By Shay Chalmers, Director, Strategic Engineering Australia We have an abundance of high-quality, affordable, consumer-ready products made right here in Queensland, but we hear little about them. I’ve decided to list nine of my favourite manufacturers and retailers who make buying local even easier. Each of these Queensland businesses are manufacturing their products locally, enabling…
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Advanced materials group Talga Resources (ASX: TLG) has begun a second commercial trial of the company’s Talcoat graphene additive for coating ships’ hulls. The same ship owner will apply the graphene coating to enhance the primer over a large area of a second container ship, M/V Arica. The coating utilises Talga’s graphene functionalisation technology in…
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Recycling technology developed at University of NSW and turning waste into boutique building products has received a boost to its commercialisation, sharing in $5 million awarded to the first round of winners in the NSW Physical Sciences Fund. The five winners were announced on Tuesday November 10, and included a manufacturer of 25 kilogram long-range…
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Australian-listed, New Zealand-based Keytone Dairy (ASX:KTD) has announced a completed integration, ahead of schedule, of two powder manufacturing sites into one major site in Melbourne.
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A full set of Penfolds Grange spanning 65 vintages from 1951 to 2015 has set a new world record for the iconic Australian red wine selling for $AU372,000.
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Having already stepped in to prevent the Whyalla steel works from closing, British businessman Sanjeev Gupta is eyeing off Alcoa’s Portland aluminium smelter in Victoria, according to reports. Gupta, who is investing $2 billion in Whyalla to boost primary steel output and develop solar and pumped hydro renewables projects, is considering a move on the…
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Lithium ion battery materials group Lithium Australia (ASX: LIT) has raised $6.4 million from New York institutional investor The Lind Partners. Lind will provide $3 million initially and subsequently subscribe to new shares on a monthly basis to the value if $3.4 million. The initial raising is in the form of a secured convertible security…
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Diversified mining equipment and services group PPK Group (ASX: PPK) has bought 45 per cent of armour manufacturer Craig International Ballistics. PPK, chaired by former Industrea boss Robin Levison, paid cash and issued shares to the value of $5 million for 45 per cent of Craig, Australia’s largest manufacturer of body armour. Craig makes personal…
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Building products group CSR has cut its CO2 emissions three per cent in 2019 as it continues to exceed its targets to cut its impact on the climate. The manufacturer of Hebel bricks, Monier roofing, Bradford insulation and Gyprock also cut water and enery usage according to its 2019 sustainability report. Potable water usage was…
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Wind turbine components are being manufactured and wind turbines assembled in Australia for the first time in a decade at the Vestas Renewable Energy Hub (VREH) in Geelong. The hub, a venture between Danish energy company Vestas and Australian engineering company Marand, has assembled and tested 44 turbine hubs and 36 drive trains, according to…
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