Tag: Manufacturing

A new development in manufacturing using wool as a renewable colour source for 3D printing has been launched in New Zealand, with two companies introducing what they describe as a world-first wool-coloured filament product.

Manufacturing capacity in Southeast Queensland is set to expand following the start of construction on a new Yarrabilba facility by Neumann Steel, marking an investment in its manufacturing footprint and long-term regional growth strategy.

Manufacturing in Victoria’s south-east requires further targeted investment to fully realise its potential, according to the Greater South East Melbourne Council Alliance, which says the 2026–27 Victorian Budget does not go far enough to support the region’s industrial base.

The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has released its latest list of decisions relating to Australian manufacturers licensed to produce therapeutic goods, outlining new manufacturing approvals alongside changes to existing licences as part of its ongoing regulatory oversight.

Agriculture and manufacturing bodies have jointly called on the Australian Government to introduce an immediate national ethanol and biodiesel mandate, arguing it would strengthen domestic manufacturing capacity, improve fuel security and create new value-adding opportunities across regional industries, according to the National Farmers’ Federation.

Australia has moved to strengthen cooperation with Japan on critical minerals, with a renewed focus on supporting onshore processing, refining and related manufacturing, following a bilateral meeting between Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in Canberra.

Australian mattress manufacturer A.H. Beard has entered voluntary administration, according to a statement from the company, drawing concern across Australia’s manufacturing sector as industry stakeholders point to broader manufacturing cost pressures and import competition affecting local production.

Manufacturing capacity is set to be a key focus of Australia’s defence industrial strategy as the Commonwealth moves into formal engagement with Northrop Grumman Corporation to explore sovereign solid rocket motor (SRM) manufacturing in Australia.

Australia’s manufacturing sector returned to expansion in April, but underlying conditions remained weak as inflationary pressures and supply disruptions intensified, according to S&P Global.

Manufacturing is at the centre of a new industrial deployment for Australian technology company Xefco, which has confirmed it has shipped its first commercial Ausora® system from its Geelong manufacturing base to Indonesia, marking what the company describes as the first commercial-scale deployment of a plasma-based, waterless textile dyeing machine globally.