A little known Adelaide company LeafCann is planning to invest $350 million in a major cannabis cultivation and production system, according to federal industry minister, Karen Andrews. The company, one of three to receive major project status from Canberra, plans a state-of-the-art cultivation and production facility in South Australia. Other projects are: # PhytoGro’s $140…
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Explosives manufacturer Dyno Nobel, part of the Incitec Pivot group, will test the feasibility of manufacturing ammonia using renewable energy at its Moranbah site (pictured) near Queensland’s Bowen basin. The company has received a $980,000 grant from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (Arena) to pursue the Feasibility of Renewable Green Hydrogen project at its ammonia,…
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Cairns manufacturer Norweld Australia has taken to social media to spread the word about this encounter (pictured) between one of the locals in Africa and one of its its heavy duty aluminium ute trays “Every so often we receive photos from our customers that just blow us away…today was definitely one of those days. “The…
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X-ray equipment manufacturer Micro-X (ASX: MX1) has reached a major corporate milestone with its first lightweight portable X-ray machine now in everyday clinical use in Australia at The Alfred Hospital in Melbourne. The company is the first in the world to succeed in building a carbon nanotube electron emitter (pictured), the first major innovation in…
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China export specialist JATENERGY (ASX: JAT) has reported a spike in sales of its dairy-derived lactoferrin products in China as a result of concerns there about the emergence of coronavirus. The exporter of Australian consumer goods reported that it has seen unprecedented demand for its Neurio lactoferrin brands, which are promoted as having beneficial effects…
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By Samantha Sharpe, Research Director, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney When the central business district of Lismore was flooded in 2017, every small business owner in the northern New South Wales town had a decision to make. Should they rebuild their businesses, or take whatever insurance money they might get and move…
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The Australian Industry Group’s Performance of Manufacturing Index for January showed contraction in every sector except one, with a “disappointing” start to the new year and decade impacted by bushfires, drought and slow local consumption, as well as global factors.
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“The sun never sets on the Calix empire,” says Adam Vincent light-heartedly. The general manager of R&D joined the company in 2010, five years after it began, and the same year it commissioned its first continuously operating plant at Bacchus Marsh. Calix operates at nearly 20 locations globally, with its major R&D work…
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Perth global shipbuilder Austal has signed an agreement with the United States Navy which will see its Henderson shipyard (pictured) conduct repairs and sustainment activities on USN and Military Sealift Command ships. The company’s Agreement of Boat Repair announced today will see the company provide support services for USN ships built by Austal at its…
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Comment by Peter Roberts It has been a long time coming, far too long, but a federal government has finally taken action on the high price and lack of supply of gas in the eastern states. The tripling of prices was brought about by Canberra in the first place when the former Labour government approved…
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