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Manufacturing leader says prospects for hydrogen tech remain solid, provided it doesn't rely on subsidies

Podcast interview with SolidHydrogen chief executive Philippe Odouard on hydride-based hydrogen storage, why the sector must compete without subsidies, and a $2.5 million grant for pilot projects.

Australian-developed design software company secures $2.8 million, aims to take users with ideas from “concept to commerce”

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A solution to cheaper, greener construction could be in the bag, says robotics team

Podcast interview in which the founders of Earthbuilt Technology and Crest Robotics discuss their Charlotte construction robot, which prints buildings from onsite materials, its lunar ambitions, and government program backing.

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Roundup of manufacturing news: Archer Materials' biochip results with IMEC, Resmed's CPAP mask launch, Boeing's RAAF P-8A upgrades, Breakthrough Victoria's $75m across venture funds, an Avalon Airport freight facility, and Sleeptite's FlexiSense.

Alpha HPA secures $30 million from QCMBTF

Queensland's critical minerals fund, run by QIC, has provided aluminium chemicals maker Alpha HPA with $30 million under royalty deed agreements, funding its Gladstone expansion project.

Bioplastics business Uluu completes $16 million Series A

Perth bioplastics venture Uluu has announced a $16m Series A, led by Burda Principal Investments of Germany, with Main Sequence, Novel Investments and Startmate also in; the money funds a demonstration plant.

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First deployment of Xefco's Ausora tech set for upcoming Shinta Woo Sung Vietnam factory

An Australian maker of waterless plasma dyeing systems has secured its debut commercial installation at a footwear fabrics producer's new Vietnam factory; the startup raised $10.5 million in April 2024.

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Federal government awards $28 million to Relectrify to progress BESS breakthrough

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U.S. Export Import Bank considers loaning up to $200 million to Latrobe Magnesium

AuManufacturing reports Latrobe Magnesium holds a non-binding US EXIM loan indication that could reach $200 million; the ASX-listed producer also completed a $6 million placement last week.

Anguses in tech leadership team reshuffle at DroneShield

DroneShield has promoted Angus Harris to chief technology officer, with Angus Bean becoming chief product officer, as the defence-tech company scales; it also flagged a new Adelaide R&D facility.

Erema Group buys into BlockTexx, seeking to scale textile-to-textile recycling "to industrial levels"

Austrian plastics recycling equipment maker Erema has taken an undisclosed strategic stake in Brisbane textile recycling startup BlockTexx, with the pair announcing the deal at a German industry fair to scale fabric-to-fabric recycling.

Medovex awarded $760,107 to make spinal surgery devices at Wollongong

Medovex has received a $760,107 NSW government grant to set up a spinal device production and sterilisation plant in Wollongong, adding five jobs as it scales for export.

Ag robot maker SwarmFarm raises $30 million in Series B round

Queensland farm-robot maker SwarmFarm has banked a $30 million Series B, led by Europe's Edaphon, with the Clean Energy Finance Corporation adding $7 million through its tech fund to speed driverless weed-spraying rollout.

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Best of the week — the five most popular stories among readers, September 22 – September 26, 2025

Weekly roundup of the most-read stories: Moderna's Melbourne facility economic impact, REDARC's Adelaide hub hiring plans, Whyalla Steelworks recruitment, Sell & Parker's $28m NSW grant, and Samsara Eco's first Asia general manager.

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Solidcast awarded $2 million NSW Net Zero Manufacturing Initiative grant to expand Wauchope site

Precast concrete maker Solidcast has received a NSW government grant of $2.033 million to lift output of low-carbon panels at its Wauchope plant, adding 25 jobs as the sole successful applicant among 47.

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Nourish Ingredients opens Netherlands site, targets Europe as “next stage of our growth”

Animal-free fats maker Nourish Ingredients has opened a Dutch commercial hub, relocating co-founder and CTO Anna El Tahchy to lead Europe; the Canberra firm previously raised a $14.5m seed and a $45m Series A.

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Australian-first bimetal rocket thruster printed at CSIRO for Space Machines Company vehicle

CSIRO has printed what is called a national-first dual-metal rocket thruster for Space Machines Company's Optimus Viper spacecraft under the iLAuNCH program; the founders appear on the publisher's podcast this week.

Tindo Solar to make 70 of its Walara solar panels for the East Micronesia Cable project

Tindo Solar will furnish 70 Walara panels for the East Micronesia undersea cable's landing stations in Nauru and Kiribati; the maker recently secured $34.5 million via ARENA's Solar Sunshot program.

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Sell & Parker to build $66 million Blacktown steel products factory to supply renewable energy projects

Steel recycler Sell & Parker has won a $28 million NSW government grant toward a $66 million Western Sydney plant making steel parts for wind, solar and transmission projects.

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Austeng-led project will demo onsite green hydrogen generation and use for high-heat purposes

Engineering firm Austeng won a $500,000 federal grant to demonstrate onsite green hydrogen production and blending for industrial burners, working with SunGreenH2, Deakin University and Swinburne at its Geelong facility.

