A new six-year ethane gas contract will enable Australia’s sole manufacturer of polyethylene, Qenos, to maintain its operations at Botany Bay in Sydney.
The sales agreement is expected to supply
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Barro-Adelaide Brighton merger won’t deter competition
Barro Group’s acquisition of Adelaide Brighton will not reduce competition in building materials manufacturing, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACC) has found.
After a three-month
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Fortescue awards $1 billion to Australian businesses for Eliwana
Businesses across Australia have benefitted from $1 billion in contracts awarded by Fortescue Metals Group as part of its $1.89 billion Eliwana Mine and Rail Project, including for the fabrication of structural
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Alcoa’s WA operations win sustainability certification
Alcoa’s bauxite mines and alumina refineries in Western Australia have received a sustainability certification, after a comprehensive, third-party audit.
“This recognition validates the strong commitment
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ARC funds aerosol measurement technology
A Sydney University team has received $363,152 from the Australian Research Council (ARC) to develop new technologies to better characterise aerosols.
The project aims to develop new optical technology
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Vena Energy to build Queensland’s biggest battery
An AGL Energy and Vena Energy collaboration will see one of Australia’s biggest batteries built near Wandoan in Queensland.
The massive lithium ion battery will be capable of delivering 100 megawatts
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France working towards sustainable aviation fuel
The French government has presented the country’s ambitions for sustainable aviation fuel, based on the conclusions of a working group which included government agencies and Airbus, Air France, Safran,
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Diamond for the rough
Roller chains are one of the most common components used in machines to transmit power, whether it’s turning the wheels on a bicycle or conveying thousands of tonnes of material an hour.
While roller
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Naval Group seeks local suppliers for industry capability survey
To gain a deeper level of industry intelligence, Naval Group Australia is asking local suppliers about the capabilities and products they can offer to the Attack Class Submarine Program.
The Building Australian
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Australian researchers race to develop coronavirus vaccines
Australian scientists at the University of Melbourne are the first to develop a lab-grown coronavirus outside China, in a major break-through that will speed up work towards a vaccine for the disease.
Scientists
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Nano-thin, flexible touchscreens could soon be printed like newspaper
A nano-thin, ultra-flexible electronic material that could be printed and rolled out like newspaper, for the touchscreens of the future, has been developed by RMIT researchers.
The electronic sheets are
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Biotech team behind Viralytics launches new venture
The team behind Viralytics, which was bought in 2018 for a record $502 million in one of the biggest biotech deals in Australian history, is reuniting for a new private venture aiming to develop cutting-edge
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RUAG Australia upgrades manufacturing facilities
Defence and aviation manufacturer, RUAG Australia, has completed major upgrades to their Hydraulic Actuator Centre of Excellence manufacturing facilities in Bayswater, Victoria.
To better integrate with
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Infingen awarded Tesla contract as Lake Bonney Wind Farm enters final stages of testing
Infigen has been awarded a retail contract to supply Tesla fast-charging supercharger stations with energy as the company’s Lake Bonney Wind Farm and Battery nears full commercial operation, according
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Industrial consumables tailormade for Australian manufacturers
Enabling safer practices was first and foremost on their mind when CBC Australia established their own house brand Marlin Industrial Products to supply
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Green hydrogen, better cathode coating materials among latest ARC grants
Australian Research Council (ARC) grants have been awarded to Australian researchers working towards producing better energy storage devices, utilising green hydrogen, and developing technology to accurately
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The key challenges facing the pulp and paper industry in Industry 4.0
Productivity and profitability under environmental guidelines are key challenges for the pulp and paper industry in Industry 4.0.
The pulp andpaper industry consists of businesses that mainly manufacture
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Seabin to reshore manufacturing to Brisbane
Australian manufacturers of the ocean cleaning “Seabin” will be reshoring the manufacture of their “Seabin 6.0” from France to Brisbane from June 2020.
“We are extremely excited to begin
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Bisalloy links with overseas manufacturer to expand product range
Steel manufacturer Bisalloy has signed an exclusive supply agreement with Leong Jin, a Singaporean/Chinese manufacturer, in order to extend its range in Australia.
Bisalloy is Australia’s only manufacturer
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Austal awarded $15.5 million for catamaran build
Austal will build a 41-metre, high-speed catamaran, having been awarded the $15.5 million contract by ferry company SGTM.
The vessel will be built at Austal’s new Vietnam shipyard, growing the company’s
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