Aluminium products manufacturer Capral has completed its acquisition of Allyman Aluminium, an aluminium distribution business in Wollongong, New South Wales, servicing the South Coast of NSW. The acquisition comes as part of Capral’s commitment to expanding its distribution footprint to ensure it has Aluminium Trade Centres and distribution hubs strategically located throughout Australia, according to…
Four High emitting manufacturers in New South Wales will be supported to transform into low carbon facilities through partnership agreements with the state government to assist deep decarbonisation in heavy industry. A total of $855,000 in funding was announced to support decarbonisation studies by chemical manufacturer Orica, metal manufacturer Tomago Aluminium (pictured), cement producer Boral…
Radiation specialists from the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) were behind the successful detection and retrieval of a missing radioactive source in outback Western Australia. Working with the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency (ARPANSA), Defence, and the Western Australia Department of Fire and Emergency Services (DFES), they located the miniscule-sized source…
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency has agreed to accelerate the payment of support for the development of a plant to produce hydrogen from methane biogas being developed by Hazer Group. In 2020 Hazer and ARENA executed an agreement that will see it develop a $16.5 million commercial demonstration plant to produce low emission hydrogen .…
Japanese energy giant Eneos has officially opened its green hydrogen production demonstration plant at Bulwer Island in Brisbane. The company will make a modest 20 kilograms of green hydrogen a day at the site, utilising its patented electrolysis technology, Direct MCH, powered by an onsite 250 kW solar PV system. The hydrogen will be produced…
Minister for Industry and Science Ed Husic has met with United States Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo in Washington to further strengthen commercial ties, cooperation and Australia’s economic integration with the US. Husic said in a statement: “This meeting provided an opportunity to reinforce Australia as a safe, secure partner in scientific and technological collaboration.…
One-piece carbon fibre road wheel manufacturer Carbon Revolution is progressing its plans to merge with a US entity, special purpose acquisition company Twin Ridge Capital Acquisition Corp (TRCA), being recapitalised and listed in the US in the process. Carbon Revolution has said that the combined entity of the company and TRCA would be acquired by…
By Peter Roberts Adelaide’s AML3D has built on its Australian maritime manufacturing work to sell a large-scale, industrial Arcemy ‘X-Edition 6700’ Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing metal 3D printing system (pictured) to support the US Navy’s submarine industrial base. Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing is an additive process similar to welding that will be used to produce…
Sparc Technologies has progressed construction of a modular and scalable manufacturing facility to produce graphene based additives with commissioning expected in Q1 CY23. The facility will enable the production of commercial quantities of graphene based additives for the growing global Coatings and Composites markets, the company said in an update to investors. “The commissioning of…
Satellite system operator Skykraft will be one of the first customers to benefit from a new 7.3-metre communications antenna unveilled by the University of Tasmania (UTas) at Bisdee Tier (pictured). Part of the Southern Skies Network, the antenna will provide ground support to Skykraft’s Air Traffic Management constellation of satellites under a contract signed with…
