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The benefits of a lower dollar have helped see South Australia’s manufacturing sector add nearly 10,000 new jobs in the last 12 months, but a workforce expert believes the state needs to address employment problems, including Holden’s looming closure.

The supply of infant and adult milk powder into Asia has received a boost following the opening of a Chinese-owned processing plant in South Australia.

The ultra-fast SABRENet fibre network will be completely connected to 14 Adelaide business precincts by the middle of the year, according to the South Australian government.

South Australia is fighting to remain the frontrunner location for the federal government’s $5 billion army vehicle tender.

ASC told workers yesterday that 130 positions would be cut by the end of next month, as work on the Air Warfare Destroyer project winds down.

RS Components (RS)  has announced availability of two connectors from Amphenol that are designed to meet the rigorous demands of use in hybrid-electric vehicles (HEVs). Key applications for the new MSD and mini-MSD connectors include high-energy storage systems for the battery Manual Service Disconnect (MSD) used for servicing plug-in HEV (PHEV) systems. The Amphenol MSD … Continue reading Hybrid vehicle servicing connectors now available →

Jungheinrich has launched an entry-level range of pallet trucks for low-duty applications. This new range of electric pedestrian trucks is designed for retailers, print shops, workshops or garden centers, or even small to medium-sized businesses that routinely need to move heavy individual items. The range includes EJE M13 (1300kg) and EJE M15 (1500kg) electric pedestrian … Continue reading Pallet trucks for small-to-medium manufacturers →

South Australia has opened a new manufacturing technologies centre to help businesses grow by providing access to the state’s best researchers, financial institutions and global supply chains. The $1.2 million centre, situated in Adelaide’s northern suburbs at the University of South Australia’s Mawson Lakes campus, will help businesses identify methods by which they can adopt … Continue reading New tech hub opened in South Australia →

Specialist pipe fittings and valves manufacturer Philmac will soon ship out its first export order to Germany with its products bound for use across the country’s water utility sector and beyond.

Burleigh, Gold Coast-based Bustech hopes that a new grant to develop electric buses will see 100 jobs created over the next 18 months in South Australia.

Australia risks being “increasingly uncompetitive” due to its current company tax rate, the local chairman of BAE Systems has said.

Boral has entered into a binding agreement to acquire US building products maker Headwaters. The US$2.6 billion deal is subject to shareholder approval and regulatory approval, and is expected to complete in mid-2017. Based in Utah, Headwaters is a leading manufacturer of building products and one of the largest marketers of fly ash in the … Continue reading Boral cements its acquisition of US building products maker →

Two South Australian companies are proving the strength that comes with combining forces, teaming up to win a contract that will see them help develop the future of Australia’s land defence force.

South Australian businesses, including miner BHP Billiton and a number of the state’s manufacturers, have urged government action in response to high electricity prices.

The second and final stage of bidding for Arrium Australia has seen the field narrowed to four, including South Korean steelmaker Posco through its venture capital arm.

Posco has directly contradicted industry minister Greg Hunt, who made a statement yesterday saying Posco had “strong desire” to buy and upgrade Arrium’s Whyalla steelworks, claiming they were only offering to sell their technology to Arrium. A spokesman for Posco told Reuters that, “Posco has not participated in bidding to buy Arrium,” as was widely … Continue reading All a misunderstanding? Posco contradicts Hunt, says it’s not bidding for Arrium →

Holden has been donating historic material to the State Library of South Australia since 1997, and has confirmed it will keep it there, as the car maker prepares to end its Australian manufacturing operations late-next year.

WHEN Australia stops for the Melbourne Cup on Tuesday, workers at a small manufacturing company in the Adelaide Hills will have more riding on it than just the office sweepstake.

Creditors have been told by Arrium administrators KordaMentha that the company should be sold to the highest bidder, rather than liquidated, and that the group may have traded while insolvent prior to its April collapse.

Britain’s wealthy Gupta family is reportedly interested in Arrium’s steel and iron assets.