Wednesday, September 9, 2026

Global manufacturing recovery gains traction in January – JP Morgan

The global manufacturing sector has started the year on a high note, with business conditions improving at the fastest rate in three months.

Archer Materials moves quantum tech from lab to wafer-scale manufacturing

Archer Materials is transitioning its qubit development program from laboratory-scale work to wafer-scale manufacturing using semiconductor industry-standard processes.

Orora reports significant increase in earnings with underlying EBIT up by 12.3%

Sustainable manufacturer Orora Beverage announced its full-year financial results, with strong performance increases to underlying earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) of $320.5 million, up 12.3 per cent.

First Graphene, partners secure CRC-P grant for graphene-enhanced solar cell research

Graphitic materials supplier First Graphene said its collaborative project with Halocell Energy and the Queensland University of Technology to commercialise perovskite solar cell fabrication has received a Cooperative Research Centres Project (CRC-P) grant worth $2 million. 

New report says EV sales to more than double in 2023, but outdated laws...

The Electric Vehicle Council has published its annual State of Electric Vehicles report, revealing that while EV sales are expected to more than double in 2023, Australia will continue to trail behind comparable nations in terms of customer choice unless critical legislative reform is implemented.

Eurozone Manufacturing PMI remains in contraction territory in January

The latest S&P Global Eurozone Manufacturing PMI reading rose for a third successive month to 48.8 in January, up from 47.8 in December. 

Australian manufacturers’ economic outlook slumps in December

The outlook for Australia’s manufacturing sector has taken a dive in December following a sharp decrease in industry output, according to the latest Industrial Trends Survey conducted by Westpac and the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI). 

Orica appoints Kim Kerr as chief financial officer

Global mining company Orica has appointed Kim Kerr as its new chief financial officer, effective 11 October. 

EcoGraf to evaluate battery anode material manufacturing facility development in Vietnam

ASX-listed battery manufacturing company EcoGraf has teamed up with Vietnamese clean energy solutions provider VinES Energy to evaluate the development of a Vietnam-based battery anode material (BAM) facility. 

3D printing construction market projected to surpass USD 397.5b by 2030

A recent study by SkyQuest Technology Consulting has found that the 3D printing construction market is projected to surpass USD 397.5 billion by 2030 at a CAGR of 87.38 per cent from 2023 to 2030.
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Manufacturers should do this sooner rather than later, says precision engineer

Australian precision engineering and industrial instrumentation company CENMAC implemented ERP software when it was still a one-man operation. “I couldn’t imagine us growing to this size without MRPeasy,” says Jason Ford, Founder.