Maker of recycled plastic packaging PakTech has announced a new partnership with Endeavour Group, the owner of retail liquor store chains Dan Murphy’s and BWS. According to a statement from PakTech on Tuesday, the partnership will see an expansion of Endeavour’s recycling scheme, which seeks to collect PakTech clips at the more than 270 Dan…
By Kathryn Willis, CSIRO; Britta Denise Hardesty, CSIRO; Katie Conlon, Ph.D., Portland State University, and Win Cowger, University of California, Riverside In the two decades to 2019, global plastic production doubled. By 2040, plastic manufacturing and processing could consume as much as 20% of global oil production and use up 15% of the annual carbon…
Australian composites manufacturer Sustainable Infrastructure Systems (SIS) has revealed innovative structural building panels made from glass fibre-reinforced polymer (GFRP) and discarded soft plastics. The lightweight, high-strength composite panels are the first in the world to be manufactured using post-consumer mixed soft plastics, which are blended with a proprietary material matrix, according to an announcement. The…
Around 9,600 tonnes of material will be diverted from landfill every year thanks to the federal and Victorian governments investing $3.4 million for six new recycling projects in Melbourne and Ballarat through the Recycling Modernisation Fund. The new and upgraded facilities will employ 38 additional staff and will sort, process and recycle used plastics and…
Pipe fittings manufacturer Philmac has marked fast growth including in exports to the United States with the appointment of an executive with extensive experience building some of the world’s biggest brands Kris Powell (pictured) has been appointed as General Manager, Marketing and Export, overseeing global exports, identifying and pursuing new markets with a focus on…
One of Australia’s largest plastics groups MM Plastics has acquired Dangenong South, Melbourne injection moulding firm Micro Precision Plastics (MPP). MM Plastics, a division of Metal Manufactures Limited, bought the family-owned maker of components, products, and assemblies serving industries including Automotive, Consumer Goods, Safety, Spa & Pool, Building & Construction, Pharmaceuticals and Housewares MPP houses…
HEX20 announces partnership with ispace and Skyroot Aerospace Adelaide-based smallsat company HEX20 has announced a strategic partnership with India’s Skyroot Aerospace and Japan’s ispace, “to leverage the combined technical prowess and regional networks of the three pioneering companies.” Lloyd Lopez, CEO of HEX20, said an MoU formalising the partnership was signed at the 74th International…
Like all manufacturers Ty Hermans is rapidly digitising his businesses, but his task is especially challenging given the very rapid rate of growth of his Venlo Holdings group of companies. Manufacturing a bewildering array of products from Evolve Group advanced plastics to recycled plastic resin, and from Poolrite swimming pool and BuildTuff building equipment to…
