Visy has officially opened its upgraded glass recycling facility at Laverton, Victoria which recently doubled processing capacity to 200,000 tonnes per annum. According to a statement from state environment minister Steve Dimopoulos – who opened the facility on Thursday – the $50 million expansion includes delivering 20 new optical sorters for processing glass pieces as…
Mineral processing technology company Zeotech is to proceed to an infield validation trial of its methane emissions control technologye at one of Cleanaway Waste Management’s landfills. Developed at Griffith University, the technology has achieved ‘very promising results’ during testing according to Zeotech. The test programme aims to develop zeolite-based technology (biofilter) to be deployed within…
Two Cooperative Research Centre bids, for the CRC for Zero Net Emissions from Agriculture and the Solving Plastic Waste CRC, have been awarded $87 million and $40 million in federal funding. In a statement on Tuesday, federal industry minister Ed Husic announced the funding through Round 24 of the CRC program. The program has been…
AM2D to launch at Monash this month The ARC Research Hub for Advanced Manufacturing with 2D Materials (AM2D) will be officially launched at an in-person event on Monday, November 20. The launch will be officiated by a host of delegates including a local MP, the Australian Research Council, Monash University’s Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Enterprise) Prof Doron…
NSW container scheme nears milestone The NSW Return and Earn scheme is on the verge of reaching the milestone of 10 billion recycled cans and bottles. On Friday the NSW Government encouraged households to help reach the mark in the next 24 to 48 hours, by taking their empty drink containers to one of 620…
Bega focus on strategy in challenging year Australian owned and led food manufacturer Bega Cheese has continued its strategy to move away from commodity sales to its iconic brands paid dividends in the second half of FY23 following farm gate milk price rises and other cost increases in the first quarter. Conditions saw the company…
ABT’s record growth in FY23 Sealed heavy vehicle brake manufacturer Advanced Braking Technology has announced revenues of $14.7 million for FY23, a 25.1 percent increase on the previous year. The company was able to increase sales margins during the year by 5.97 percent to 49.9 percent. Net profit after tax was $1.47 million, a 129…
IDT Australia raises $2 million from shareholders Melbourne pharmaceutical manufacturer IDT Australia has raised $2 million via an over-subscribed share purchase plan to existing shareholders. The raising followed the successful completion of a $5 million placement to professional and sophisticated investors. The total capital raised will be used to fund the company’s capital expenditure programme…
PepsiCo to trial hydrogen-powered truck PepsiCo Australia has launched its first hydrogen-powered prime mover, supplied by Pure Hydrogen, the company announced on Thursday. PepsiCo said this was a first in the FMCG sector and in its global operations. Pure Hydrogen will supply a hydrogen fuel cell-powered 160 kilowatt 6 x 4 prime mover for a…
Plastic packaging manufacturer Pact Group has announced a new partnership with Aldi, which will see Pact offer recycled PET and HDPE packaging options to the supermarket’s suppliers. According to a statement from Pact on Thursday, the partnership will see recycled plastic packaging from the company’s NSW and Queensland factories made for Aldi’s own brand products.…