DroneShield passes 4,000 sales mark with $8 million US order

Counter-drone maker DroneShield has topped 4,000 units sold globally, landing about $7.9 million in fresh US Defence Department orders; the piece also recalls its 2016 ASX listing and recent record results.

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Turbine Solutions awarded $453,230 through WA's Wind Energy Manufacturing Co-Investment Program

A co-investment grant of $453,230 makes Turbine Solutions the third recipient under Western Australia's wind energy manufacturing program, which AMGC administers to help local manufacturers enter the wind sector.

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Omer Granit joins BluGlass's board

Semiconductor laser maker BluGlass has added US investor Omer Granit to its board, replacing outgoing director Vivek Rao. Granit is a partner at New York's EnPar Capital and also sits on Amaero International's board.

Drone-based solar farm inspection company Lab 360 gets $3.96 million ARENA grant

AuManufacturing reports that UNSW-formed drone solar inspection startup Lab360 Solar has received a $3.96 million grant from ARENA's Advancing Renewables Program, having earlier won a NSW Physical Sciences Fund grant.

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Roundup of Australian manufacturing items: gold-nanoparticle cancer diagnostics research, a medical research endowment's ten-year mark, a footballer's ambassador role, EU research program accession talks, a pectin producer's government grant, and battle-tank trainers.

Green Gravity, Wollongong deal aims to position region as “global centre for innovation in clean energy storage”

Green Gravity has signed a two-year memorandum with Wollongong's city council to build the region into a centre for gravity-based energy storage; the piece also recalls the firm's $9 million raise from last October.

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Conflux Joins Honeywell-led hybrid-powered aircraft R&D consortium

Heat exchanger maker Conflux Technology has joined a Honeywell-led European research consortium building thermal systems for hybrid-electric regional planes, with European Union backing; the article also notes its publisher-run manufacturing innovation award.

DroneShield achieves a spot on the ASX200

Counter-drone maker DroneShield will enter the S&P/ASX 200 index on 22 September. The piece also recalls its 2016 ASX listing, record first-half revenue, and a $13 million expansion of its Alexandria production site.

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Best of the week — the five most popular stories among readers, September 1 – September 5, 2025

Roundup of the week's five most-read stories: a Gilmour Space satellite update, Samsara Eco's plant opening, Downer's train factory build, Modular Photonics licensing its glass to SCHOTT, and Nutromics' new funding.

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Quantum Brilliance processors installed at Oak Ridge facility in “the first big steps” towards quantum computing for scientific discovery

Quantum Brilliance's diamond-based quantum processors are running in Oak Ridge National Laboratory's commercial quantum cluster in the US. The piece also recalls the National Reconstruction Fund's $13m Series A investment made in December 2024.

Enzymatic plastic recycler Samsara Eco opens new Jerrabomberra plant

Samsara Eco has opened its first enzymatic plastic recycling plant at Jerrabomberra in NSW, scaling enzyme-based recycling from lab work to production; the piece recalls its 2022 Series A and 2024 $100 million raise.

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RCR Advanced Technologies awarded $2 million for wind energy diversification efforts

Bunbury manufacturer RCR Advanced Technologies has received a state government grant to pilot making wind turbine transition flanges locally, becoming the second company supported through the $8 million Wind Energy Manufacturing Co-Investment Program.

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Nutromics raises $7.5 million as it weighs up potential factory locations

Nutromics has landed A$7.5 million from an unnamed local life sciences backer, taking its total funding to $60 million, with a manufacturing site decision pending between Australia and overseas locations.

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Best of the week — the five most popular stories among readers, August 25 – August 29, 2025

Weekly roundup of the publisher's most-read stories: a NSW government grant for a juice bottling line, Space Machines' 3D printed engine, Austal's shipbuilding agreement, WA defence investment, and spent grain research funding.

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Turquoise Group wants to turn up the volume for graphene

Brisbane graphene producer Turquoise Group has begun selling powder commercially and is raising capital for a pilot plant; CEO Samuel Taubert discusses its process, pricing and a federal grant in this interview.

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NSW food and beverage makers get gov funding boost

The NSW government has granted money to two Riverina food processors for facility upgrades, while the article recalls Grove Juice's purchase of the Leeton Juice Factory from Bega Group a year earlier.

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News roundup: hydrogen storage firm Provaris Energy lines up a $1 million placement, water monitor Eco Detection takes on Daniel Lambert as advisor, plus emissions figures, offshore wind licences and industry research.

Best of the week — the five most popular stories among readers, August 18 – August 22, 2025

Roundup of the week's five most-read pieces: a hydrogen startup's pilot launch after its seed raise, federal grants to three manufacturers, an opinion piece, Codan's annual results, and a battery maker's failure.

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Graphene Manufacturing Group raises $5.6 million

Brisbane graphene producer GMG has raised roughly C$5 million in a bought-deal share and warrant offering underwritten by Red Cloud Securities, with the money set to support operations and product development.

$28.7 million awarded through new Industry Growth Program grant round

Three companies named among recipients of $28.7 million in federal grant funding, with individual awards to SDIP, Iondrive and Caulmar; SDIP also featured on the publisher's innovative manufacturers list.

