Tag: Manufacturing Australia
Manufacturing continues to expand in OctoberÂ
The Australian manufacturing sector has expanded for a fourth consecutive month, falling 1.9 points to 50.2 in the month of October.
"A strong export performance...
Vitamins maker Blackmores teams up with Bega Cheese to make nutritional foods
Natural health and vitamins product producer Blackmores has established a joint venture with dairy nutritional product maker Bega Cheese to develop and manufacture nutritional...
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...
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...
Australia to become world leader in home battery storage – new report
A new report, titled Powerful Potential: Battery Storage for Renewable Energy and Electric Cars, by the Climate Council has revealed that Australia is on its...
YuMi® – the world’s first collaborative robot is now available in Australia
About a year ago, leading power and automation technologies company ABB unveiled YuMi® – the first collaborative robot in the world that will be...
Santos rejects $7bn takeover offer from investment vehicle Scepter Partners
Oil and gas producer Santos has announced that it has decided to reject a $7.1 billion takeover offer from the Bermuda-based Scepter Partners.
Scepter Partners...
Renault Australia moves automotive apprentice training program to Melbourne
Renault Australia has decided to move its automotive apprentice training program from Sydney to Melbourne.
Starting from February 2016, apprentices will be trained by Renault...
Brown Coal Innovation Australia Chair says ill-informed carbon attitudes risk Australia’s regional future
As a keynote speaker at the Sustainable Economic Growth for Regional Australia (SEGRA) conference in Bathurst, New South Wales, Brown Coal Innovation Australia (BCIA)...
SA manufacturer Micromet to create 75 new manufacturing jobs
Micromet, an Adelaide-based manufacturing company, has received a $20,000 grant from the State Government's Export Partnership Program for job creation.
The water management company has...
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