The Treasurer Jim Chalmers and the Minister for Industry and Science Ed Husic have announced the establishment of an Investor Council to help unlock more private sector capital in key areas like housing and cleaner and cheaper energy. An outcome of an Investor Roundtable on Friday, the council support better coordination of investment in national…
SwarmFarm Robotics’ farm robot rolls out of new Toowoomba factory Farm robotic vehicle manufacturer SwarmFarm Robotics has released images (pictured) of the very first SwarmBot as it rolled out of the company’s new manufacturing plant in Toowoomba. SwarmBot is an autonomous platform that can be customised for tasks faced in local crop farming systems. SwarmFarm…
Aluminium chemicals company Alpha HPA has committed to a $500 million second stage development of its battery metals precursor plant at Gladstone, Queensland. The development, which follows the successful development of a Stage 1 plant, will see the construction begin in FY24 utilising the latest in process control systems and automation of a facility capable…
Battery Materials producer Liontown Resources has executed an Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contract with GR Engineering Services (GRES) for the delivery and commissioning of the paste plant to support underground mining operations at the company’s Kathleen Valley lithium mine. The Paste Plant will include two trains capable of producing up to 160m3 of paste…
By Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra Two major critical minerals projects in Queensland and South Australia are to receive hundreds of millions of dollars in federal government loans as part of the Albanese government’s new Future Made in Australia policy. New loans worth $400 million will go to the Australian company Alpha HPA to deliver…
The federal government is has announced major backing for the Kathleen Valley Lithium Project in Western Australia which will produce lithium concentrate from later this year. It is expected to create around 900 jobs during construction and around 450 ongoing operational jobs. With $110 million from the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) and $120 million…
