Modern Manufacturing Initiative

ABx Group Limited has announced that its subsidiary, ALCORE Limited (Alcore), has been granted $7.5 million from the federal government’s Modern Manufacturing Initiative to support its proposed $16.4 million aluminium smelter bath recycling plant in Bell Bay, Tasmania. 

The government announced funding for the $157 million Australian Space Manufacturing Network (ASMN) under the collaborative stream of the 1.3 billion Modern Manufacturing Initiative.

BlueScope Steel has secured $55.4 million in funding from the federal government’s Modern Manufacturing Initiative for its Advanced Steel Manufacturing Precinct around the Port Kembla steelworks. 

The federal government has announced $20 million in grant funding support for a satellite manufacturing hub in South Australia under the Collaboration Stream of the Modern Manufacturing Initiative. 

Future Battery Industries Cooperative Research Centre (FBICRC) is calling for a $750 million National Battery Institute in a a pre-budget submission to the federal government.

A project led by Australian Plant Proteins (APP) has received $113 million in federal government funding to produce 25,000 tonnes of pulse protein yearly, quadrupling production capacity in South Australia.

As part of the Modern Manufacturing Initiative (MMI), the federal government will supply $280 million in matched funding through Round Two of the Integration and Translation streams, with applications opening on 13 December. 

The Australian Space Manufacturing Network are supporting a $150 million bid for the Modern Manufacturing Initiative – Collaboration (MMIC) stream,  to recognise the growing market opportunities for new space products and services. Satellites with sensors and cameras that detect bushfires within minutes, provide real-time crop data to farmers, connect our remote towns and communities; and … Continue reading Australian Space Manufacturing Network makes $150 million bid for MMI funding →

Applications for the Collaboration Stream of the Modern Manufacturing Initiative (MMI) are now open to Australian manufacturers, with $800 million in federal government funding available for major projects. 

The federal government is supporting the resources and critical minerals sector with almost $50 million in funding for eight projects that will help grow Australian businesses and add value to the battery and clean technology supply chains. 

Adelaide satellite manufacturer Fleet Space Technologies has applied for a $5 Million federal government Modern Manufacturing Initiative (MMI) grant, in addition to $4 million from the South Australian state government. The funding would enable the company to mass-produce 50 nanosatellites a year and increase staff to 128 in three years. CEO and co-founder Flavia Tata … Continue reading Adelaide satellite manufacturer seeks to grow capability with MMI funding →

Medical product manufacturers can now apply for funding under the federal government’s $1.3 million Modern Manufacturing Initiative. Medical Products is the second of the six National Manufacturing Priorities, which will be supported under the MMI to help manufacturers to scale-up production, commercialise their products and operations, and integrate into domestic and global supply chains. The … Continue reading $1.3bn Modern Manufacturing Initiative opens for medical products →