Biotechnology and vaccines group CSL has confirmed itself as Australia’s global manufacturing powerhouse with net profit after tax for the first half of the year of $1.86 (US$1.25) billion, up eleven per cent on the previous corresponding period. The half saw dramatic growth in its blood-based products, with R&D investment over more than a decade…
Chemical technology company Calix (ASX: CXL) has accelerated its penetration of the US market with the completion of the purchase of wastewater treatment business Inland Environmental Resources (IER). The company supplies magnesium hydroxide liquid (MHL) for use in the food processing, municipal and industrial wastewater treatment markets in the Pacific Northwest and Mid-West markets. The…
Hearing implant company Cochlear has become the latest to be hit by the global Coronavirus scare, cutting its profit outlook for the year. From a profit outlook of between $290 and $300 million for the year, the company now expect profit to be as little as $270 million. This would represent a rare stumble by…
Laminex Australia has been awarded a $559,000 grant from the Queensland government to investigate waste-powered onsite energy at its Toolara site, near Gympie.
Tests of a spray-on product using recycled tyres are being conducted on Tuesday morning at the country’s only blast simulation facility. The National Facility for Physical Blast Simulation at the University of Wollongong is hosting trials of a sprayable version of Protectiflex, a cementitious composite material using recycled tyre rubber and fibres. The product…
Blackbird Ventures has made a $5 million investment in West Australian crane innovator Roborigger.
To make the system more resilient, we need to ensure a local area can maintain power even when power is cut off elsewhere. This is feasible with microgrids.
By Gail Broadbent, PhD candidate Faculty of Science UNSW, and Graciela Metternicht, Professor of Environmental Geography, School of Biological Earth and Environmental Sciences, UNSW A total of 6718 electric vehicles were sold in Australia in 2019. That’s three times as many as in 2018, but it’s still small beer. More than a million fossil-fueled light vehicles…
Boeing has announced completion of a fuselage structural assembly for the first of three prototypes for the Loyal Wingman program with the Royal Australian Air Force. “The partnership with Boeing is key to building our understanding of not just the operational implications for these sorts of vehicles, but also making us a smart customer…
Natural Evolution’s expertise in turning green bananas and other produce into nutritious powders has seen it move into consulting and, soon, machinery exports. Brent Balinski spoke to founder Rob Watkins.
