Kinaltek licenses catalyst technology to India

Materials technology developer Kinaltek has licensed UPL Speciality Chemicals to utilise its technology for the development of catalyst production in India. The division of UPL Limited signed an MoU giving it access to Kinaltek’s low-cost, one-step process to rapidly produce nickel-based alloys for production of nickel catalysts for large-scale manufacturers and users. Kinaltek CEO and…

Gekko aims for cyanide-free gold processing

Ballarat, Victoria mineral processing equipment company Gekko Systems and Singapore’s Clean Earth Technologies (CET) are to work together to develop technologies aiming to make gold processing cyanide and acid-free. The two companies have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to identify and pursue their complementary technologies combining CET’s more environmentally friendly technologies and reagents and…

Austal delivers second enhanced patrol boat

Perth shipbuilder Austal has delivered the second of eight Evolved Cape-class Patrol Boats (ECCPB’s) it is building at Henderson in Western Australia to the Royal Australian Navy. The vessel, ADV Cape Peron (pictured), has now been officially accepted by the Commonwealth of Australia. Austal CEO Paddy Gregg said the delivery highlighted the critical importance of…

Territory aircraft manufacturing takes off

The first Albatross G-111T aircraft to be built in the Northern Territory – and Australia – has been purchased by an Australian investor. Entrepreneur and Shark Tank ‘shark’ Steve Baxter signed a contract of purchase to buy the amphibious aircraft being built by a Japanese/Australian partnership. Amphibian Aerospace Industries (AAI) will manufacture the planes at…

Boss company in 3D printing factory for construction

Family-owned building products manufacturer Boss Products has transitioned from its traditional manufacturing processes to the launch a new 3D printing offering for the building and construction industry. Boss’s concrete 3D printing factory in Melbourne is focused on commercial and domestic sectors including supplying planter boxes and retaining walls. Boss Products CEO Michael Boss said: “We…