The Slow Food Hobart conference is to create a map of food produced by small farms.
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Vaccine maker nets $300,000+ grant
Veterinary vaccine manufacturer MSD Animal Health has been awarded a $335,660 grant from the Gillard Government to install a solar power system aimed at cutting pollution and power costs.
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Clean energy move hurts manufacturers: Origin CEO
Australia's renewable energy target and carbon pricing system is hurting manufacturers and threatening the competitiveness of local industries, Origin Energy CEO Grant King says.
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Osmoflo wins desalination contract for Xstrata Coal’s Ulan mine
Desalination technology provider Osmoflo has won a $12 million contract to design, manufacture and commission water conditioning and desalination facilities for mining giant Xstrata Coal.
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Samsung admits using tin from unregulated Indonesian mining
Samsung has admitted to using tin sourced from unregulated mining in Indonesia in the manufacture of its Smartphones.
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Global sales of Toyota hybrid vehicles pass 5m
Toyota has now sold 5.125 million hybrid vehicles worldwide, including over 20,000 in Australia.
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Calls to float carbon price
A collapse in the European carbon price has prompted business groups to call on the Gillard government to immediately drop the carbon tax and move to a floating carbon price.
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New Olam almond factory to export to Asia, use green energy
Multi-billion dollar Singaporean food group Olam announced the opening of a new almond processing plant in north-west Victoria.
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Asia best prepared for a low carbon future
As Asia's emerging economies prepare to prosper in a future that limits carbon emissions, a new report says that China now earns as much from selling solar panels as it does from shoes.
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Green Chemistry tries to find safer, more sustainable industrial solutions
Chemical manufacturing is treated with suspicion by some, due to examples such as the Bhopal Union Carbide disaster in 1984, but the Green Chemistry movement hopes to change this perception.
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Government to retain renewable energy target
AAP reports that the federal government has decided to retain the renewable energy target (RET) at the current level.
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Electronics entrepreneur had to look to China to develop lighting innovation
Inventor and TAFE educator Keith Higgins has criticised the lack of support in his home country, after he had to look to China for help developing his LED lighting innovations.
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Manufacturer MBD making waste useful with algal technology
James Cook University and MBD Energy have been collaborating on bio-manufacturing techniques that can make algae both a feedstock for prawns and an industrial waste treatment solution.
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ABB, Rockwell Automation named as two of the World’s Most Ethical (WME) companies
The Ethisphere Institute has released its annual list of the World's Most Ethical (WME) companies, naming ABB and Rockwell Automation among a record 145 companies from more than three dozen industries.
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GE backs Aussie wind projects
GE global vice-chairman John Rice says the conglomerate is hoping to support new wind energy developments in Australia over the coming years.
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Fresh Bins founder blames lack of govt support for outsourcing decision
Paul Sewell, the founder of Warrnambool’s Fresh Bins, has called a lack of support from local and state governments “heartbreaking” as the company announced it would manufacture in the USA under licence.
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Good times ahead for solar manufacturers
By 2014 the solar PV manufacturing industry won't have to rely on subsidies to turn a profit, with growth in India, China, and the US boosting demand, according to Deutsche Bank analysts.
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Wind makers take on Asian imports
Wind farm tower manufacturers will lodge an anti-dumping claim in order to fight off competition from cheap Asian competitors.
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Local firm wins $128,500 from Government
A NSW manufacturer based in Inverell has won a $128,500 grant from the Federal Government to help cut power use and introduce renewable energy.
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Orange Power discusses success, competing as a green manufacturer
Dandenong-based Orange Power has spoken about its beginnings and about the difficulty competing as a green manufacturer.
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