New Austrade CEO begins role
Former Kathmandu Holdings boss Xavier Simonet began as CEO of Austrade on Wednesday.
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Wattle Health expands distribution capabilities
Nutritional dairy product manufacturer Wattle Health Australia has expanded its distribution capabilities with the purchase of pharmacy product developer and distributors Brand Solutions Australia and Pharma Solutions Australia (BSA). Wattle will pay $4.75 million in cash and shares for the business, which distributes Wattle’s Wattle Health, Uganic and Little Innoscents ranges, including through Chemist Warehouse…
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Wollongong researchers get backing for space radiation project
University of Wollongong sensor specialists are part of a project monitoring radiation on lunar missions, which has earned 400,000 Euro (about $250,000) in support from the European Space Agency.
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Micro-X’s modest sales as product commercialisation accelerates
Cold cathode X-Ray nachine manufacturer Micro-X has notched up modest revenues of $750,000 in the March quarter as it presses ahead with commercialising its unique lightweight, low-power X-Ray emitter technology. The Adelaide company, which has developed the world’s first and only carbon nanotube X-ray emitter, continues to make sales of its first product, the Nano…
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Not wiped out. Even after the collapse of Greensill, there’s time to save Whyalla
The withdrawal of finance has once more thrown into doubt the future of South Australia’s fourth-biggest town and its 22,0000 residents, including the 1,800 directly employed in the steelworks and the thousands more who depend on it.
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Circular economy awards announced for ANZ
The first Circle Awards are being launched this week, with entries opening on Thursday for those making an impact in the circular economy movement in Australia and New Zealand.
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QLD company’s COVID tests get European approval
Queensland biotech firm AnteoTech has gained European accreditation for its rapid COVID-19 testing platform and will now move to commercialising products as it waits to receive accreditation from Australian health authorities.
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France Inc squeezes Cleanaway out of massive expansion
By Peter Roberts They say that France does not give up its own companies, nor their global assets very easily, mobilising its forces to stop foreign takeovers. Just such a thing – perhaps called France Inc – seems to have happened to Australia’s waste management and recycling company Cleanaway’s agreement to buy the recycling and…
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All Smarties packaging will now be recyclable paper: Nestle
Nestle in Australia and the rest of the world will now exclusively use recyclable paper packaging for its range of Smarties products.
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More than half of Australian manufacturers intending to reshore: survey
Survey results collected late-last year for e-commerce company PROS show over half of respondents intending to reshore over the next three years.
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