The federal government has awarded building materials group Adbri a $50 million grant as part of the Commonwealth’s Powering the Regions Fund which will speed decarbonisation of hard to abate cement production. The funds will increase capacity and production of lower carbon cementitious products at the company’s Birkenhead, Adelaide cement plant, South Australia’s largest. The…
The next nominee for @AuManufacturing’s Australia’s 50 Most Innovative Manufacturers list for 2024 is First Graphene. Brent Balinski speaks to CEO Michael Bell, who talks about finding a meaningful niche for graphene. For quite some time, many of its enthusiasts have described graphene as a remarkable material in need of a “killer app”. Mike Bell,…
Industrial technology company Calix has announced a new site for its Leilac-2 cement plant, which is commercialising new kiln technology enabling the capture of CO2 in process gases in the manufacture of cement and lime. The plant, supported by the EU, was forced to relocate from its original planned site at a HidelbergCement’s operational plant…
Calix grows on revenue and margin gains in water businesses Industrial technology company Calix has reported a gross profit up 126 percent on the previous corresponding period to $12.2 million on revenue and other income up 28 percent to $16.3 million for the half year ended December 31, 2023. Growth was driven by revenue and…
Gaia EnviroTech welcomes new investors in decarbonisation Gaia EnviroTech management and team has hosted key investors at its first board meeting following the recent equity investment in Gaia EnviroTech by RFC Ambrian Funds Management (RFM). Bioenergy decarbonisation developer Gaia EnviroTech was spun out of Ballarat, Victoria based Gekko Systems in 2023 in advance of capital…
An experimental cement plant which many consider to be the best hope for the wholesale decarbonisation of cement production is to be relocated from its original planned site in Hannover, Germany. The Leilac-2 cement plant, which is commercialising new kiln technology from technology developer Calix enabling the capture of CO2 in the manufacture of cement…
Low carbon industrial technology developer Calix has deepened its involvement in Direct Air Capture I(DAC) of carbon dioxide, signing a global licence agreement for its technology. Calix’s subsidiary Leilac will work exclusively with Heirloon Carbon Technologies in DAC applications, with Leilac’s technology to be used in all future Heirloom DAC facilities. Leilac’s externally heated calcination…
Low Emission Technology Australia (LETA), a group that invests money in decarbonisation technology on behalf of the coal industry, has announced a commitment for $6 million in support for a project to demonstrate carbon capture from clinker production. In a statement on Thursday, LETA said it was partnering with KC8 Capture Technologies on the PACER…
Cori Stewart and a group of eminent Australians have just returned from Europe and the Middle East, discussing growing manufacturing in a fast decarbonising world, and accelerating Industry 4.0 adoption. In the first part of a two-part series, she shares insights into the implications of EU decarbonisation, and the growth of manufacturing hubs in Belgium.…
Pact releases sustainability report Pact Group today released its 2023 Sustainability Report which reveals the company recycled more than 54,000 tonnes of plastic waste last financial year, the equivalent weight of the Sydney Harbour Bridge. The plastic waste was recycled at seven facilities operated by Pact and its joint venture partners in Australia and New Zealand, converted…
