ASX-listed IperionX announced the receipt of pivotal development permits for the Titan Project located in Tennessee, which is touted as the United States' most significant JORC-compliant resource of titanium and rare earth-rich mineral sands.

Hysata, a Wollongong-based electrolyser company, has opened its new 8,000 sqm global headquarters and electrolyser manufacturing plant in Port Kembla. 

Melbourne-based SCORKL has launched its world-first, portable, electric SCUBA Air Compressor dubbed ‘SCORKL 2.0 – Electric’, which includes an all-new electric compressor and battery pack, allowing automatic refills of the brand's portable underwater breathing apparatus.

Papyrus Australia, a developer of sustainable technology that converts banana plantation waste into fibre and biodegradable food packaging products, is set to deliver its banana fibre moulding line to Egypt following six months of fabrication, assembly, and testing.

Australia’s property sector is expected to take on a bigger role in the country’s transition to net zero emissions with the rise of alternative building materials that offer immediate and long-term environmental benefits. 

Construction is set for one of Australia’s first advanced plastic recycling facilities following an announcement that packaging company Amcor and food company Mondel?z will invest in Licella’s Catalytic Hydrothermal Reactor (Cat-HTR) technology.

Metal additive manufacturing company AML3D has secured the contract extension for Nickel-Aluminum-Bronze (NAB) alloy characterisation and strength testing to support the US Navy’s submarine program.

BioMelbourne Network, an industry-led coalition of organisations in the Victorian biotechnology sector, has partnered with the state government’s Australian Medtech Manufacturing Centre to deliver a four-part seminar series dedicated to the Victorian medtech manufacturing sector. 

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) announced a $20.9 million grant to Wollongong-based startup Hysata to commercialise its next-generation hydrogen electrolyser technology at the startup’s new manufacturing facility in Port Kembla. 

BusinessNZ Performance of Manufacturing Index (PMI) posted a 46.3-point rating in July, indicating further contractionary conditions in the New Zealand manufacturing sector.