Manufacturing among sectors supporting Australia’s rise in new capex, ABS says
Australia’s manufacturing sector featured prominently in the latest increase in business investment, with new capital expenditure rising 6.4 per cent in the September quarter, according to figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).
Austal’s EBIT rises to $56.5M in FY2024 amid record $12.7B order book
Austal Limited announced its financial results for the fiscal year ending 30 June 2024 (FY2024), reporting a significant turnaround with Earnings Before Interest and Tax (EBIT) of $56.5 million.
Origin Energy invests $4 million in Allegro’s Redox Flow Battery development
Australian energy giant Origin Energy Power has purchased a 5 per cent equity stake in ReNu Energy’s investee company, Allegro Energy, for a total of $4 million.
Global manufacturing PMI remains in contractionary territory at end of 2023
The global manufacturing sector continued to see contractionary conditions in the last month of 2023 as intakes of new business shrunk further, driving production to decline for the seventh consecutive month.
Dronamics taps Quickstep for manufacturing, delivery of Black Swan drones
Quickstep Holdings’ Aerostructures business has secured a contract to manufacture and deliver Black Swan unmanned cargo aircraft for Europe-based cargo drone airline Dronamics.
Metal 3D printing market size to worth around USD $16b by 2031
A recent report from SmarTech Analysis revealed that the metal additive manufacturing (AM) services revenue is forecasted to reach USD 16.1 billion (AUD 24 billion) by 2031.
Australian craft brewers ramp up production but are held back by unplanned downtime
Media Release by OFS
Research from OFS shows a 7.6% surge in craft beer production from April to June compared with the previous three...
CIMIC’s Sedgman buys Canadian engineering and metallurgy company Novopro
Sedgman, a CIMIC Group subsidiary, has acquired Novopro Projects Inc, a Canadian engineering and metallurgy firm that provides technical services and process equipment to projects in North America, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Australia.
New Zealand manufacturing shows growth in August— survey
New Zealand’s manufacturing industry has seen yet another expansion for the month of August, according to the BusinessNZ Performance Manufacturing Index.
The sector’s seasonally adjusted...
Manufacturing PMI rises in April as supply disruptions and inflation intensify, S&P Global says
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.
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