Australian Dairy Nutritionals Group (ASX: AHF) has given the go-ahead for a $6 million organic infant formula plant at the Camperdown dairy park in south-west Victoria. The company made the move following the certification of its first dairy farm at Yaringa in the region as 100 per cent organic. Its first-stage organic infant formula plant…
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Agricultural biotechnology company Terragen Holdings (ASX: TGH) is reporting sales up 45 per cent as it increases distribution of its two launch products. The Queensland company, which raised $20 million on listing, produces microbial-based treatments and feeds at its Coolum plant. The company reported sales up until November of its Great Land microbial soil conditional…
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Perth global shipbuilder Austal (ASX: ASB) has delivered its latest expeditionary fast transport ship, the USN Puerto Rico (EPF 11), to the US Navy at a ceremony at its yard in Mobile, Alabama. In August the vessel was the first of its class to complete integrated sea trials, involving builder’s trials and acceptance trials, in…
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The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has made a statement about “preliminary competition concerns” related to the proposed acquisition of Carlton & United Breweries by Asahi, citing reduced competition in the cider market and the possibility of this in the beer market.
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The Australian Made campaign has urged the public to support local manufacturers and growers through their shopping purchases this festive season.
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By Peter Roberts Defence, space and communications group Electro Optic Systems (ASX: EOS) has raised $85 million from investors and shareholders, confirming investor appetite for progressive manufacturers. The company announced it had raised $17 million – $10 million more than initially sought – in a share purchase plan from existing shareholders. This came on top…
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By Glenn S. Daehn, Fontana Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, The Ohio State University Although it may not be obvious, there’s a close link between manufacturing technology and innovation. Elon Musk often talks of the “machines that build the machines” as being the real enabler in both his space and automotive businesses. Using less-expensive,…
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Respiri Limited (ASX:RSH) has achieved TGA approval to list its wheezo asthma monitoring device (pictured) on the Australian Therapeutics Goods Register (ARTG). The device is the world’s first digital wheeze monitoring solution of sensor, smartphone application and digital health platform to help people manage respiratory disease. TGA approval came after the Melbourne company undertook an…
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High-speed welding technology developer K-TIG (ASX: KTG) has signed on as a formal member of the UK’s Nuclear Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre. The company, whose technology has proven effective in nuclear container fabrication, cemented years of collaboration with the signing. The signig took place in Sheffield, UK. The Nuclear AMRC is made up of government,…
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Gold Coast-based company Gilmour Space Technologies signed a Statement of Strategic Intent and Cooperation with the Australian Space Agency on Wednesday. The signing was at the company’s new facility, where it has built its team to 45, and attendees included industry minister Karen Andrews (pictured middle) and deputy head of the ASA, Anthony Murfett…
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