Nyrstar has signed an agreement to invest in its Tasmanian smelter, as the company announces a new Australian CEO.
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UNSW opens new Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering precinct
The University of NSW officially opened its new Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering Precinct last week
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Chris Gratton Sheds opens new branch
Queensland’s Chris Grattan Sheds has opened a new branch near West Ipswich.
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Bundaberg plasterboard plant to go ahead, create ’70-100 jobs’
Gladstone Ports Corporation has approved construction on a new, $70 million Knauf Plasterboard factory at Bundaberg Port.
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Shut Port Kembla for shareholders: investment firm to BlueScope
Sandon Capital has stepped up pressure on BlueScope, urging it close its Port Kembla steelmaking facility for the benefit of shareholders.
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Austube Mills to cut 86 jobs at Somerton
Austube Mills will cut 86 jobs by September at the Somerton factory it will leave altogether in November.
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HD drone flyover footage of Tesla Gigafactory [VIDEO]
Part of what is planned as the world’s biggest battery factory, Tesla’s Gigafactory, has been captured by drone.
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Southern hemisphere’s largest specialty cheese factory launched at Burnie
Lion has launched what it’s calling the hemisphere’s biggest specialist cheese factory, spending $150 million upgrading its “cheese manufacturing hub” at Burnie.
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Philmac announces $9.6 m investment, 30 new SA jobs
Specialist valve and fitting manufacturer Philmac has announced it will invest $9.6 million in its South Australian facilities.
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Bega Cheese, Cochlear among 19 winners in $50 m of manufacturing grants
19 successful applicants for the first round of the Manufacturing Transition Program were awarded nearly $50 million yesterday.
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Former UGL factory in Taree to re-open, create 400 jobs: council
The unnamed new owner of the former UGL Rail factory in Taree was a global business and will create as many as 400 local jobs, it's been claimed.
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The 5 biggest manufacturing stories
Last week emerging workplace technologies, new factories, and the hope of local car making beyond 2017 all featured highly.
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Analyst says Alcoa will probably keep WA refineries open
Alcoa will probably not shut any of its WA factories, according to an analyst.
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Edinburgh Parks industrial precinct could get new car factory
Melbourne-based Ethan Automotive is considering opening a small-scale car factory at Edinburgh Parks in South Australia.
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Bilby 3D opens new Sydney 3D printing shop and service centre
Bilby 3D officially opened their Sydney store and service centre this week. Brent Balinski spoke to co-owner Lee Bilby about the joys of being part of the 3D printing geek community, the democratisation of manufacturing offered by it, and about some newer printing materials.
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Police investigating Melbourne factory fire
Police are investigating a factory fire which broke out at Campbellfield in Melbourne’s north.
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Vitol confident it can make Australian refinery business a success
Geelong refinery owner Vitol has celebrated a change in fortunes in Australia in the last year.
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A look inside the Sriracha hot sauce factory [VIDEO]
A new video gives a view inside the Californian factory that makes the popular hot sauce Sriracha.
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Rydalmere chemical factory fire contained this morning
Approximately 20 were evacuated from nearby buildings after a pool products factory and showroom in Rydalmere caught fire early this morning.
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Millicent Mill sets best practice for global company
Manufacturing benchmarks achieved by a rural South Australian factory are being shared and instituted across the world by Kimberly-Clark.
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