Capral Aluminium has announced the achievement of what it says is a “significant milestone in sustainable sourcing” this month, receiving its first Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) Chain of Custody (CoC)-certified shipment from Aluminium Bahrain (Alba.) According to a statement from Capral, the certification assures that the aluminium in its products has been responsibly sourced and…
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Australia’s overreliance on exporting largely undifferentiated commodities has been laid bare in data released by the Harvard Kennedy School which shows that the country’s Economic Complexity Index (ECI) rating has plummeted to 93rd, down 12 positions in the past ten years. The Harvard Index systematically ranks 133 countries by their ability to manufacture and export…
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Will artificial intelligence replace human beings? Could it turn against its creators? Does it represent a danger for the human race? By Patrice Caine. These are just some of the questions that have been stirring up public debate and the media since the mass deployment of generative AI tools and the sensationalist statements of a…
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Province Resources has continued to progress its proposed HyEnergy green hydrogen export project in the Gascoyne region of Western Australia. During the latest quarter engineering firms GHD and Aurecon were appointed respectively to undertake the downstream and upstream components of the project’s pre-feasibility for ‘a large multi-gigawatt project’, according to the company. The HyEnergy project…
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Green hydrogen developer Pure Hydrogen is to take over HDrive which is the distributor for zero emission vehicles and its Taurus hydrogen fuel cell truck (pictured). Pure Hydrogen will acquire 60 percent of HDrive International for the equivalent of $2.2 million, with existing shareholders retaining the rest of the company which oversaw the build and…
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Arafura Rare Earths pushed ahead with engineering work and construction of its giant Nolans rare earths project in the Northern Territory in the latest quarter despite a softening market for the critical metals. The neodymium and praseodymium (NdPr) price declined 17 percent during the quarter from US$76 per kg to $63 due to demand weakness…
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Australia and the United States have stepped up their co-operation in the establishment of second source manufacturing capabilities for guided weapons in Australia. With the US and allies shocked by the rapid depletion of key missiles and artillery shells in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the progress was announced by the governments of Australia and the…
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5) The importance of space technology in Australia The federal government recently cancelled a number of key space initiatives, including funding for the Access to Space and National Space Mission for Earth Observation programs. Rather than assess the merit of these decisions, I’d rather emphasise the importance of space to our country. By Adam Gilmour.…
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Funding totalling nearly $65 million has been announced for eight new Australian Research Council (ARC) Industrial Transformation Training Centres and five new ARC Industrial Transformation Research Hubs, covering themes including battery recycling, digital manufacturing and radiation innovation. Industry partners and universities would also provide additional funding worth $227 million to the new ARC Training Centres,…
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Zip Water appoints new Director of Marketing and Innovation Drinking water systems manufacturer Zip Water has appointed Vivian Zurlo as its new Marketing and Innovation Director ANZ. According to a statement this week, the role will see Zurlo lead strategic marketing initiatives across commercial, residential and service channels, as well as innovation, to further elevate…
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