By Susanne Becken, Griffith University; Brendan Mackey, Griffith University, and David Simon Lee, Manchester Metropolitan University The global airline industry is fast recovering from the unprecedented pause to flying imposed by COVID-19. In some parts of the world, such as the Middle East, airlines are even expanding rapidly – well beyond pre-pandemic levels. But how…
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Defence and space company Black Sky Aerospace has announced that it has approval to develop its site into an integrated facility for rocketry, including R&D, testing and manufacture. In a statement on Wednesday, the company said its 2,500-acre-plus property in southern Queensland is used mainly for agriculture at the moment, but the new “Material Change…
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CSIRO has released a new report examining the prospects of carbon dioxide utilisation in the Northern Territory, which will help inform the business case for a proposed Northern Territory Low Emission Hub (NTLEH.) The Opportunities for CO2 Utilisation in the Northern Territory report has been delivered to the territory government and stakeholders, CSIRO said in…
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New MD for Tetra Pak Oceania Boris Munster has been appointed as the new Managing Director of Tetra Pak Oceania, succeeding Andrew Pooch, who stepped down to retire after nearly 35 years of service to the company. In his new role, Munster will be responsible for Tetra Pak’s business operations in Australia and New Zealand.…
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Deakin University and PPK Group’s White Graphene subsidiary has secured up to $100,000 in funding to investigate space and aerospace uses for white graphene, which is a unique material made up of sheets of boron nitride. White Graphene won Boeing’s Sustainability in Space Pitch Competition against competition from five young startups at a recent event…
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Australian manufacturers expect to increase production volumes in the next 12 months, supported by higher capital expenditure and investment in technology, a new CommBank report shows. The new 2023 CommBank Manufacturing Insights Report reveals that 72 per cent of manufacturers in Australia expect to increase production levels in the next 12 months, while the same…
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You may have noticed changes being rolled out on the look and feel of @AuManufacturing. Welcome to our new look – our first refresh of the look of the news website of the Australian Manufacturing Forum Linkedin discussion and networking group since our founding five years ago. The home page is most changed, with a…
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In the third day of our sponsored editorial series Celebrating Australian Made, coinciding with Australian Made Week, we look at a company making use of an iconically Australian plant. Brent Balinski speaks to Kerry de Pagter from Lemon Myrtle Fragrances. Not every family wants or is able to operate a business together. But for the…
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Vast Solar has executed a letter of intent (LOI) with German energy company Mabanaft GmbH & Co. KG for potential offtake and equity investment in Solar Methanol 1 (SM1), Vast’s world-first green methanol demonstration plant. Vast is a concentrated solar thermal power (CSP) technology and project developer, which boasts technology to generate green, dispatchable utility-scale…
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Electrical engineering business Ampcontrol has announced that it has acquired its fellow Hunter region, NSW-based business Androck Engineering & Mining, with this expected to be completed on May 31. Androck is a company of 65, with five workshops in Rutherford. It manufactures, repairs and supplies for the underground mining sector. A share purchase agreement was…
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