Element 25’s manganese gets $US 166 million grant ASX-listed minerals company Element 25 has announced that a grant agreement has been signed for $US 166 million ($268 million) in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy (DoE) under the Battery Materials Processing Grant Program. The funding will support construction of a proposed battery-grade high-purity manganese…
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Prime minister Anthony Albanese has announced $20.7 million in funding for a new Future Industries Facility at the University of Newcastle, with a focus on “accelerating resource sustainability, workforce training and productivity solutions”. According to a statement on Monday, funding for the centre is through the regional Precincts and Partnerships program, and will see two…
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The Australian government has announced a $2 billion pledge to convert the nation’s aluminium smelters to renewable energy, which it said will be transformative and mark a significant step reducing the nation’s carbon footprint and enhancing its manufacturing sector’s competitiveness on a global scale. The investment is part of a broader initiative under the “Future…
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This week in our Australia’s 50 Most Innovative Manufacturers series, we hear from Professor Mark Kendall, CEO and founder of WearOptimo. Brent Balinski spoke to Kendall, whose patents have generated an estimated $2 billion in economic activity. With a novel way to monitor biosignals using electrodes sitting just under a wearer’s skin, WearOptimo hopes to…
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By Roy Green This month my term as chair of the Port of Newcastle comes to an end. It’s been a time of transformational change for the world’s biggest coal export port, with an ambitious growth and diversification plan ready to weigh anchor. Despite this progress, it wasn’t all plain sailing, and nor will it…
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What were the five biggest stories of last year? Here’s what visitors to @AuManufacturing were reading. 5) Australia’s 50 Most Innovative Manufacturers for 2024 announced (April 18) @AuManufacturing’s Australia’s 50 Most Innovative Manufacturers for 2024 were announced to a full room at Cockle Bay Wharf’s rooftop L’Aqua venue. After a five-month campaign and the assessments of…
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Merry Australian Made Christmas to readers, suppliers to and clients of @AuManufacturing, and to Australian Manufacturing Forum Linkedin group members. As has become our custom, we are signing off for the year with a post acknowledging Tinsel Werks, the only Australian tinsel maker we’re aware of, and offering a few thoughts on the year. Their…
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3D printer manufacturer SPEE3D’s XSPEE3D system has shown it can successfully operate in a sub-zero environment and produce parts with comparable material properties to those produced in a laboratory environment. The Melbourne company participated in developing, demonstrating, and testing their Cold Spray Metal Additive Manufacturing (CSAM) equipment, along with partners from the New Jersey Institute…
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There has been a 14.3 percent increase in apprentice and trainee commencements in the June 2024 quarter, when compared with the June 2023 quarter, according to new data from the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER). The apprentices and trainees 2024: June quarter report shows commencements increased across most occupations, with trade commencements up…
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By Peter Roberts It shouldn’t be this way, but when a new textile is revealed that is made in Australia from Australian raw materials, processed locally, it has to be big news. This is the case with the latest fabric produced by SME, Full Circle Fibres, a company described by the Australian Fashion Council as…
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