Boron and lithium manufacturer 5E Advanced Materials has named Susan Seilheimer Brennan as its new CEO beginning on 24 April. 

Monash University is calling on Indigenous STEM students across Australia to become NASA’s newest interns at its Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California 

A new study led by the University of South Australia has proposed a comprehensive product stewardship scheme for solar panels, which the Federal Government prioritised several years ago.

The Australian manufacturing sector is set to see a downward trend in the upcoming months as high inflation, spiralling energy costs, and ongoing labour shortage drag the industry's economic outlook, according to the latest ACCI-Westpac Survey of Industrial Trends. 

Weld Australia has called for a nationwide rollout of the Advanced Manufacturing School Outreach Program, an initiative in New South Wales that seeks to encourage kids in secondary schools to explore a meaningful career in the industry. 

Wire Additive Manufacturing developer AML3D Limited has signed a contract for an alloy characterisation and testing program to support the US Navy’s submarine industrial base. 

The Australian Citizens Party announced that the first public hearing for Project Iron Boomerang, one of the largest infrastructure projects ever planned in Australia, will take place this week on Friday in Canberra, where senators from the Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Committee will be meeting.

Incitec Pivot Limited has agreed to sell its ammonia manufacturing facility in Waggaman, Louisiana to CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (CF) for USD 1.675 billion (AUD 2.5 billion).

Minister for Mining and Industry Nicole Manison said that recent data found the cost of critical minerals exploration in the Northern Territory increased by about 30 per cent in 2022 to $198.6 million –up from $153.4 million in 2021. 

Ferra Engineering has signed a partnership agreement with Indian precision engineering company Dynamatic Technologies to enhance scale and capabilities in strategic aerospace manufacturing.