Hard to recycle plastic has successfully been biodegraded by two strains of fungi in a new laboratory experiment led by researchers at the University of Sydney. The researchers reported their success in breaking down the common plastic polypropylene in a study just published in npj: Materials Degradation, using two common strains of fungi. Polypropylene accounts…
Mining analysis drives XRF Scientific growth Scientific equipment and chemicals manufacturer XRF Scientific (picture) has ridden a wave of increased mining and industrial activity, as well as geographic growth, to report a 30 per cent growth in March quarter profit of $2.8 million compared to the previous corresponding period of $2.2 million, on revenue up…
Brisbane communications system manufacturer EM Solutions has announced new orders worth $8.5 million and success in its role as part of a Lockheed Martin Australia led group named as preferred tenderer to deliver on a new Australian defence satellite communication system. EM Solutions, part of the Electro Optic Systems group, received three new defence systems…
Snacks and treats manufacturer Mars Wrigley Australia will invest a further $28.8 million in its Ballarat factory, adding to more than $67 million invested since 2021. The upgrading of manufacturing facilities comes as one of the factory’s biggest innovations – recyclable paper-based packaging (pictured) – begins to roll onto shelves across the country, replacing plastic…
Innovation and entrepreneurship researcher Chad Renando has released an updated map of the Australian Innovation Ecosystem which shows the location and role of over 3,450 active in the sector in 3,744 locations around the country. Renando, the Managing Director of Global Entrepreneurship Network Australia, has updated the interface which allows people to zoom into the…
By Peter Roberts Leading beverage manufacturers have now put their past, vigorous opposition to container deposit schemes behind them and have strongly backed the new CDS Vic scheme announced by the state government last week. Lion, Coca-Cola Europacific Partners and Asahi Beverages, all members of not for profit group VicReturn which has been appointed as…
One of the world’s largest spirit producers has partnered with Queensland manufacturer Products for Industry to adopt the company’s small bore thin walled titanium membranes to replace existing filtration systems, initially for whiskey. The company has also received its first orders from one of the worlds largest snackfood companies for systems to improve the quality…
Advanced technology investor PPK Group’s portfolio company BNNT Technology Pty Ltd has signed its first defence sector collaboration agreement with survivability systems specialist TenCate Advanced Armor. Entry into this agreement follows two years of continuous improvements by the BNNT team which has led to significant progress in automation and process efficiency, resulting in a material…
Perth shipbuilder Austal has linked with Saildrone Inc. to jointly identify opportunities to collaborate on the manufacture of 20 metre Saildrone Surveyor uncrewed surface vehicles (USV, pictured) in Australia, for deployments in the Indo-Pacific region. According to Austal, US-based Saildrone is the world leader in long-endurance USVs, having amassed nearly one million miles and 25,000…
Australian solar system manufacturer 5B has been appointed as the technology provider for a 10.1MWp solar system that will form part of a 21.4MWp solar power project that AES El Salvador is constructing for Holcim El Salvador’s El Ronco cement plant. When operational, the new solar power plant will generate 21 per cent of the…