Japanese drinks giant Suntory officially launched on Monday its new $3 billion multi-beverage business in the Australian marketplace, dubbed Suntory Oceania. Announced in August 2023, the establishment of Suntory Oceania creates the region’s fourth largest multi-beverage group with end-to-end responsibility for its portfolio of premium spirits, ready-to-drink alcohol beverages, juice, water, soft drinks, coffee, energy…
A team including energy technology company 1414 Degrees has been awarded an Australia’s Economic Accelerator (AEA) Ignite grant of $492,526 for a project progressing a proprietary hydrogen reactor. According to a statement to the ASX-listed company on Tuesday, the grant is for catalyst development concerning its SiPHyR (Storage integrated Pyrolytic Hydrogen Reactor) technology, and involves…
Benalla, Victoria’s LS Precast has been selected to make concrete segments for a 16-kilometre section of the Suburban Rail Loop, a transport and urban planning project currently being built in the state. According to a statement from SRL minister Harriet Shing on Friday, the company will supply over 96,000 segments for the section of twin…
Australian bedding manufacturer A.H. Beard, established in 1899, has appointed Matthew Beard (pictured) as its new CEO. According to a statement from the company on Monday, the appointment of the fifth-generation member of the Beard family is effective immediately. It adds that the new CEO joined the business from an early age, and has extensive…
Infection prevention company Nanosonics announced on Monday the launch of trophon3, its latest innovation in ultrasound high level disinfection, alongside a software upgrade package for existing customers. The company launched trophon3 and trophon2 Plus in Europe, the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand. A regulatory application has been submitted to the US Food and Drug…
Hazer Group announced on Monday significant progress under its strategic alliance with Kellogg Brown and Root, established to accelerate the commercial deployment and licensing of the Hazer Process. The alliance is now in execution phase, with active workstreams underway across technology scale-up and development, joint marketing and customer engagement. An integrated team of commercial and…
Cobram Estate Olives announced on Monday it successfully completed its 2025 Australian olive harvest, milling over 80,000 tonnes of olives resulting in total olive oil production of 14.2 million litres compared to 10.1 million litres in 2024. The company’s production from its own groves was 13.2 million litres, up from 9.4 million litres in 2024.…
The Australian Workers Union has backed calls for a strategy to manage the billions of dollars being sought to prop up fiscally troubled metal smelters, as The Australian Financial Review reports. National secretary Paul Farrow said the AWU would welcome a smelting strategy under Labor’s Future Made in Australia policy, with equity or long-term loans…
Monash University is leading design of a new mobile CT scanner, which will use miniaturised x-ray emitters made by Micro-X, for use in rural communities in the United States. Micro-X, Monash University, and Johns Hopkins University in the US were awarded a contract worth $US 16.4 million (approximately $25 million at the time) in February…
Proposed Cleanaway acquisition of Contract Resources not opposed The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) said on Friday that it will not oppose Cleanaway Waste Management’s proposed acquisition of Contract Resources Group. According to the statement from the commission, both companies supply a range of industrial services in Australia, including maintenance and cleaning of industrial facilities…