The growing demand for metals produced sustainably present an opportunity for Australian manufacturing, write the authors of a new report from the Energy Transition Hub.
Outlining a plan for zero-carbon
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Think tank calls for green manufacturing
An industry sector powered by renewable energy, and zero-carbon manufacturing could lead to coal-free steel.
This would lead to a jobs-rich, low-carbon economy, climate think-tank Beyond Zero Emissions
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Global aluminium firm posts loss
Aluminium smelter and alumina refiner Alcoa has posted a net loss of $221 million for the third quarter of 2019.
As part of the results, Alcoa announced that it would review smelting and refining capacity
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Graphene extracted from eucalyptus trees
An international collaboration between researchers from RMIT University and the National Institute of Technology, Warangal (India) has led to the development of a new way to extract graphene.
The method
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Small technology promises to clean huge volumes of wastewater
Researchers from Edith Cowan University have developed a way to modify the atomic structure of iron to create a metal that can strip impurities from water in just a few minutes.
The breakthrough, recently
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Advanced manufacturing to be a focus: Victorian Manufacturing Hall of Fame Awards 2017
Victorian Manufacturing Awards 2017 was presented in the Crown Palladium and rewarded the best Manufacturers in small, medium and large businesses. The theme for the event was centred around Australia’s
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Corrosion is eating away at Australian industry
According to research by Curtin University, corrosion may be costing the Australian economy more than $30 billion each year.
Within industrial environments, exposure to things like water, acid or salt
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HSBC set to dump its Arrium debt
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Schaeffler cuts jobs but Asia Pac remains unaffected
In a bid to re-strategise its business plans for growth in 2017, German bearing maker Schaeffler has announced that it looks to shave off 500 jobs at its industrial division in Germany and other European
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New pipe and tube cutting software
US-based Hypertherm has released Rotary Tube Pro, software that makes it easier to design and cut tube and pipe parts with no 3D CAD experience required.
The software features a parametric design interface
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The Ford plant closure is a sad loss of manufacturing know-how
The closure of Ford’s casting plant in Geelong does make you wonder how losing the ability to make our own engines can be a step forward. Australia should take stock and contemplate what kind of society we are becoming.
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Laserbond wins Chinese technology contract
LaserBond has secured a contract to provide technology services for a Chinese minerals processing equipment manufacturer.
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Arrium closure would wipeout 40 per cent of Whyalla workforce: report
A new study from Flinders University has put the cost of Arrium Whyalla factory closing at 40 per cent of all jobs in the city being lost, and a bigger overall impact on South Australia’s economy than
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Palmer to face court for Queensland Nickel collapse
Clive Palmer has been ordered to attend court regarding the management of Queensland Nickel, as the Federal Government appoints special purpose liquidators for the failed business.
Palmer, along with his
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Government to pay out former Queensland Nickel workers
Uni of Adelaide to research solar thermal energy in alumina refining
Shorten announces opposition steel policy
Opposition leader Bill Shorten has announced the opposition’s policy on metals manufacturing, with a six-point plan he has said would be enacted within 100 days of being elected.
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A grim future for Arrium, Ford and Queensland Nickel workers?
The OECD report Back to Work Australia makes some grim predictions for workers who lose their jobs. That is the potential threat facing some 7,000 Arrium employees
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Tasmanian manufacturers at risk if energy crisis continues
Tasmania’s Minerals and Energy Council has warned that the state’s energy crisis continuing into the year’s second half could see energy-intensive manufacturers put in jeopardy.
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