Tag: Australian Manufacturing
Alcoa signs new long-term gas supply agreement to power its WA alumina refineries
Alcoa of Australia Limited announced on Thursday that it managed to secure a new 12-year gas supply agreement to power its alumina refineries in...
GE sells Real Estate, dismantles GE Capital
General Electric has announced that it is selling off its real estate assets and much of GE Capital to focus on its industrial businesses,...
Treasurer Hockey greenlights John Holland sale to Chinese CCCC
Treasurer Joe Hockey has approved the sale of Australian construction company John Holland to CCCC International Holding Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of China Communications...
Bridgestone opens centre for tyre excellence in Australia to support global mining industry
The Bridgestone Group, the world's largest manufacturer of tyre and rubber products, has opened a global centre for tyre excellence in Australia to better...
Coca-Cola Amatil turns to IBM Cloud to reduce IT costs and provide greater customer...
Global technology and innovation company IBM has signed a multi-million dollar agreement with Coca-Cola Amatil (CCA) to move its Asia Pacific customer planning and...
Changes to Efic Act to provide greater lending flexibility for SMEs
Queensland manufacturer of expansion joint products, Unison Joints, has become the first SME exporter to benefit from the Government’s amendments to the Efic Act,...
ABB to write new chapter in collaborative robotics with YuMi
Leading power and automation technology group ABB is set to unveil YuMi, the world’s first truly collaborative dual-arm industrial robot, at the largest trade...
First of its kind Pallet Wrapper wins Industry Excellence Award
AAA Packaging Supplies, a leading Pallet Wrapping specialist in Australia and New Zealand, has won this year’s APPMA Imported Equipment Excellence Award for its C-One...
Australian Government’s Energy White Paper draws mixed reactions
The Australian Government has released the Energy White Paper which focuses on increasing market competition, energy productivity and investment to give industry and consumers...
Federal Government under growing pressure to accept bipartisan deal on RET
The Electrical Trades Union (ETU) has urged the Federal Government to accept bipartisan deal on the renewable energy target (RET) and put an end to...