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NT construction company to move into specialty glass manufacture through $5.4 million project

Construction firm Northern Trade Solutions is launching a glass-making arm, Northern Glass Solutions, with a $668,072 Northern Territory Government grant toward a $5.4 million, 12-month project alongside industry and university partners.

Despite disappointments, this founder is still adamant about high-tech gear made here

Podcast interview with Vortair CEO Jeff Lang covering his manufacturing career, Titomic moving production offshore after a $50 million raise, and his new particle-milling venture.

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Carbon280 launches Kwinana pilot plant following $10.6 million seed round

A hydrogen storage startup has commissioned a pilot facility in Western Australia to demonstrate the technology at scale, financed by a seed round headed by Woodside Energy and anticipated federal research rebates.

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Best of the week — the five most popular stories among readers, August 11 – August 15, 2025

Weekly roundup of the publisher's five most-read stories: Victorian government grants to eleven manufacturers, Kongsberg defence export contracts, a federal grant for Iondrive, battery maker Energy Renaissance entering administration, and NSW recycling grants.

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Withdrawal of major investor, subsequent “cash crisis” cited in Energy Renaissance’s collapse

Battery maker Energy Renaissance has entered administration, with Jirsch Sutherland appointed as administrators; a major investor's withdrawal from a planned funding program is cited as the cause, with recapitalisation or merger among options.

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Key ingredient gets GRAS status in US, clearing way for sales of Tastilux

Canberra fermentation-fats maker Nourish Ingredients won US GRAS recognition for an ingredient, opening American sales of Tastilux; the article also recalls its seed and Series A raises.

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Turquoise Group begins bulk graphene sales, aims to have commercial pilot project online “by the end of 2027”

Brisbane graphene maker Turquoise Group has begun selling powder in bulk and is preparing an equity raise; a federal grant of $949,500 announced in January is funding its first commercial-scale facility.

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Federal government awards Iondrive $3.9 million grant to help pilot plant build

Iondrive has secured up to $3.9m from Canberra's Industry Growth Program for a battery-recycling pilot plant, with an earlier $100,000 award from Green Industries SA funding urban mining research.

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11 grants awarded under Supply Chain Uplift Program

Victoria's Supply Chain Uplift Program Round 5 grants, about $800,000 in total, went to eleven manufacturers preparing to supply Hanwha's Land 8116 and Land 400 Phase 3 defence vehicle programs.

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Best of the week — the five most popular stories among readers, August 4 – August 8, 2025

Weekly roundup of five reader favourites: v2food acquires Daring Foods, Alcoa's gallium partnership, Laronix joins Google's AI accelerator, Monash's pre-seed fund backs three spinouts, and Australian Vanadium wins planning approval.

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v2food buys up US company Daring Foods for undisclosed amount

Australian plant-protein maker v2food bought US plant-based chicken firm Daring Foods and struck a partnership with Japan's Ajinomoto, price undisclosed. The page also recalls v2food's $77 million Series B and local industry failures.

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Laronix selected in Google for Startups Accelerator: AI First program

Bionic voice device maker Laronix has joined Google's AI First accelerator among ten Australia-New Zealand startups, alongside Presien, Gelomics and Atomic Tessellator; the ten-week program mentors founders building AI products.

Tindo Solar awarded $34.5 million through Solar Sunshot Program

Australia's only solar module maker, Tindo Solar, has received a $34.5 million ARENA award under the federal Solar Sunshot Program, supporting automation, a broader module range and lower prices.

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Monash Ventures Pre-Seed Fund invests $2.25 million in three biotech spinouts

Monash University has launched a $15 million pre-seed fund via its Monash Ventures initiative, announcing $2.25 million of co-investments across three biotech spinouts under Breakthrough Victoria's university commercialisation platform.

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Maiden rocket launch on Wednesday morning a strong result, says Gilmour Space

Gilmour Space Technologies flew its Eris rocket for the first time, an Australian-designed orbital vehicle; the brief test ended early via anomaly, with learnings feeding a follow-on vehicle now being built.

Titomic establishes UK subsidiary

Titomic, a cold spray 3D printing firm, has incorporated a UK entity and appointed Les Gregory to lead UK business development, a week after closing a fifty-million-dollar share placement.

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Commonwealth awards $16.9 million in contracts for counter-drone tech

Calix secures $44.9 million grant for green iron plant

Calix has locked in a $44.9 million ARENA grant to build a demonstration plant making green iron with its ZESTY technology, aiming for a final investment decision in FY2026.

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Government commits $150 million to medical innovation fund

The National Reconstruction Fund Corporation has tipped $150 million into Brandon Capital's BioCatalyst 6 vehicle, taking it to $439 million committed — Brandon's biggest fund; Hostplus, HESTA, QIC, WA Government and CSL also back it.

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Best of the week — the five most popular stories among readers, July 14 – 18, 2025

Weekly roundup of readers' five favourite stories: a precast factory opening for a Sydney tunnel, a grants panel, Circuitwise's agreed New Zealand acquisition, NSW clean-tech grants, and BlueScope's Whyalla bid position.

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