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| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Gary Walsh | Senior Design Engineer (former) | @AuManufacturing |
Stories naming General Motors. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Eight Australian companies make Forbes Asia's annual 100 To Watch list; the piece profiles each and recaps recent raises across climate tech, health and software.
Queensland will put $8 million toward readying Queensland Pacific Metals' Townsville refinery project for investors, joining a recent federal commitment of the same size; the venture targets makers of EVs, batteries and steel.
Also @AuManufacturing
Roundup of Australian manufacturing news: Matrak closes a Series A, Queensland Pacific Metals receives an R&D tax refund, ARENA funds a household energy trial, Ampcontrol appoints a transformation chief, plus policy and launch briefs.
Also @AuManufacturing
AuManufacturing columnist Peter Roberts laments the cut-price sale of wheel maker Carbon Revolution to US backers and reports plans for Mexican production, citing Tritium's offshore shift as another local manufacturing loss.
Geelong carbon wheel maker Carbon Revolution added four US automotive directors and lined up a financing of up to US$110 million with Orion Infrastructure Capital before its expected US sharemarket debut.
Queensland Pacific Metals reports pilot-scale nickel sulfate production meeting offtake specs at SGS Canada, supporting its Townsville refinery project, and recalls a $5 million federal critical minerals grant received in May.
US giant KKR joined navigation-technology maker Advanced Navigation's $108 million Series B, alongside returning local backers; the company also bought ANU spin-out Vai Photonics, and two KKR staff will join its board.
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A weekly roundup reporting Shippit's $65 million Series B2, several startup raises, Chrysos Corp's ASX listing, and Shopify's acquisition of Deliverr.
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Robotics firm Advanced Navigation, backed by publisher OIF, is buying ANU spin-out Vai Photonics in an all-scrip deal of up to $40m; Vai's navigation tech is in talks with NASA.
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South Korean battery maker LG Energy Solution's shares nearly doubled in their Korean Stock Exchange debut, valuing the company near A$125 billion in Asia's second-largest IPO.
Daily tech roundup covering a pardon for a ex-Google engineer, Jack Ma's reappearance, a cyberattack on Malwarebytes, Facebook's privacy settlement, Cruise's multi-billion raise, and neobank Xinja winding up.
Gary Walsh argues Australia must commercialise new materials like BNNTs, describing his company's licence with Deakin University, a federal government manufacturing grant, and PPK Group's co-funding of the technology.
Former Holden chief Mark Bernhard takes a non-executive director seat at Geelong wheel maker Carbon Revolution, which recently completed a $73.4 million convertible note raising ahead of a planned ASX listing.
A Q&A with the Plexus chief executive covering the company's 2011 founding, its Legal Gateway platform, client pricing reform, emerging legal roles, and his outlook for the profession.