WA lithium battery recycler wins Supercharge Australia Award
Renewable Metals, a Perth-based lithium battery recycler, has won the inaugural Supercharge Australia Innovation Challenge Award with its technology that converts battery waste into battery metals.
Hazer advances decarbonisation efforts with $2.2M funding boost
Hazer Group Limited has announced that it has achieved the second key progress milestone under the Lower Carbon Grant – Gorgon Fund, securing a $2.2 million payment.
Boeing opens new advanced manufacturing Skills Development Centre in Melbourne
Boeing Australia has launched its new Skills Development Centre at its aircraft components manufacturing site in Fishermans Bend in Melbourne.
UNSW Sydney pioneers AI collaboration with OpenAI
UNSW Sydney has entered into an agreement with OpenAI, marking it as the first university in the Asia-Pacific region to adopt OpenAI’s ChatGPT Edu platform.
National Workforce Plan launched to strengthen Australia’s manufacturing workforce
The Australian Government has launched a national workforce plan aimed at ensuring the country’s manufacturing sector remains competitive, sustainable, and future-ready.
Analysis: Manufacturing goals are clear, but skills shortages remain the bottleneck
Australia’s manufacturing ambitions are increasingly being tested by a central workforce question, according to the Manufacturing Industry Skills Alliance, as government, industry and training leaders gather in Melbourne to address skills shortages shaping the sector’s future.
NIOA secures another contract from Defence
Brisbane-based company NIOA has been selected for Tranche 1 of the Lethality System project which will create 23 new jobs while providing an enhanced capability...
Arafura’s rare earths refinery in NT gets $840M federal investment
The Australian government has announced an $840 million investment to construct the country’s first combined rare earths mine and refinery in the Northern Territory.
Sigma inks Chemist Warehouse supply contract for PBS, FMCG goods
Pharmaceutical company Sigma Healthcare Limited has signed a binding term sheet with Chemist Warehouse for the supply of Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) medicines as well as Fast-Moving-Consumer-Goods (FMCG) products for a five-year period beginning on 1 July 2024.
Hysata teams up with POSCO to advance next-gen electrolyser tech
Australian electrolyser manufacturer Hysata has entered joint development agreements with South Korea’s POSCO Holdings and POSCO Eco & Challenge (E&C) to accelerate the commercialisation of its innovative electrolyser technology.
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How growth capital is helping an Australian manufacturer go global
There’s a particular kind of ingenuity that flourishes in regional Australia. Away from the noise of major business centres, founders build companies that quietly become world leaders in their field, solving deep specialised problems that global markets didn’t know could be solved. Modra Technology, based in Warragul in regional Victoria, is one of those companies.
