Monday, August 10, 2026

Global Manufacturing PMI’s decline eases in January— JP Morgan

Global manufacturing output and new orders have shown slower contraction in the first month of 2023, resulting in a 49.1 PMI score in January, up from December’s 48.7 rating. 

Wide Open Agriculture to identify location for large-scale buntine protein manufacturing facility

Wide Open Agriculture (WOA) announced that it is moving forward in identifying a large-scale manufacturing plant for the production of buntine protein, a key ingredient in a variety of food applications.

Australian industry remains in contraction for a year— Ai Group

The Australian industry marked its 12th consecutive month in construction territory after seeing a fallback in demand and activity in April. 

BluGlass receives additional GaN laser purchase orders

Semiconductor manufacturing company BluGlass Limited has secured two more purchase orders for its single-mode and multi-mode violet 405nm and blue 450nm gallium nitride (GaN) lasers in flexible form factors. 

Sparc provides update on SIB cell manufacturing project with QUT

Technology solutions company Sparc Technologies Limited has shared an update on its collaboration with the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) to develop a sustainable hard carbon anode material for sodium-ion batteries (SIBs).

Cann Group expects record revenue growth of 111% in FY23

Pharmaceutical company Cann Group Limited announced its FY23 unaudited results, with its operating revenue expected to be approximately $13.5 million, representing growth of 111 per cent or 2.1 times compared to the prior year revenue.

Building materials leader CSR agrees to buy Woven Image to scale market offering

Australian building products company CSR Limited has agreed to acquire Woven Image, a leading company in sustainable design-led acoustic finishes and textiles for $43 million. 

Saunders International acquires Automation IT to expand tech infrastructure

Saunders International, a construction engineering company, has acquired Automation IT, a specialist automation and control systems engineering business, in a push to expand the former’s capabilities across industrial automation and technology solutions.

Quickstep teams up with ST Engineering to serve Australasian nacelle market

Quickstep, a leading aerospace composite business in Australia, has partnered with ST Engineering’s Commercial Aerospace business to deliver nacelle maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) across the complete range of Boeing and Airbus commercial aircraft in the Australasian market. 

US manufacturing sector sees fastest PMI deterioration in December

US manufacturers have seen a steep decline in the health of the industry during the last month of 2022, according to the latest PMI...
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