Two plastic recycling projects in NSW have received grants to increase plastic recycling capacity, with iQRenew awarded $9.1 million for an infrastructure upgrade at its Kundle Kundle plant, and Tamworth Regional Council awarded $1.9 million for a new facility. According to a joint statement from the NSW and federal environment ministers, Penny Sharpe and Murray…
By Aayushi Badhwar, RMIT University Today’s consumers are swimming in a sea of information. Products are marketed with big, bold words such as “sustainable”, “ethical” and “organic”. They sound good, they catch our attention, and they make us feel better about what we buy. The reality is, in today’s market, figuring out which claims are…
AnteoTech receives $2.6 million R&D tax rebate Surface technology company AnteoTech, which is commercialising products for the battery and medical technology industries, has announced receipt of $2.59 million in cash for 2025 under the Research & Development (R&D) Tax Incentive. In a statement on Monday, it said the rebate from the Australian Tax Office “relates…
Victor Rosenberg, the founder of building-integrated photovoltaics company ClearVue Technologies, has stepped down as Non-Executive Chairman and transitioned into the role of Non-Executive Director, effective immediately. In an ASX announcement on Tuesday, ClearVue said the news follows last week’s announcement that Rosenberg intends to retire from the company in November. Theresa Smits has become Interim…
Iondrive has been awarded a grant of up to $3.9 million through the federal government’s Industry Growth Program, which will support battery metal extraction and potentially scale up “urban mining” work under development using the company’s solvent-based process. According to an ASX statement from Iondrive on Tuesday, the grant covers half of eligible pilot plant…
Recipients of grants under Round 5 of the state government’s Supply Chain Uplift Program have been announced, with approximately $800,000 awarded to 11 Victorian businesses. State manufacturing minister Colin Brooks visited Hanwha Defence Australia’s Armoured Vehicle Centre of Excellence (H-ACE) at Avalon Airport on Monday to announce grants to Blueroom Simulations, EnyGy, Lunar Outpost, R&I…
Darra, Queensland-based environmental services Vital Chemical has begun a trial on the M1 Pacific Motorway extension for a new compostable netting product. According to a statement from the company on Monday, its Vital Eco-Nett is “a sustainable alternative to traditional jute mesh and synthetic geotextiles”, and is being trialled “in an open drain to support…
DroneShield has launched a new civilian market product, SentryCiv, which it says “empowers non-military sectors to safeguard critical assets against rising drone threats”. According to a statement from the AWX-listed counterdrone company on Monday, the product adds a “non emitting (completely passive) new layer of security” to sites at risk of drone threats, such as…
Orora has begun using a new digital print solution, able to directly print to cans at high speeds, at its Dandenong factory. Industry title Print21, which attended the launch last week, reports that the new Helio solution is based on a Velox NNC 500 machine, “eliminates the need for plates, labels or sleeves”; and is…
The NSW government has announced a $650,000 grant to the University of Wollongong (UoW) supporting research into hydrogen pipeline safety, mentioning the university as “the only institution in Australia” capable of conducting “this type of hydrogen pipeline testing”. According to a statement from NSW industry minister Anoulack Chanthivong (pictured) on Monday, the two-year research program…