Visy bolsters Australian manufacturing with launch of sustainable paper bags
Visy, a packaging and resource recovery company, has unveiled a line of retail paper bags proudly made in Australia in a move towards reducing single-use plastic.
CSIRO-developed Hydrogen Knowledge Centre to help catalyse a new industry in Australia
CSIRO, Australia's national science agency, has launched an online center that unifies Australian hydrogen research and industry activities in an effort to accelerate the growth...
Food packaging misconceptions make food waste problem worse – says RMIT research
A new study led by RMIT researchers has revealed that the majority of Australians believe food packaging waste is a bigger environmental issue than food waste even though the true problem lies in people's knowledge of how packaging might help prevent food waste.
SA car manufacturer that diversified into renewable energy reaps success with CSIRO solar thermal...
Thanks to the Australian Government’s $20 million Automotive Diversification Programme, Heliostat SA, a SA solar component supplier that employs former auto industry workers, has...
UQ seeks to develop biodegradable bags for mushroom farming
Researchers from the University of Queensland have collaborated with Scenic Rim Mushrooms to develop biodegradable “plastic” bags for use in mushroom farming.
Queensland one step closer to laws requiring petrol companies to put ethanol in fuel
Queensland’s Energy Minister Mark Bailey released a Discussion Paper for an ethanol mandate "to grow the biofuels and bio-manufacturing industries and create more jobs"...
AGL Coopers Gap Wind Farm moves step closer to construction
AGL’s proposed Coopers Gap Wind Farm Project near Kingaroy has edged closer to generating clean energy after the Office of the Coordinator General (OCG)...
Genex secures financial close for its Kidston Solar Project
Genex Power Limited has secured the necessary funding to finance the construction of its 50MW Kidston Solar Project in North Queensland.
The company has secured...
Protean Wave Energy successfully deploys pilot WEC at Port of Bunbury
Australian wave technology company Protean Wave Energy announced that it has successfully completed the initial phase of Stage One of deployment of the demonstration...
Industree Group rolls out Epicycle for sustainable PPE recycling
Industree Group, an Australian producer of premium Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), has introduced Epicycle, a recycling initiative to address the environmental challenges posed by PPE waste.
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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.
