metals
Think tank calls for green manufacturing
An industry sector powered by renewable energy, and zero-carbon manufacturing could lead to coal-free steel. This would lead to a ...
Global aluminium firm posts loss
Aluminium smelter and alumina refiner Alcoa has posted a net loss of $221 million for the third quarter of 2019. ...
Graphene extracted from eucalyptus trees
An international collaboration between researchers from RMIT University and the National Institute of Technology, Warangal (India) has led to the ...
Small technology promises to clean huge volumes of wastewater
Researchers from Edith Cowan University have developed a way to modify the atomic structure of iron to create a metal ...
Advanced manufacturing to be a focus: Victorian Manufacturing Hall of Fame Awards 2017
Victorian Manufacturing Awards 2017 was presented in the Crown Palladium and rewarded the best Manufacturers in small, medium and large ...
Corrosion is eating away at Australian industry
According to research by Curtin University, corrosion may be costing the Australian economy more than $30 billion each year. Within ...
HSBC set to dump its Arrium debt
According to a report in The Australian this morning, HSBC has become the latest Arrium lender to sell its debt ...
The top IoT software platforms for 2016
A new report from Forrester has identified and compared the top 11 IoT software platform providers for this quarter. According ...
Schaeffler cuts jobs but Asia Pac remains unaffected
In a bid to re-strategise its business plans for growth in 2017, German bearing maker Schaeffler has announced that it ...
New pipe and tube cutting software
US-based Hypertherm has released Rotary Tube Pro, software that makes it easier to design and cut tube and pipe parts ...
The Ford plant closure is a sad loss of manufacturing know-how
The closure of Ford’s casting plant in Geelong does make you wonder how losing the ability to make our own ...
Laserbond wins Chinese technology contract
LaserBond has secured a contract to provide technology services for a Chinese minerals processing equipment manufacturer.
Arrium closure would wipeout 40 per cent of Whyalla workforce: report
A new study from Flinders University has put the cost of Arrium Whyalla factory closing at 40 per cent of ...
Palmer to face court for Queensland Nickel collapse
Clive Palmer has been ordered to attend court regarding the management of Queensland Nickel, as the Federal Government appoints special ...
Government to pay out former Queensland Nickel workers
Queensland Nickel refinery workers left without entitlements will paid by the Federal Government under the Fair Entitlements Guarantee (FEG), putting ...
Uni of Adelaide to research solar thermal energy in alumina refining
University of Adelaide has been a awarded $4.5 million grant to develop more sustainable methods of alumina refining. AAP reports ...
Shorten announces opposition steel policy
Opposition leader Bill Shorten has announced the opposition’s policy on metals manufacturing, with a six-point plan he has said would ...
A grim future for Arrium, Ford and Queensland Nickel workers?
The OECD report Back to Work Australia makes some grim predictions for workers who lose their jobs. That is the ...
Tasmanian manufacturers at risk if energy crisis continues
Tasmania’s Minerals and Energy Council has warned that the state’s energy crisis continuing into the year’s second half could see ...
