GFG Alliance port to be used for ship scrapping
Engineers are preparing the Whyalla Port in South Australia for new work as Sanjeev Gupta explores steel recycling opportunities.
Focus on waste-to-value for inaugural World Engineering Day
Wednesday is the first UNESCO World Engineering for Sustainable Development Day, with the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering has used the occasion to highlight the importance of engineers in Australia’s waste management challenges. Engineers would play a key role in the country turning its waste – currently totally 67 million tonnes a year…
Virus fears drive export boom for Australian hand sanitiser manufacturer
Hand sanitiser orders are exploding for a South Australian manufacturer as the threat of coronavirus empties supermarket shelves of the product around the world.
All Australia Post plastic satchels to be made of recycled material by next year
Australia Post has added its name to the list of companies moving away from virgin polymers, announcing that all of its plastic satchels will be made from recycled plastic by next year.
Four bins might help, but to solve our waste crisis we need a strong market for recycled products
By Jenni Downes, Research Fellow, BehaviourWorks Australia (Monash Sustainable Development Institute), Monash University Australia is still grappling with what to do with the glut of recyclable material after China closed most of its market to our recycling in 2018. Now the Victorian government has released the first major change to state recycling policy: a consistent…
Australian manufacturing slides further to worst result in almost five years
The Australian Industry Group’s Performance of Manufacturing Index has found manufacturing contracted for the fourth straight month.
Victorian manufacturers would benefit from state emissions targets: report
Climate change think tank Beyond Zero Emissions has argued for emissions reductions targets in Victoria in a new report, Electrifying the Manufacturing State.
Vital Signs: a 3-point plan to reach net-zero emissions by 2050
Every January Larry Fink, the head of the world’s largest funds manager, BlackRock, sends a letter to the chief executives of major public companies.
Gladstone to get “first in Australia” gas network hydrogen supply
A $1.7 million grant has been announced to support a new gas injection facility, which will add up to 10 per cent hydrogen into Gladstone’s gas network.
Advanced Manufacturing Expo preliminary program now available
AMX2020 will run from May 13 to May 15 at the Sydney Showground, and cover themes including automation and robotics, industrial IoT, and government grants.