Cultivating a hemp industry in Australia
Brent Balinski spoke to Charles Kovess, Secretary of the Australian Industrial Hemp Alliance and CEO of Textile & Composite Industries, about the potential of industrial hemp.
Australian manufacturing growth streak ends in weakening economy
The manufacturing sector contracted in June according to the Australian Industry Group Performance of Manufacturing Index – ending a 33-month streak of stable or growth results – and it is experiencing the weakest conditions in nearly three years.
CRC proves its worth even with the climate deniers in charge
Comment by Peter Roberts In the past week Australia’s Co-operative Research Centre (CRC) for Low Carbon Living (CRCLCL) closed its doors after seven years focused on lowering carbon emissions in the built environment. The CRC programme, introduced by the Hawke government, has been a big success in aligning academic research interests with those of industry.…
Bubs penetrates China baby food retail scene
Goat’s milk infant formula and organic baby food producer Bubs Australia (ASX: BUB) has announced a partnership with Chinese retailer Kidswant as part of its joint venture with Beingmate established in May 2019. A ceremony to mark Bubs Organic products’ debut in 275 Kidswant stores in 123 Chinese cities was held in Nanjing to formalise…
Ai Group calls for changes to industrial relations system
Australian Industry Group has thrown its weight behind moved by the federal government to take a fresh look at reinvigorating Australia’s workplace relations system, however it has cautioned against ‘sweeping changes’. Ai Group CEO, Innes Willox, said: “A workplace relations system that operates efficiently and effectively for a modern economy at a time of significant…
New Somerton plastics recycling plant opens, will create 46 new jobs
Advanced Circular Polymers’ new plastics recycling facility at Somerton, which is Australia’s largest, officially opened this morning.
Melbourne carpet manufacturer proposes ban on nylon and synthetic carpets
Supertuft, a Melbourne manufacturer of woolen carpets, has called for banning nylon and PET plastic pile carpet in Australia and New Zealand, citing the health impacts of flame retardants used in these.
Sports drink start-up attracts investment
South Australian sports beverage start-up Preserve Health has raised more than $500,000 in seed capital to launch later this year. The funding from angel investors and high net-worth individuals will be used to fund the market launch of PREPD – a range of hydration-boosting drinks set to revolutionise endurance sports performance, according to CEO David…
IIC offers tools to assess IoT maturity
By Stuart Corner of IoT Australia Industrial Internet Consortium (IIC) has released a web-based tool to enable users to better understand their enterprise IIoT maturity. It says its IIoT Maturity Assessment helps organisations become best-practice adopters of IIoT by guiding business managers through a range of questions about the adoption, usage and governance of IIoT…
$3.4 million project to take coating technology from university lab to global market by 2021
A three-year project between Deakin University, Xefco and Proficiency Consulting to scale an advanced coating technology has been announced, and is being supported by a $505,231 Innovative Manufacturing Cooperative Research Centre grant.