Bega Cheese is closing its Kingaroy and Tolga peanut processing operations in QLD after failing to find a buyer for the failing business. The planned shutdown will cause the loss of 150 jobs across the two facilities. The peanut processing business has been incurring losses of between $5 and $10 million per annum, and Bega…
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By Madoc Sheehan, James Cook University Green hydrogen is touted by some as the future – a way for Australia to slowly replace its reliance on fossil fuel exports. The energy-dense gas has the potential to reduce emissions in sectors challenging to decarbonise, such as steelmaking and fertiliser manufacturing. The Albanese government wants it to…
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Focus and finance were the dominant themes at Spotlight on Scaling Up, a recent half-day seminar by @AuManufacturing in partnership with AMGC, BDO, and the Australian Business Growth Fund. Keynote speakers Alf and Nadia Taylor shared their adventure from husband-and-wife engineering consultancy to an international food packaging and processing solution provider with a headcount of over 600…
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Adelaide-based Tindo has struck a cooperation partnership with Townsville procurement and logistics firm Wadda Mooli, aimed at placing Australian people and businesses at the forefront of infrastructure spending. Tindo, Australia’s only maker of solar panels, was recently announced as the solar PV supplier to the Bowen Water Pipeline project. During negotiations, the company formed a…
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Grant Thornton has published its annual Manufacturing Benchmarking report, examining the financial data of 100 mid-sized Australian manufacturers and presenting an overview of the Australian manufacturing sector. Like most businesses across Australia, mid-sized manufacturers are navigating supply chain constraints, cost pressures and global competition. Yet the analysis shows a story of innovation and adaptation, with…
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Space BD and Gilmour Space Technologies announced on Tuesday a strategic partnership to deliver satellite launch services from Australia, expanding access to space in the Asia-Pacific. Under the agreement, Space BD will offer dedicated and rideshare opportunities on Gilmour Space’s Eris launch vehicles and ElaraSat platforms, opening new mission options for Japanese and global satellite…
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Lovells Group has announced the launch of a new state-of-the-art flagship engineering, manufacturing and retail centre in Newcastle as part of its 95th anniversary celebrations and commitment to innovation. The upcoming 5,000 square metre facility, adjacent to Lovells’ main manufacturing site, will complement the company’s existing research and development hub in Edwardstown, South Australia, forming…
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US President Donald Trump has flagged a possible 200 per cent tariff on pharmaceuticals and a 50 per cent tariff on copper, as the ABC reports, with potential significant implications for Australian manufacturers. Speaking to media before a cabinet meeting, Trump said pharmaceutical producers would receive a grace period to move production to the United…
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Forget everything you thought you knew about keeping time – University of Adelaide scientists have built quantum clocks so accurate they make GPS look like a sundial in a thunderstorm. These cutting-edge optical quantum clocks have been proven to outperform GPS navigation systems by many orders of magnitude during real-world naval exercises in Hawaii, marking…
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ClearVue Technologies and LandGlass Technology subsidiary LandVac have signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding to form a strategic partnership to research, develop, manufacture and commercialise a new class of solar vacuum insulated glazing products. The partnership combines LandVac’s advanced vacuum insulated glazing technology with ClearVue’s proprietary solar photovoltaic solutions to accelerate development of next-generation photovoltaic…
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