taken for the nation’s largest gathering of waste management professionals. The two-day event on 29-30 October at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre is shaping up to be exceptional, with over 3,000 attendees expected…
A bailout of the Mount Isa copper smelter is expected to be announced on Wednesday morning. The Sydney Morning Herald and others report that federal industry minister Tim Ayres will announce a rescue package for the loss-making smelter. The report did not cite a figure. “The government’s approach is to do what we responsibly can…
Indonesia’s Asia Pacific Fibers (APF) and textile recycler BlockTexx have announced “a working partnership” to develop a variety of filament yarns made of recycled polyester and co-market these to global fashion and textile industry clients. Graham Ross, Co-founder of BlockTexx, said, “BlockTexx’s mission has been to develop low emissions technology to deliver commercial scale recycled…
By Bruce Mountain, Victoria University Two years ago, Snowy Hydro announced a reset for its troubled Snowy 2.0 giant pumped hydro project amid cost blowouts. The supposed final cost was A$12 billion. Last week, Snowy Hydro acknowledged this figure was no longer viable after a cost reassessment. I estimate the final cost will be well…
Micro-X wins $3.3 million Malaysian order Lightweight X-ray technology company Micro-X has announced a government purchase order placed by the Malaysian government with distributor Integrated Medical System Sdn Bhd (IMS) for Rover Plus Mobile DR X-ray units. According to a statement made on Friday, delivery of the units will begin this month, and represents a…
Grants of between $15,000 and $50,000 are available through Sustainability Victoria’s Market Accelerator program, which aims to assist businesses, social enterprises and others in commercialising recycled material-based innovations. According to a statement from the Victorian government agency on Monday, the program is designed to help validate and commercialise products and processes using priority recycled materials,…
Revenues for the Australian paperboard container manufacturing industry are approximately $452 million per annum currently, according to new market research, which also finds that this figure declined by 1.4 per cent on average each year between 2020 and 2025. The newly-updated Paperboard Container Manufacturing in Australia – Market Research Report (2015-2030) by IBISWorld counted 70…