The Victorian state government has backed 28 small-to-medium sized manufacturers to expand operations with $10 million in funding.
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AirPhysio awarded NSW Exporter of the Year
Tweed Heads-based company AirPhysio, a respiratory health device manufacturer, has been crowned NSW Exporter of the Year at the 2021 Premier’s NSW Export Awards on 24 October.
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Senex signs gas sales agreement with Australian glass manufacturer
Senex Energy has agreed to a domestic gas sales agreement for up to 10.5 petajoules (PJ) of natural gas with glass-packaging manufacturer Owens-Illinois (O-I) Australia.
Under the five-year agreement,
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Zip Industries acquired by US water giant
Australian drinking water appliance maker Zip Industries has been taken over by US-based global water treatment firm Culligan International for an undisclosed sum.
Zip, which was sold by Quadrant Private
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Explosives manufacturer fined $460,000 for livestock death
The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has fined Dyno Nobel Asia Pacific $460,000, after a misplaced pipe and a valve failure resulted in toxic wastewater flowing onto a neighbouring farm, waterlogging
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Rise of the machine manufacturer
As the world of manufacturing becomes more integrated, the role of robotics is changing the shape of the factory floor. Steven Impey takes a look at the effect it will have on the Australian workforce.
Depending
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CSL to acquire majority stake in Chinese manufacturer Ruide
CSL has announced that it has agreed to acquire 80 per cent equity of plasma-derived therapies manufacturer Wuhan Zhong Yuan Rui De Biological Products (“Ruide”) from Humanwell Healthcare Group (“Humanwell”)
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Qld pet treat manufacturer expands exports
Sunshine Coast pet treat business Huds and Toke has expanded into the Japanese market, after receiving a government grant in April.
The family business started four years ago, manufacturing high-quality
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Australia’s biggest manufacturer backs clean energy target
Australia’s biggest manufacturer, steel giant BlueScope, has controversially backed a clean energy target for the energy sector.
It is unreasonable to favour the provision of affordable and reliable
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Chinese manufacturer opening Bunnings rival store in Sydney
Chinese building materials and homewares company China Lesso Group Holdings is opening its first exhibition space in Sydney. The company, which manufacturers hardware, building materials and electrical
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Ansell sells condom business to Chinese buyers
Australian manufacturer Ansell has sold its condom business to a consortium of China’s Humanwell Healthcare and conglomerate CITIC, for $800 million.
The buyers will take on Ansell’s Sexual Wellness
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Victorian chemical manufacturer fined over oil spill
The Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) has fined a Sunshine West company $7773 for allowing waste oil to spill from its site and enter the stormwater system.
The EPA launched its investigation
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Chinese manufacturer makes Australia’s biggest wind deal
Chinese manufacturer Goldwind has acquired an up-to-530MW wind farm project from Origin Energy, in what the company says is the largest wind farm power purchase agreement in Australia.
Goldwind paid AU$110
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Rinnai acquires Perth-based HVAC manufacturer
Rinnai Australia has acquired Specialized Engineering (SE), a Perth-based manufacturer of commercial and industrial air conditioning products.
SE manufactures a range of rooftop packaged systems, large
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NZ packaging manufacturer expands into Queensland
New Zealand-based pulp, paper and cardboard packaging manufacturer, Oji Fibre Solutions, has expanded its operations into Queensland.
The manufacturer has purchased a 24,126 square metre warehouse, plant
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Nurofen manufacturer loses $6 million legal battle
Nurofen manufacturer Reckitt Benickser has been fined $6 million for misleading customers about its specific pain relief range, in the biggest ever fine for breaching Australian consumer law.
The Federal
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Victorian manufacturer secures contract with Coles
A regional Victorian manufacturer has secured a contract to make 395 truck trailers for supermarket giant Coles, in a development expected to create more than 100 jobs.
MaxiTRANS Industries said the $60
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Cool or Cosy acquires solar panel manufacturer Tindo
Australian energy solutions company Cool or Cosy has bought Tindo, Australia’s only solar panel manufacturer.
Cool or Cosy CEO Glenn Morelli has plans to expand Tindo’s Mawson Lakes factory. According
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