The giant Silicon Aurora renewable energy park planned for the upper Spencer Gulf area of South Australia may yet live to emerge as a showcase of cutting edge Australian solar generation and energy storage technologies. The delayed, then sold off, then cut in size and scope project to a Stage 1, 140MW battery project got…
I am pleased to say that Australia might be edging towards what has always been the best choice for our next fleet of submarines – a son of Collins design substantially designed and built locally. The new federal government maintains its support for the 18 month study that is underway into the option of buying…
By Peter Roberts Austrade’s trade and investment commissioner in China Lauren Gilbert has flagged another manufacturing opportunity in the middle kingdom driven by Australians’ obsession with a morning coffee. Gilbert took to social media to say: “As a coffee addict, one of the first things I did when Shanghai’s lockdown started to lift was grab…
Mining equipment manufacturer Liebherr will supply ‘green’ mine haul trucks to Fortescue Metals Group and other buyers that incorporate Fortescue group’s proprietary zero-emission power systems. The two companies announced a partnership to develop and supply trucks utilising technologies being developed by UK group Williams Advanced Engineering (WAE), which was recently bought by Fortescue Future Industries…
Global analytical science and device company Trajan Group Holdings has reported headwinds across the board in its international business, but the strength of its products and a price rise puts the company on track to achieve a 40 per cent increase in sales this year. Trajan, which operates seven manufacturing sites across the US, Australia,…
By Peter Roberts French defence group Thales has appointed leading Australian manufacturing figure Jeff Connolly as Australia and New Zealand CEO. The well known head of Siemens in Australia joins following the decision by CEO Chris Jenkins to retire after 14 years in the role. Connolly will take up the role in September with Jenkins…
Halo Food Co (HLF) has been awarded an extension of a contract to supply Coles Supermarkets with private label products over the next two years. The exclusive contract extension for multiple powdered products in various pack formats, flavours and sizes is worth approximately $9.5 million, depending on consumer uptake. The contract is is in addition…
Materials technology group Calix has had its BOOSTER-Mag 609 SC product approved as a non-lethal insecticide for the suppression of two-spotted mite (Tetranychus urticae) in tomatoes and cucurbits (field and protected crops). The product, which has undergone extensive field testing, is the first registration of a magnesium hydroxide insecticide in the world. Australia’s APVMA has…
Silicon Quantum Computing (SQC) which plans to build a silicon quantum computer in Australia today announced the launch of its $130 million Series A capital raising to fund the company’s technical development, operations and strategic activities through to 2028. The Series A round follows SQC’s successful $83 million seed capital raising in 2017. Investors in…
WA rare earths producer Lynas Rare Earth’ US subsidiary has signed a follow-on contract for approximately US$120 million with the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) to establish a first of its kind commercial Heavy Rare Earths (HRE) separation facility in the United States. Lynas USA LLC plans to construct a facility to separate Heavy Rare…