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…
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…
Counter-drone business DroneShield has said it will invest $13 million in a new R&D facility at Adelaide, which is expected to initially employ 20 in engineering roles. The site will be headed up by former Lockheed Martin Australia Hardware Engineering manager Jeff Wojtiuk (pictured), who is also an Adjunct Professor at University of Adelaide and…
Ballarat Food Manufacturing, a subsidiary of the Yida Group, will move into Brookfield Properties’ Cardinia Logistics Estate at Pakenham, Victoria, with production expected to begin in mid-2026. According to a statement from real estate developer and operator Brookfield on Tuesday, the food company has secured a five-year lease for its first manufacturing site in Australia.…
Researchers at Monash University have demonstrated a way to manufacture bioplastic films with customisable properties, using natural polymers produced by soil-dwelling microbes. According to a statement from the university on Friday, researchers were able to produce films out of the bioplastic PHA “that behave like conventional plastics and can be molded into other shapes or…