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Swanson Industries buys Australia’s Waratah Engineering

Swanson Industries has agreed to buy Australia’s Waratah Engineering, a New South Wales based specialist in remanufacturing longwall roof support systems and mobile equipment. Swanson...

New CSIRO, Fortescue partnership to unlock the potential of hydrogen in Australia

CSIRO and Fortescue Metals Group have announced a new partnership aimed at creating a burgeoning Australian hydrogen industry. The $20 million collaboration between Fortescue and...

FFI acquires Xergy, establishes FFI Ionix Inc.

Fortescue Future Industries (FFI), the green energy arm of Australia's iron ore producer Fortescue Metals, has acquired the commercial assets of Xergy Inc and...

BMPRO introduces new 100% Australian-made battery management system for Jayco

BMPRO by Setec, innovators of the well-known ‘BatteryCheck’ App, have announced the release of a new Australian-made product that is exclusive to Jayco Caravan. The...

Ten manufacturers awarded AMGC funding to commercialise their ideas

Ten innovative manufacturers will share in more than $5.7 million in funding through the Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre’s Commercialisation Fund to scale up their...

Axieo acquires Nuplex’s Specialties and Masterbatch businesses

Axieo Pty Ltd, a CHAMP Private Equity-backed company, has struck a A$127.5 million deal to acquire Nuplex’s Specialties and Masterbatch businesses. Nuplex’s Specialities business imports...

Coca-Cola Amatil opens major beverage manufacturing plant in Qld

Coca-Cola Amatil officially opened its largest bottling and warehouse facility in Australia. Located in Richlands, Queensland, the $165 million plant will support hundreds of new jobs...

H2U to build green hydrogen facility near Port Lincoln

Hydrogen infrastructure company Hydrogen Utility (H2U) will construct a 15MW hydrogen electrolyser power plant near Port Lincoln, South Australia. The $117.5 million project – to...

Orbital wins multimillion drone contract from Boeing

Orbital Corporation has signed a long term agreement with Boeing subsidiary Insitu Inc, for the manufacture and supply of “N20” propulsion systems for Unmanned...

Victorian Government orders 18 locally made VLocity trains

The Victorian Government has placed an order for an additional 18 VLocity trains in a move that will support 100 direct local jobs and...
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