Perth international shipbuilder Austal (ASX: ASB) has won a $15.5 million contract to build a 41 metre high-speed catamaran ferry for STGM Mauritius. The vessel will be built at the company’s leased shipyard Austal Vietnam which is completing the construction of a 94 metre ferry for a customer in Trinidad and Tobago. Austal builds aluminium…
Canberra and Adelaide defence equipment supplier XTEK (ASX: XTEK) will launch three new products at Shot Show, the world’s largest shooting and hunting outdoor show to be held in Las Vegas later this month. The producer of ballistic products, unmanned aerial vehicles and advanced composites will launch new soft body armour designed for female users…
Two WA companies, First Graphene (ASX: FGR) and boot-maker Steel Blue, announced a 24-month supply agreement, with graphene additives to enhance an upcoming release of safety boots. This nanomaterial will be incorporated in boot components, including a thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) sole. Graphene is a single layer of hexagonally-arranged carbon atoms, first successfully created in…
Chemicals and explosives group Orica (ASX: ORI) has released its new blast design and modelling software for underground and complex mining applications, SHOTPlus Underground, following extensive testing. The launch by the world’s largest manufacturer of commercial explosives complements its established SHOTPlus drill and blast software solution. Orica Global Digital Products Senior Manager, Angelo Labriola said…
Australia’s two dozen would be cannabis product manufacturers continue to score goals in the young market, with two producers announcing major milestones on the same day. Medicinal cannabis producer THC Global (ASX: THC) has received Therapeutic Goods Administration approval for its Southport manufacturing facility which has harvested its first cannabis crop and begun manufacturing operations.…
Recycled plastic pallet manufacturer Range International (ASX: RAN) has missed out on a new order for its Re>Pal recycled plastic pallets from seafood producer Thai Union. The company announced that the manufacturer of John West and King Oscar products had decided not to pursue its interest in utilising Re>Pal after a testing phase. Range said…
Engineering skills underpin the functioning of our societies and economies. As we face the global challenges presented by a changing climate, food and water scarcity, loss of biodiversity and globalisation, these skills will only become more important.
Mining and metals magnate Sanjeev Gupta is reorganising his businesses to appeal to investors and debt markets and prepare for his push into climate friendly manufacturing. Gupta announced in London that his global aluminium interests would be combined into a new entity Alvance Aluminium Group which would achieve operational synergies. Gupta said in a statement:…
Australia’s largest food manufacturer Nestlé has thrown its weight behind the circular economy movement with a massive commitment to cut back on the use of virgin plastic for packaging and to use recycled materials in its products. The Swiss company, which operates six large factories in Australia, has committed $2.5 billion globally to cover the…
Road and traffic technology group Redflex Holdings (ASX: RDF) won new equipment and services orders worth $73 million in the second quarter of the financial year according to an shereholder update from the company. Services revenues such as speed and red light enforcement and freeway management made up the bulk of the orders, however Redflex…
