sustainability
Smooth sailing with Fenner belts
Did you know that the paper and board industry produce around 400 million tonnes of paper and board every year ...
New subsidy helps manufacturers cut costs, boost sustainability
Queensland manufacturers are boosting sustainability and cutting costs by reducing energy, water and waste through a state government subsidy. Queensland ...
Downer invests in asphalt manufacturing for sustainable roads
Downer is investing $10 million in construction of a state-of-the-art asphalt manufacturing facility in northern Tasmania, in a demonstration of ...
Sowing the seeds of sustainability
The future of food production rests on a more sustainable approach to agriculture that gives equal weight to environmental, social, ...
Revolutionising Industry 4.0 carbon fibre wheels
Carbon Revolution CEO, Jake Dingle, and chief technology officer, Dr Ashley Denmead, tell Jade Psihogios how they have evolved the production process ...
Digitisation and sustainability drive manufacturing
Australian manufacturing is thriving despite cost pressures, supply chain issues and labour shortages. A new CommBank report shows how digitisation ...
Illuminating a future for end-of-life tyres
Acustico Lighting founder and director, Samantha McKenzie, was researching the viability of using recycled tyres in the design of her ...
Linfox Logistics produces first electric truck for Coles
Australian supply chain company, Linfox Logistics, has introduced the first electric truck for Coles – an important step in the companies’ ...
First locally made electric buses enter network in Victoria
The first two Kinetic electric buses have rolled off the production line at Volgren, marking a key milestone in the ...
Laminex and a sustainable future
The building industry is well aware of the contribution Australia's buildings make to the nation's greenhouse gas emissions, not to ...
Sustainable, affordable access to space
Alexandra Cooper sits down with David Waterhouse, co-founder and managing director of Hypersonix Launch Systems, to uncover how they are ...
CommBank Manufacturing Insights report suggests new growth phase
While there is no doubt the current health pandemic has had an impact on many Australian manufacturers, the inaugural CommBank ...
New Hatch economics director identifies four major challenges
Hatch RobertsDay, an urban planning and design practice and subsidiary of the global services firm, Hatch, has appointed Richard Brice ...
Alcoa encounters sustainable success in sustainability yearbook inclusion
Alcoa Corporation – a global industry leader in bauxite, alumina, and aluminium products - are being recognised for their environmental, ...
CSIRO and Boeing launch new five-year $41 million R&D program
Improving sustainability and using digital technologies to boost productivity are among the focus areas of a new five-year research program ...
A greener Coates for assets
As head of the team responsible for managing all Coates’ assets throughout their entire lifecycle, Peter Davis needs to stay ...
Monash University collaborates to make a net-zero liquid fuel
Researchers from Monash University and Hokkaido University have developed a method that converts carbon dioxide into a diesel-range fuel, with ...
Monash University engineers strategies for a sustainable biomanufacturing industry
A Monash University PhD student in the Department of Chemical Engineering, Wei Jiang, has published a review of the potential and challenges of carbon compound biomanufacturing in Nature Chemical Biology, ...
TSA welcomes Hankook to its National Tyre Product Stewardship Scheme
The Hankook Tire & Technology Group, a tyre manufacturer, is partnering with Tyre Stewardship Australia (TSA) to commit to responsibly disposing of end-of-life tyres, ...
