Incat secures large ship building contract for Danish Mols-Linien A/S
Tasmanian shipbuilder Incat Tasmania Pty Ltd has announced that it has won a contract to build a large fast vehicle ferry for Danish company...
BluGlass and Uviquity partner to advance next-gen integrated photonics in $1.2M deal
Global semiconductor developer BluGlass has secured a $1.2 million order as part of a three-phase Joint Development Agreement (JDA) with Uviquity, a venture-backed US start-up specialising in integrated photonics.
7 advanced manufacturers in Tasmania receive grants to boost growth
Seven Tasmanian businesses have received a total of $619,000 in funding as part of the Tasmanian government’s Advanced Manufacturing Accelerating Growth Program (AMAGP).
Ego Pharmaceuticals to build $135m manufacturing and distribution facility in Victoria
Australia’s largest locally-owned pharmaceutical company specialising in dermatology, Ego Pharmaceuticals has begun construction of its new global headquarters that will include a manufacturing facility...
Alcoa technology enables manufacturing of thinner, stronger electronic gadgets
The world's leading aluminum producer Alcoa has developed a proprietary surface finishing technology that allows companies to use aerospace-grade aluminum in making mobile devices.
Alcoa's new...
Vaulta inks MOU with Canada’s BESI to co-develop new battery products
Australian battery casing company Vaulta has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Canadian battery manufacturing company Braille Energy Systems Inc. (BESI) to co-develop...
Construction of Australia’s only de-inking paper recycling plant continues right on schedule
Australian Paper CEO James Henneberry has announced that the construction of the company’s waste paper recycling plant located in their Maryvale Mill at Victoria’s...
Rio Tinto could close its ISAL smelter due to lack of profitability
Rio Tinto will launch a strategic review of the ISAL smelter in Iceland in an effort to improve its competitive position.
ISAL has been operating...
Judo Bank PMI: Manufacturing employment declines as new orders fall
Australia’s manufacturing sector conditions further deteriorated at the start of the second half of 2024, according to the latest PMI data from Judo Bank.
PrefabAUS contract targets manufacturing barriers to factory-built housing
Manufacturing is at the centre of a new industry-wide contract launched by PrefabAUS to support the faster delivery and financing of factory-built homes across Australia.
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From ship repair to autonomous underwater vehicles: Griffin Industrial’s next chapter with growth capital
Some of Australia’s most critical manufacturing happens where almost no one sees it: inside a fuel tank on a Navy tanker, in a machine shop south of Perth, on a workshop floor in western Sydney where a team is helping build autonomous underwater vehicles. Griffin Industrial does all three.
