Orica reviews all options due to dreary manufacturing environment
The gloomy Australian manufacturing environment has forced explosives maker Orica to consider all possible options and review its $1.2 billion-a-year industrial chemicals business.
According to...
Geelong enters into battle to secure mega-money combat vehicle project
Local authorities in Geelong have taken an initiative to land a major Defence contract to build military combat vehicles.
By presenting the city’s manufacturing capacities...
End car subsidies by 2020: Productivity Commission
The Australian Productivity Commission has called for all government subsidies to car makers to end by 2020, saying that arguments that support public subsidies...
Battery company to quit local manufacturing by end of 2014
Australian battery manufacturer Marshall Power has announced that it plans to cease local battery manufacturing in Edinburgh North, South Australia by the end of 2014.
“This...
Cootes’ rough patch continues as Shell cancels fuel supply contract
Victorian trucking company Cootes Transport has lost its contract to supply Shell service stations following the involvement of one of the company’s fuel tankers...
Coalition rejects SPC Ardmona’s plea for $25M aid
Tony Abbott’s government has denied a request by SPC Ardmona for a $25 million aid to upgrade its Shepparton cannery. The Prime Minister said...
ACCC will not oppose BlueScope’s acquisition of Fielders
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has announced that it will not oppose BlueScope Steel’s proposed acquisition of Fielders Australia.
According to the statement, the...
Origo closing in on United Dairy in a deal worth $70 million
Private equity firm Origo Partners Plc is edging closer to securing its second Australian diary asset as talks with the country’s largest privately owned...
GRT to “pave the road” for the Indonesian military in a multimillion dollar deal
Global Road Technology (GRT), a gold coast highway development firm, has been awarded a mega deal by the Indonesian Military to produce and ship...
New landmark technology to deliver high-performance coating for solar panels
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) CEO Ivor Frischknecht opened a new coating facility in Queensland, equipped with state-of-the art technology to produce an...
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AVEVA and Schneider Electric spearhead digital transformation in mining
AVEVA, a global leader in industrial software driving digital transformation, has partnered with Schneider Electric to redefine what smart, sustainable mining looks like in the age of AI.
