Tag: Tasmania

Premier and Minister for State Development, Trade and the Antarctic, Jeremy Rockliff, has congratulated Elphinstone following their successful joint bid with Hanwha Defense Group to be part of the Land 400 Phase 3 program.

Integrated shipping and transport logistics company SeaRoad officially opened its new facility in Launceston on Wednesday, 26 July. 

The Tasmanian government is urging local businesses to apply for the Federal Government’s $60 million Recycling Modernisation Fund Plastics Technology Stream. 

ReNu Energy Limited announced that its fully owned subsidiary Countrywide Hydrogen is nearing a final investment decision for its Tasmanian Green Hydrogen projects, with the selection of electrolyser, HRS, and construction contractor suppliers.

Tasmania is now home to a purpose-built pre-cast concrete production facility that will manufacture more than 1,000 segments for the new Bridgewater Bridge, the biggest transport infrastructure project in the state’s history. 

Metro Tasmania is set to conduct trials of three battery electric buses in Launceston and three hydrogen fuel cell electric buses in Hobart for up to three years, according to Minister for Infrastructure and Transport Michael Ferguson, with Foton Mobility as one of its suppliers. 

The Rockliff Liberal Government launched the Tasmanian Renewable Energy Supply Chain Directory today to help Tasmanian businesses benefit from renewable energy projects. 

Tasmanian manufacturer Expanded Polystyrene Australia (EPSA) has launched a new initiative dubbed “StyroCycle” that allows manufacturers of polystyrene products to dispose of expanded packaging waste that will be recycled and turned into new products like building insulation. 

A total of 11 local firms will share almost $1 million in funding as part of the fourth round of the Advanced Manufacturing Accelerating Growth Program revealed today by the Tasmanian Government. 

Significant work will be undertaken to improve the Charles Street bridge in Launceston paving the way for increased freight productivity for critical state industries such as agriculture and manufacturing, as announced by the Tasmanian Government.