Medical equipment manufacturer Optiscan Imaging (ASX: OIL) has announced its virtual biopsy technology has been selected for a cancer trial at the prestigious Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Centre in New York. The Centre will use the Optiscan system and confocal laser endomicroscope technology for an oral cancer human clinical trial to begin shortly. Optiscan views…
Melbourne electric vehicle drive manufacturer SEA Electric continues to release more images and videos detailing their all-electric van and light truck range. The company, which fits its drives on most van and cab/chassis platforms including Ford, Iveco and Isuzu, over the weekend released the main image (above) of its Isuzu F Series. Powered by SEA-Drive…
Building materials group Boral (ASX: BLD) is selling its Midland Brick subsidiary at the same time as one-time rival Brickworks (ASX: BKW) buys another brick maker in the United States. Boral today announced it has sold its Midland Brick business to a group of local investors to concentrate on construction materials. The company announced today…
Plastic Forests takes in contaminated plastic films, has capacity to produce 5,000 tonnes of new products from these per year, and currently has a lot of headroom. David Hodge tells Brent Balinski about what could be done to encourage demand.
Dental equipment and consumables manufacturer SDI (ASX: SDI) increased its profit and sales in the latest financial year as it navigates away from amalgam, the traditionally used material for filling teeth. The Melbourne manufacturer today announced net profit after tax was up 29 per cent to $7.3 million on sales up 6.8 per cent to…
By Peter Roberts Australia has embarked on massive local defence acquisitions without clear linkages to national economic, and ‘perhaps military-strategic impacts’, according to a paper published by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute. Author Rob Bourke, a former economic adviser to the Defence Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group, called for a Productivity Commission inquiry into local…
By Andrew Spence Australian machines that pulverise weed seeds as crops are harvested have been shipped to North America where they are being trialled during this month’s harvest. Invented in South Australia, the Seed Terminator can be retrofitted to new and used John Deere, CASE IH, Massey Ferguson, Claas and New Holland Class 7, 8, 9 and…
Stephen Webster’s company has been developing composite railway sleepers from recycled plastic since 2014. He tells Brent Balinski that the development path hasn’t been easy, and that cooperation among companies and government will be essential if circular economy initiatives are going to flourish.
It has not all been easy going for rice and value-added foods producer SunRice (ASX: SGL) since it listed on the ASX in April. While rice prices were high for its 623,000 tonne crop and the company moved forward on its business strategies, it was hit with an adverse $15 million in foreign exchange movements.…
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission released its seventh Gas Inquiry report on Thursday morning, finding that a supply shortfall on the east coast market next year is unlikely, but supply remains tight.
