The owners of the Nikep Dairy Farm in southwest Victoria say they have cut reliance on grid energy by 95 per cent after installing a 250kW rooftop solar system and 520kWh battery system made by Energy Renaissance in Tomago, NSW.
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ASX-listed packaging and recycling business Pact Group has announced a target to reduce scope 1 and scope 2 emissions by 50 per cent by 2030 across its Australian and New Zealand operations. The company – which operates five recycling facilities in Australia, including the recently-opened $50 million JV in Albury-Wodonga with Cleanaway, Asahi Beverages and…
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CSL finalises purchase of Vifor Pharma Australian biotech and vaccine manufacturer CSL has finalised all regulatory clearances for its $17.2 billion all cash takeover of a complementary healthcare business, Swiss pharmaceutical manufacturer Vifor. Completion of the acquisition, announced in December will now take place by 9 August. CSL CEO Paul Perreault said the Vifor business…
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Family-owned building products manufacturer Boss Products has transitioned from its traditional manufacturing processes to the launch a new 3D printing offering for the building and construction industry. Boss’s concrete 3D printing factory in Melbourne is focused on commercial and domestic sectors including supplying planter boxes and retaining walls. Boss Products CEO Michael Boss said: “We…
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The world’s biggest producer of rare earths critical to the production of permanent magnets used in electric vehicles, electric motors, computer drives, medical devices and defence equipment is to ramp up the speed and size of previously announced production increase. Lynas Rare Earths has previously announced a 50 percent expansion of its Mt Weld mine…
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Defence manufacturer Rheinmetall NIOA Munitions has manufactured the first artillery projectile from the joint venture’s new Maryborough, regional Queensland plant. The completion of the first batch of projectiles comes a little over two years after construction began on the greenfield site in the Moonaboola Industrial Estate, with a ramp up of production to follow. When…
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By Peter Roberts Shares in added manufacturing technology developer AML3D took off today on news it has become the first manufacturer to be awarded an Additive Manufacturing Facility accreditation with wire feedstock through DNV, the globally recognised validation society. Late today the company’s shares were up 15 cents or 19.2 percent to $0.093. Achieving ‘approval…
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Kawana-based engineering company Manuplex has been awarded “more than $500,000” in assistance through the Queensland Manufacturing Hubs Grant Program, which will contribute to purchasing four new steel rollforming machines and CAD software.
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By Peter Roberts The federal government has announced a Defence Strategic Review, with $44.6 billion in annual spending up for review or, in the government’s own words, even abandoned. With the new government facing an increasingly complicated defence environment, the review will also cover defence force structure and where defence assets and personnel are best…
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German chemical company Henkel has announced that it will begin producing its Loctite brand of polyurethane adhesives in Australia, citing increased interest in engineered timber for construction. Henkel said it would start production of Purbond at Kilsyth, Victoria in the second half of 2023, which would open “many opportunities for us to help our customers…
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