Tag: Australian Manufacturing
Murray Goulburn acquires Tasmanian Dairy Products
Australia’s largest agricultural co-operative Murray Goulburn has announced that it has finalised the acquisition of the $80 million Tasmanian Dairy Products (TDP) facility from...
PACIA and CSIRO welcome Australia’s new Chief ScientistÂ
Dr Alan Finkel, the President of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE) and former Chancellor of Monash University, has been appointed Australia’s...
Amcor acquires US Encon for $55m
Packaging giant Amcor has acquired Ohio-based Encon in a deal worth US$55 million.
Encon has four manufacturing plants and revenues of approximately US$110 million.
“The business...
Pentagon awards Northrop Grumman stealth bomber contract, Boeing and Lockheed disappointed
The US Air Force has awarded Northrop Grumman the contract to build the next-generation Long Range Strike Bomber (LRS-B).
The LRS Bomber is designed to...
Minister D’Ambrosio launches $5m manufacturing grant programÂ
Victorian Minister for Industry Lily D’Ambrosio has officially launched the Future Industries Fund Manufacturing Program - a $5 million grant program intended to assist...
The Monash Centre for Atomically Thin Materials officially launches
The Monash Centre for Atomically Thin Materials (MCATM) was officially launched at Monash University on Monday.
The MCATM is an international hub for research excellence...
Orica appoints Malcolm Broomhead new chairman
Malcolm Broomhead, a former Orica Chief Executive, has been appointed new Chairman of the company.Â
Mr Broomhead was in charge of Orica from 2001 to...
Stratasys launches new 3D printer for dental and orthodontic labs
3D printing leader Stratasys has introduced the Objet500 Dental Selection 3D Printer for larger dental and orthodontic labs that require volume production of highly...
Senator Xenophon to introduce new legislation to protect Aussie steel industry
At the Welding Technology Institute of Australia’s annual conference, which took place in Sydney on Monday, Independent South Australian Senator Nick Xenophon announced that...
CFMEU might merge with Textile union
The Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) has announced that it is negotiating with the Textile, Clothing and Footwear Union of Australia (TCFUA)...