Aluminium chemicals company Alpha HPA has secured $30 million in funding from the Queensland government’s Critical Minerals and Battery Technology Fund (QCMBTF), which will help progress the company’s Stage Two HPA First Project in Gladstone. In a statement on Thursday, Alpha said that under the agreement, its subsidiaries had entered into Royalty Deeds with Queensland…
Perth startup Uluu, which has developed a process to create bioplastics out of fermented seaweed, has announced a $16 million Series A funding round, led by Germany’s Burda Principal Investments. According to a statement on Thursday from the company, the raise will support construction of a demonstration plant and scaling up its technology, which “has…
Battery recycling technology company Livium has announced firm commitments to raise $4.5 million through a share placement, with funding to support efforts including expansion of its large-format lithium battery collections across Australia, and the relocation and consolidation of its Victorian battery-recycling facilities into a centralised site. According to a statement from the ASX-listed company on…
ASX-listed energy storage company 1414 Degrees is expanding its expertise in silicon-related products, gaining an exclusive licence for George Washington University’s Silicon Nanoparticle (SiNTL) Technology for battery anodes. According to a statement from the company on Thursday – which also included news of firm commitments for a $1.2 million raise through a share placement –…
Revenues for the Australian paperboard container manufacturing industry are approximately $452 million per annum currently, according to new market research, which also finds that this figure declined by 1.4 per cent on average each year between 2020 and 2025. The newly-updated Paperboard Container Manufacturing in Australia – Market Research Report (2015-2030) by IBISWorld counted 70…
Manufacturing revenue figures are continuing to grow, according to Australian Bureau of Statistics figures, outperforming a 13-industry aggregate for the month of July. The Australian Bureau of Statistics’ Monthly Business Turnover Indicator found an increase of 4.2 per cent for manufacturers compared to July 2024. The industry’s rate of growth for the year to July…
Counter-drone business DroneShield has reached another milestone, joining the ranks of the S&P/ASX 200 Index. According to a statement from the company on Monday morning, the inclusion in the index is effective prior to market open on September 22, and “marks DroneShield’s continued rise as a global defence technology leader”. It places the company as…
Food and beverage company Maggie Beer Holdings has reported a $24.3 million statutory loss for the last financial year, though said its turnaround strategy has been implemented and the company is “well positioned for a positive first half in FY26”. The results were shared with the ASX on Friday, with group sales up $2.7 million…
Analytical science and devices company Trajan Group has announced its financial year results, reporting a 7.4 per cent increase in revenues to $166.5 million and an EBITDA of $15.5 million, below the guidance range but up 26.2 per cent. In an ASX statement on Thursday, Trajan’s Founder, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director Stephen Tomisich…
What were the five biggest stories of the week? Here’s what visitors to @AuManufacturing were reading. 5) Carbon280 launches Kwinana pilot plant following $10.6 million seed round Hydrogen storage startup Carbon280 launched its Hydrilyte Technology Pilot Plant in Kwinana, Western Australia, which aims to prove its technology at an industrially-relevant scale. According to a statement from the…