Construction products company Boral has been awarded a $24.5 million grant from the federal government to assist in a new cement kiln infrastructure project, which it says will reduce carbon dioxide emissions by up to 100,000 tonnes per annum. Boral said in a statement on Friday that the kiln feed optimisation project at Berrima Cement…
What were the five biggest stories of the week? Here’s what visitors to @AuManufacturing were reading. 5) Applications open for regional NSW lean manufacturing pilot program The NSW government has launched a pilot program budgeted at $800,000, providing lean manufacturing audits to regional SME (between 20 and 200 full-time employees) companies. The Lean Manufacturing Pilot Program opened on…
Australia’s only silicon manufacturer, Simcoa Operations, will receive a $39.8 million grant under the federal government’s Powering the Regions Fund to expand the use of charcoal and end the use of coal in its production. According to a statement from energy minister Chris Bowen on Thursday, the move will reduce Simcoa’s greenhouse emissions by 89…
The NSW government has launched a pilot program budgeted at $800,000, providing lean manufacturing audits to regional SME (between 20 and 200 full-time employees) companies. The Lean Manufacturing Pilot Program opened on Thursday and will accept applications until March 31 at 4 pm. According to the program info on the NSW government’s website the pilot…
The Albanese Government announced $6.3 million in grants as part of Round 2 of the Global Science and Technology Diplomacy Fund – Strategic Element (GSTDF-SE) on Tuesday. The GSTDF-SE aims to build international science relationships with key partners in Brazil, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, and South Korea. Grants ranging from $100,000…
The federal government has announced a $1 billion Green Iron Fund, aimed at encouraging investment in green iron and steel production at new and existing sites, with half of this money to aid in the transition of the collapsed Whyalla steelworks in South Australia. In a statement on Thursday – coinciding with a broader package…
What were the five biggest stories of the week? Here’s what visitors to @AuManufacturing were reading. 5) CEA Technologies wins $272 million Army radar contract A $272 million purchase by the federal government will see defence electronics company CEA Technologies deliver “up to 14 multi-mission phased array radars (MMPARs) for the Australian Army”. According to a short announcement from…
Another round of grant recipients under the federal government’s Industry Growth Program has been announced, with a combined $2.51 million awarded to CoilRig, Azaneo, Innovation Industries, Magic Valley and Allegro Energy. According to a statement from industry minister Ed Husic on Thursday, Allegro Energy was awarded $1.85 million to further their “Redox Flow Battery technology”…
Applications opened on Monday for Round 16 of the Australia-India Strategic Research Fund (AISRF), a bilateral program offering science and technology researchers between $200,000 and $1 million per project. According to a statement from federal industry minister Ed Husic, the round has a total allocation of $4 million, with funding open for joint research projects,…
Nominations opened on Thursday for Round 17 of Cooperative Research Centres Projects (CRC-P) grants, which offer between $100,000 and $3 million in matched funding for short-term (up to three-year) collaborative projects led by an industry partner. An update on the industry department’s website explains that support is open to all sectors, though there is a…