When the federal government came to office it promised a timetable for announcing which competing group of businesses and research institutions would be funded to perform R&D under the hugely successful Cooperative Research Centres scheme. Bids cost big dollars to put together, says Dr Tony Peacock, with business now dismayed that the latest deadline for…
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Aluminium extrusion producer Capral Aluminium is to offer products manufactured using partly recycled aluminium billet following the successful completion of trials. Capral trialled Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba)’s EternAl-30 and EternAl-15 primary aluminium billets which contain 30 percent and 15 percent recycled content, respectively. Recycling aluminium consumes up to 95 percent less energy than producing it…
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Aerospace composites manufacturer Quickstep has flagged expansions in Australia and potentially the United States as it reported sales up slightly on last year and an underlying operating profit. The Sydney company reported sales for Q4 were four percent down on the same period last year and full year sales up five percent. Sales are being…
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Defence manufacturer L3Harris Technologies launched a Centre of Excellence (COE) for Electronic Warfare (EW) today in Brisbane which will design, manufacture, integrate and sustain high-reliability EW technology critical for modern military operations. The Queensland Assistant Minister for Treasury, Trade and Investment Jennifer Howard (pictured) and Graham Perrett, a Member of the Joint Standing Committee on…
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(Sponsored) Have you ever wondered how many precast concrete segments are required to create Victoria’s North East Link tunnels? Hint: it’s a lot. What about where they come from and how they are manufactured? Hint: they’re manufactured locally at the largest precast facility in the southern hemisphere. If you’ve asked yourself either of these questions,…
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A new mRNA cancer vaccine hub at the Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology in Brisbane is expected to be operating by late-this year, The University of Queensland has shared. In a statement on Monday, UQ said the BASE mRNA facility was supported by a recent $3.3 million Medical Research Future Fund National Critical Research…
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The seventh public hearing of the House Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Resources’ inquiry into food and beverage manufacturing will be held on Thursday in Hobart. It is scheduled to run from 9:40 am – 12 pm at the Parliament of Tasmania, with local companies Lark Distilling Co, Tasmania Fresh / Tas’Mania, and Cadbury…
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A pre-feasibility study (PFS) of Tivan Ltd’s Speewah fluorite project in the Kimberley region of Western Australia has positioned the company to deliver another critical minerals project reducing the dominance of China in global supply chains. The PFS released today described the project as geo-strategically significant, with high criticality for important supply chains in Asia…
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Tasmanian whiskey distiller Lark Distilling has revealed continuing weak sales in a business update for the quarter ended 30 June 2024. The company reported net sales for Q4FY24 in line with earlier market updates, with Q4FY24 net sales revenue of $3.3 million and $14.0 million for FY24, down $0.7 million and $3.1 million respectively compared…
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Cold cathode X-ray machinery manufacturer Micro-X has reported accelerating commercialisation and sales of its lightweight machines and progress on its R&D product development activities. Until now Micro-X’s sales have disappointed considering the world-leading nature of its technologies which generate X-rays using a carbon nanotube array. The company said that accelerated commercialisation followed its successful $5.9…
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