Defence contractor Electro Optic Systems (EOS) has secured what it says is “the world’s first export order for a 100-kilowatt class laser defence system”, with the weapon deal worth €71.4 million ($125 million.) According to a statement from EOS on Tuesday, the project is for a European NATO member state and is “to address the…
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Alcoa of Australia has signed a joint development agreement with Japan Australia Gallium Associates to explore establishing gallium production at one of its Western Australian alumina refineries, according to an announcement on Sunday. The partnership with Japan Australia Gallium Associates, a joint venture between Sojitz Corporation and Japan Organization for Metals and Energy Security, aims…
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Licella acquires full ownership of Arbios Biotech Recycling technology company Licella has acquired Canadian wood products company Canfor’s 50 per cent interest in Arbios Biotech, making Arbios a wholly-owned subsidiary of Licella. According to a statement from the company late last week, it “marks a major step forward in Licella’s global expansion, unifying our Cat-HTR™…
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The federal, South Australian and Tasmanian governments have committed $57.5 million, $55 million and $22.5 million respectively to support the modernisation of Nyrstar’s Australian refining facilities and move them towards critical minerals production. According to a joint statement from industry minister Tim Ayres and the two states’ premiers on Tuesday, combined government support of $135…
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The Manufacturing Industry Skills Alliance (MISA) has launched its 2025 Workforce Plan – Pathways to Transformation report, identifying its five priorities to strengthen the industry, modernise training, close skills gaps and attract the next generation of workers. According to a statement from MISA – one of the federally-appointed Jobs and Skills Councils (JSCs) – on…
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Industry body Weld Australia has said that unrestricted gas exports have led to both exposure to higher world energy prices – with wholesale east coast gas prices tripling in a decade – as well as volatility from international events. Commenting on a report released last week by progressive think tank The Australia Institute, Weld Australia…
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The federal government has selected Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ (MHI) upgraded Mogami-class frigate for Project SEA 3000, with the first three of 11 to be built in Japan and the rest in Western Australia. MHI’s Mogami was announced as the preferred platform for general purpose frigates fleet on Tuesday, beating Germany’s ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems’ MEKO A200s.…
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Boral’s Blended High-Grade Compaction Sand (HGCS), which it describes as an “environmentally sustainable and easily compacted alternative for pipe laying applications”, has been approved for use by Sydney Water. According to a statement from the building materials company on Tuesday, the now-approved non-standard product was designed specifically to meet the utility provider’s materials specifications. It…
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China’s industrial subsidisation spending now exceeds its defence budget and threatens to devastate Australia’s smelting and refining regions unless urgent government intervention occurs, according to a McKell Institute report released on Wednesday. The think tank warned that 73,000 jobs across regional Australia are at risk from Beijing’s “geoeconomic interference”, with some towns potentially losing up…
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Brisbane clean-tech company Endua has secured $4.88 million through the Australian Government’s Industry Growth Program to advance its hydrogen electrolyser technology and expand local manufacturing capabilities, according to an announcement on Monday. The funding supports Endua’s AHEAD project (Advanced Hydrogen Electrolyser for Australian Decarbonisation), which focuses on the company’s proprietary PEM (proton exchange membrane) electrolyser…
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