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Australia’s battery recycling industry is already contributing billions of dollars to the national economy and could play a larger role in supporting domestic manufacturing and resource recovery, according to new figures highlighted by the Battery Stewardship Council.

Manufacturing innovation across Australia’s food sector is set to take centre stage in July 2026 as foodpro partners with the Australian Institute of Food Science and Technology (AIFST) to deliver a combined platform bringing together food manufacturing, research and industry expertise in Melbourne.

Australian manufacturers ended 2025 on a solid footing, maintaining healthy profit margins and strategic operational shifts despite a year of economic volatility, according to the latest Manufacturing Health Index from inventory management specialist Unleashed.

The Australian Government has announced $66 million in Cooperative Research Centres Projects (CRC-P) grants aimed at strengthening partnerships between research, science, and commercialisation to support Australian industries, including manufacturing.

Chemical manufacturing in the United States expanded between 2017 and 2022 even as the broader manufacturing sector saw a decline in establishments, according to new data released by the U.S. Census Bureau.

Advanced manufacturing company Titomic Limited has announced plans to redomicile its corporate structure to the United States as it seeks to strengthen its position in global manufacturing markets tied to defence, aerospace and industrial sectors.

The Western Australian Government announced that a new $153.3 million initiative aimed at lowering energy costs for local businesses will strengthen the State’s manufacturing sector and support investments in cleaner, more efficient technology.

Packaging and recycling company Visy has opened a new Packaging Hub in Devonport, Tasmania, aimed at strengthening local manufacturing capability and supporting the state’s food, beverage and agricultural sectors.

DroneShield announced it has expanded its global manufacturing network by establishing a new counter-uncrewed aerial system (counter-UAS) manufacturing footprint in the European Union, a move the company says is aimed at strengthening sovereign capability and meeting rising demand across the region.

The Future Energy Exports Cooperative Research Centre (FEnEx CRC) says construction is progressing on the first stage of the Kwinana Energy Transformation Hub (KETH) after awarding a contract to Western Projects to build the facility’s research and development (R&D) building in Western Australia.