Best of the week — the five most popular stories among readers, October 13 – October 17, 2025

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What were the five biggest stories of the week? Here’s what visitors to @AuManufacturing were reading. 5) Former Queensland premier appointed chair of Advanced Materials and Battery Council Industry lobby group the Advanced Materials and Battery Council (AMBC) has rejigged its leadership team, with former Queensland premier Annastacia Palaszczuk (pictured) appointed its new chair. In a statement Monday,…

Erema Group buys into BlockTexx, seeking to scale textile-to-textile recycling “to industrial levels”

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Austrian-headquartered Erema Group, the world leader in plastic recycling equipment, has made an unspecified strategic investment in Brisbane textile recycling technology startup BlockTexx. The two companies shared the news at industry fair the K show in Düsseldorf, Germany this week, saying the development is aimed at scaling “post-consumer textile-to-textile recycling to industrial levels”. BlockTexx was…

Recyclers BlockTexx and Indonesia’s Asia Pacific Fibers partner on polyester yarns

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Indonesia’s Asia Pacific Fibers (APF) and textile recycler BlockTexx have announced “a working partnership” to develop a variety of filament yarns made of recycled polyester and co-market these to global fashion and textile industry clients. Graham Ross, Co-founder of BlockTexx, said, “BlockTexx’s mission has been to develop low emissions technology to deliver commercial scale recycled…

Opal and BlockTexx begin pilot program recycling paper mill workers’ uniforms

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Textile recycling business BlockTexx and paper manufacturer and recycler Opal have announced a new pilot program, with “old and unused uniforms” from Opal’s Botany Mill collected and processed. According to a statement from the paper company, the program has already seen a 660-litre container full of uniforms collected, with these to be put through BlockTexx’s…

BlockTexx wins top prize at the 2025 Banksia Awards

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Textile recycler BlockTexx has taken top prize at the long-running Banksia Awards, which were held on Thursday night. The annual Banksia National Sustainability Awards have been running since 1989, and celebrate “innovative, impactful solutions to the sustainability challenges of our times.” BlockTexx was recognised at a gala ceremony in Melbourne for its development and implementation…

BlockTexx closes $7 million Series B

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Textile recycling company BlockTexx has announced completion of a $7 million Series B round. BlockTexx said in a statement that funding came from existing investors and fashion innovation platform, Fashion for Good. Return investors include Artesian and seed investors Mike and Sue Gregg. The company is scaling up its novel chemical process, which is able…

Best of the week — the five most popular stories among readers, February 5 – February 9, 2024

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What were the five biggest stories of the week? Here’s what visitors to this site were reading. 5) AMSL Aero secures first customer for VTOL aircraft Australian zero emission aircraft manufacturer AMSL Aero has signed an order and received deposits for 10 of its Vertiia vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft, with an option for 10 more.…