Tag: local manufacturing

Pope Packaging has completed a more than $50 million expansion of its Adelaide paper sack manufacturing operation, in what the company says is its largest investment in its 70-year history.

Australia’s food and grocery manufacturing sector is facing continued cost pressures from energy, transport, packaging and ingredients, with the Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC) calling for measures to support local production.

Australia’s manufacturing and fabrication industry is seeking stronger local content requirements, improved compliance checks and investment in workforce development, with a Weld Australia survey finding that many businesses have limited confirmed work despite concerns about future project demand.

Hunter-based energy storage company Allegro Energy has received Australian Made certification for its micro-emulsion flow battery, as it progresses towards scaled manufacturing of its technology in Australia.

Western Australia’s manufacturing sector is set to expand its role in the wind energy supply chain, with National Electric Motor Services (NEMS) receiving $500,000 in co-investment to establish a local repair and testing facility for wind turbine generators, according to the Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre (AMGC).

Western Australia has taken a step towards locally manufacturing advanced cancer therapies, with Royal Perth Hospital licensed to manufacture CAR T-cells and becoming the first hospital in Australia authorised to manufacture tumour-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) for clinical trials.

Strong industry interest in a proposed Western Australian defence and advanced manufacturing hub has prompted the State Government to begin assessing 179 Expressions of Interest (EOIs), with the project expected to support local manufacturing capability, defence supply chains and future industry development.

A new $17.14 million manufacturing hub has opened at Ourimbah on the NSW Central Coast, with Central Coast Industry Connect (CCIC) saying the purpose-built facility is designed to help small and medium-sized food and beverage manufacturers expand production, access shared equipment and strengthen local manufacturing capability.

The NSW Government says it will invest $12 billion to rebuild train manufacturing in the Hunter through a new state-owned production facility and a 15-year rolling stock pipeline aimed at supporting long-term local manufacturing, jobs and supply chains.

The NSW Government has announced $400,000 in funding for 19 organisations through the latest round of its Fostering Innovation Sponsorship Program, supporting events and initiatives aimed at creating jobs, attracting investment and strengthening the state's innovation ecosystem, including priorities such as local manufacturing.