WA-based shipbuilder Austal has won a contract worth up to $779 million to construct a Frigate-sized Independence Class Littoral Combat Ship (LCS 28) for the US Navy.
The ship will be constructed at Austal’s
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Darwin battery storage gigafactory to open in 2018
A $100 million battery storage “gigafactory” is likely to be built in Darwin, with a new consortium planning to establish a large-scale lithium-ion manufacturing plant by the end of 2018.
Energy
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$29 million grant to support advanced manufacturing
In an effort to address commercialisation issues, the Federal Government will hand out almost $29 million to a range of business-research collaborations, as part of its Cooperative Research Centres Projects
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Nowra company recognised for RAAF manufacturing
Parliamentary Secretary for the South Coast Gareth Ward has announced that Nowra company Global Defence Solutions has been recognised with a national award for manufacturing mobile kitchens for the Australian
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Submarine jobs at stake as DCNS backtracks on promises
Future submarine building jobs are at stake in SA, after French company DCNS retracted its statement that 90 per cent of the construction of its next fleet would occur in Australia.
Speaking to a Senate
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Salary increase for FMCG manufacturing workers
Australian salaries are set to increase by 2.8 per cent this year, according to the Australian Institute of Management (AIM)’s annual salary survey.
“Businesses this year forecast they will increase
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Australian manufacturing industry rebounding
Australian manufacturing has seen its biggest employment growth in a decade.
According to report Manufacturing: A moment of opportunity, Australian manufacturing jobs have increased by 40,000
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Food and grocery sector driving Australian manufacturing
The food and grocery sector is 30 per cent more valuable to Australian manufacturing than it was 10 years ago, according to new research by consulting firm EY.
This is largely a result of Asia’s growing
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NSW Budget: $73b for infrastructure and $96m for local businesses
The 2017 NSW Budget has been revealed, including $72.7 billion for infrastructure and $96 million to support local businesses. Here is a breakdown:
Infrastructure
$7.2 billion
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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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Hunter manufacturing returning to pre-mining boom state
The Hunter region, particularly Newcastle, is seeing improved manufacturing employment and investment figures, according to the latest State of the Regions report.
In the coastal
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New jobs for Victorian solar plant
A solar plant in Bridgewater, Victoria plans to create 35 jobs over the next few years.
Ceramet Solar, a subsidiary of Ballarat-based manufacturer Ceramet Automotive, is in the process of increasing its
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Olympus opens new calibration centre in Perth
Olympus has announced that it has opened a new, purpose-built calibration centre in Perth to meet increasing demand from industrial customers for local service and support.
“The key focus of the centre
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JB Asset Management $5.3b backing of Newlake’s Arrium bid
South Korea’s JB Asset Management has put in its bid alongside private equity firm Newlake Alliance for the Arrium Australia assets which include the Whyalla steelworks, according to a report
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Infrastructure Financing Unit to answer Australia’s infrastructure problems
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull believes his new Infrastructure Financing Unit will help deliver more infrastructure development despite tougher financial times. The unit, announced in this year’s
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Resource industry leaders surf the ‘tsunami of change’
Resource sector leaders have met in Melbourne as Australian industry faces a tsunami of work change.
AMMA chief executive Steve Knott said resource employers have been riding this wave of transformation
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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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Qld meat processor shut down due to food safety concerns
A newly-opened Queensland meat processor has been forced to halt operations after Safe Food Queensland placed a suspension on activity.
Barco Queensland, owned by pet food manufacturer Millennium Pet Foods,
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SA and WA shipbuilders join to win frigates contract
Western Australian shipbuilder Austal is teaming up with government-owned counterpart ASC in South Australia to win the contract to build the Navy’s nine new frigates.
Three international designers
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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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