Smartcrete CRC has committed $3.2 million in funding to six industry-led research projects aligned to its mission of transitioning concrete for a sustainable Australia.
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Capral and Rio Tinto see success in closed loop recycling trial
Capral has successfully trialled the recycled-content billet supplied by Rio Tinto at Boyne Smelters Limited (BSL), using 50 to 100 tonnes of post-production aluminium scrap from its Bremer Park extrusion plant in Southeast Queensland.
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AAC renews call for bauxite, alumina, and aluminium to be listed as Critical Minerals
The Australian Aluminium Council (AAC) has renewed its call for the inclusion of bauxite, alumina and aluminium to Australia’s Critical Minerals list, as a new report highlights growing risks to the sector.
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Coffee concrete shortlisted for national award
Universities Australia has shortlisted RMIT University’s coffee concrete innovators for the upcoming 2024 Shaping Australia Awards in the Problem Solver category.
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iLAuNCH Trailblazer turns focus to renewable bio-epoxies for space
Archer develops new manufacturable carbon material
Semiconductor developer and trailblazer in quantum technology and medical diagnostics industries, Archer Materials Limited, has developed a highly manufacturable carbon film with attractive quantum properties including long room temperature electron spin lifetimes.
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New system turns tubes into strong building materials
NSW Gov’t welcomes proposed ban on importing engineered stone
The NSW Government has welcomed the Federal Government’s proposed ban on the importation of engineered stone benchtops, slabs and panels with a silica content of more than one percent from 1 January 2025.
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Lockheed Martin Australia award GWEO contract to AUS company
Lockheed Martin Australia has awarded Marand with a contract to support the delivery of work under the Guided Weapons and Explosive Ordnance (GWEO) Enterprise.
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Boeing invests in new sustainable aviation fuel production facility in Brisbane
Boeing has become an early investor in Wagner Sustainable Fuels to support the development of its sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) production facility in Brisbane.
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QLD Gov’t set to secure Boyne Island aluminium smelter
Australian must decarbonise Pilbara or risk a $250bn industry, says new report
A new report named SUPERPOWERING-UP, finds that failure to electrify and decarbonise WA’s Pilbara region risks the potential for Australia to potentially double its iron exports to $250bn pa by producing green iron.
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Cracking down on microcracking
A new carbon fibre composite has the potential to self- identify and heal fatal microcracks in submarines.
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Manufacturers among new carbon capture technology grant recipients
RMIT’s new low-carbon concrete to halve cement emissions
New critical minerals grants to help graphite manufacturer
What is set to become Australia’s first vertically integrated graphite manufacturer is among other critical mineral projects that are to benefit from $13 million in grants from the Federal Government.
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Ban on engineered stone in effect from July
South Australia will implement a ban on engineered stone products from 1 July 2024, joining other states and territories in protecting workers from the fatal lung disease.
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BlueScope distribution & precise metal products: Unique design and manufacturing that stands out
With a background in steel manufacturing, Oliver Taseski saw a gap in the market for bespoke, locally produced architectural screen and aluminium products. So, in 2016, Oliver launched Precise Metal Products with a CNC Turret Punch.
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Automating sleeper manufacturing
Quinbrook sponsors development of QLD ‘Green Iron’ Project
Quinbrook, a specialist global investment manager focused on energy transition infrastructure has commenced the development phase of the Green Iron Project in Gladstone, Queensland.
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