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Schneider Electric names former Kimberly Clark exec as supply chain VP

Energy management and automation Schneider Electric has appointed Tina Hu as the new vice president for global supply chain and customer experience for Pacific...

Halo Food subsidiary inks manufacturing agreement with Fonterra

ASX-listed Halo Food Co. Limited announced that its wholly owned subsidiary Keytone Enterprises has signed a multi-million-dollar deal with Fonterra to manufacture milk powder stock keeping units (SKUs).

Australian PMI: manufacturing sector sees stability in September

Australia’s Performance Manufacturing Index has shown stability in September 2022, with increased market activity of 50.2 points, according to the Australian Industry Group. 

JP Morgan index shows global manufacturing contraction returns

Global manufacturing activity slipped back into contraction in July, as weak demand, lower exports, and cautious sentiment continued to weigh on production across major regions, according to the latest J.P.Morgan Global Manufacturing PMI.

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. 

PYC eyes AI-powered drug discovery partnership with Google Cloud

Clinical-stage biotechnology company PYC Therapeutics said it plans to partner with Google Cloud to build custom-designed machine learning models to develop a new generation of precision medicine models. 

ASX-listed Telix Pharmaceuticals unveils potential plan for US listing

Melbourne-based biopharmaceutical giant Telix Pharmaceuticals announced today its plans for an initial public offering in the United States and listing on the Nasdaq Global...

Alcoa reports $231m net loss as production, shipments decline in Q1

Australian mining firm Alumina Limited announced Alcoa Corporation’s Q1 earnings results, revealing a loss of $231 million, which is a significant contrast to the profit the company recorded in the same period a year earlier, owing to a decrease in shipments and production. 

Global 3D printing market reaches $3.7b in Q1 2023 with 10% sequential growth

Despite growing economic difficulties in the additive manufacturing (AM) global market, the first quarter of 2023 saw double-digit sequential growth to USD 3.7 billion (AUD 5.5 billion) compared to USD 3.4 billion (AUD 5 billion) during the same period of the prior quarter in, according to latest data from SmarTech Analysis. 

Titomic backs SAE International’s Cold Spray AM Specifications development

ASX-listed cold spray additive manufacturing company Titomic is the latest addition to SAE International’s sponsors for the development of SAE Cold Spray AM Specifications. 
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