On 8 February, President Joe Biden threw a spotlight on Australian electric vehicle charging company, Tritium, and its decision to build its first US manufacturing facility in Tennessee to meet an increasing global demand.
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Australia will compete in DARPA’s robotics grand final
A Brisbane-based CSIRO team of robotics experts, Data61, will represent Australia in the DARPA Subterranean Final Challenge in the US this month – the world’s leading robotics competition.
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Australian built CUAVA-1 launches on SpaceX Falcon in the US
CUAVA-1, the ninth Australian designed and built spacecraft, has successfully launched onboard a Space-X Falcon 9 SpX-23 rocket from the Kennedy Space Centre at Cape Canaveral in the US.
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FDA approves a new drug for the treatment of lupus in the US
This month, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved anifrolumab, a new drug developed for the treatment of lupus. This is the second drug approved for lupus in the past 60 years and until now, there’s been little specific treatment for the disease.
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Australian brick manufacturer expands US operations
Australian brick manufacturer has acquired US brick manufacturer Redland Brick.
At a price of $48 million, the purchase covers four manufacturing sites across the US, one in Pennsylvania, and Virginia,
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Opportunity for Australian manufacturers to be tested in US
Austrade will support Australian manufacturers who wish to sell into the US defence market. Describing the market as “the world’s largest”, Austrade also highlighted that is a highly competitive
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Australian EV-charging tech grows in US
Brisbane-based electric vehicle charger manufacturer, Tritium, has announced that it will be producing chargers for the US market in Los Angeles.
The company has opened a new site in the US city to increase
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Raytheon developing hypersonic missiles
Raytheon is trialling missiles that will fly at new speeds for the US defence forces.
With Russia and China also developing hypersonic systems, the US has responded with its own hypersonic flight program
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Trimaran shipbuilder grows ongoing US operations
Australian ship manufacturer, Austal, has signed a contract worth $34 million to sustain the life of another ship built for the US Department of Defense.
The contract includes the dry docking of the USS
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Bluescope to invest a billion in US production
Australian steelmaker, Bluescope Steel, has announced that it will invest almost $1 billion in its Ohio, US steel mill, North Star.
Bluescope will expand its US production facilities by 40 per cent, and
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NSW shipbuilder supplies US Coast Guard, Army
The US subsidiary of Port Macquarie, NSW, shipbuilder Birdon, has secured two contracts worth US$390 million ($575 m).
The contracts are to supply the US Army and the US Coast Guard.
For the US Army contract,
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IMF downgrades growth forecast in wake of escalating trade tensions
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has forecast that Australia will slip to 2.8 per cent growth next year, down from an expected peak of 3.2 per cent this year, due to the impact of the continued US-China
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Australian satellite successfully launches in the US
Earlier this week, Minister for Defence, Marise Payne, announced the successful launch of an Australian miniature satellite from the United States.
The Buccaneer cube satellite, developed by Defence and
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Boeing injected $1.3b to Australian GDP in 2016
A BIS Oxford Economics report highlights the breadth and scale of the leading aerospace company’s growth in this part of the world. Based on 2016 data, Boeing generates nearly $1.3 billion for the Australian
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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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World Bank forsees pickup in manufacturing and trade
The World Bank has reaffirmed its forecast that global economic growth will improve to 2.7 per cent this year, with an improvement in manufacturing and trade, market confidence and commodity prices.
According
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BlueScope rivals encroach on company’s profits
A number of US steelmakers are expanding capacity and upgrading mills in the same region where Australian company BlueScope Steel operates its highly profitable North Star mill.
According to BlueScope,
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US official found guilty in Aus company bribery scandal
A former official from the Chicago Department of Transport has been found guilty of accepting bribes from Australian red-light camera manufacturer Redflex.
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US manufacturing bounces back
Activity in the US manufacturing sector hit its highest point in five months in October, according to a key index.
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New way to turn CO2 into carbon nanofibres
Researchers in the US have developed a method to take carbon dioxide from the air and make carbon nanofibres, super-strong materials used in the aerospace, automotive, and other industries.
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