Manufacturing

Iron ore from BHP's Pilbara mines would be shipped to South Korea for POSCO to test its hydrogen-based green ironmaking technology under a preliminary deal struck this week.

Henderson-based Civmec says while pre-existing predictions surrounding a quieter first half to FY26 have eventuated, it is confident things are about to turn.

Perdaman has revealed plans to build a $3 billion, one-gigawatt solar and hydrogen project on the outskirts of Karratha to decarbonise its $6.4 billion urea plant on the Burrup Peninsula.

Balcatta-based Brownes has bought out its partner in its UK manufacturing plant, while also revealing the sale of the dairy business has been put on hold until next year.

The Henderson workshop will bring several processes under one roof as part of ASC Industries' plan to expand.

A Perth-headquartered manufacturer of hydraulic systems for the oil, gas and mining industries has been hit by ransomware, with employee, customer and supplier information compromised.

Kwinana-headquartered major private manufacturer Coogee Chemicals has had another solid year, lifting revenue, profit and assets, as it eyes an expansion of its operation in the US.

SRG Global boss David Macgeorge believes the company's acquisition of TAMS for $85 million will be mutually beneficial for both parties.

Dardanup-based Hexion Australia has been awarded a $90 million contract for the production of a key coating material used in manufacturing of urea granules for Perdaman's $US4.5 billion urea plant.

A ‘solid start' to FY26, coupled by its recent acquisition of Fredon, has resulted in NRW Holdings raising its guidance.

The TGA said 21 sunscreens using a base formula made by Wild Child Laboratories had likely overstated their sun protection factor.

Shares in Canning Vale-based VEEM briefly touched a record company price of $1.95 per share on Tuesday, following a series of key announcements.

Schaffer Corporation has withdrawn guidance for its automotive leather division after a luxury vehicle brand was hit by a cyber incident which halted production.

A German engineering giant's trading arm has made a preliminary deal to buy pelletised iron from a proposed green steel project in WA's Mid West.

Perth-based OKA has signed a deal with 140-year-old Varley Group to scale up its off-road vehicle production to meet rising global demand.

The competition watchdog has cleared BGC Australia's sale of its cementitious division, with the business carved up between Cement Australia and Adbri.

A Victorian startup promising to underpin cost-effective green steel production has secured land in the Pilbara to operate a third-party commercial iron ore smelter.

A 45-year-old man has died following a workplace incident at Bassendean-based Hofmann Engineering, marking its second workplace fatality in six years.

Shares in Austal continued their strong run today after the shipbuilder secured a further $US314 million ($480 million) of work with the United States Coast Guard.

Perth-based Green360 Technologies has announced that chief executive Bojan Bogunovic will depart the company, effective October 31.

Major bottlenecks caused by an ageing import facility on the southern coast are costing Kwinana industrial players almost $70 million each year, a report released this morning has revealed.

Defence-focused shipbuilder Austal dramatically increased its net profit result in FY25, recording a 503 per cent jump from $14.9 million to $89.7 million over 12 months.

The federal government has formalised its agreement with a new subsidiary of Austal, in a move which confirms its status as a strategic shipbuilder of choice.

Duratec boss Chris Oates says the company is in prime position to capitalise on growing demand in FY26.

GR Engineering posted a net profit of $34.2 million in FY25, up $3 million from the prior corresponding period.

NRW Holdings has recorded a reduced statutory net profit for FY25, despite solid growth in both revenue and underlying earnings.

Hofmann Engineering has become the first local business to be greenlit to supply parts for US navy assets, in a move the nation's leaders say is a strong sign for an Aukus future.

Former Water Corporation boss Susan Murphy has been appointed as a director of Henderson-based shipbuilder, Austal.

POSCO's proposed $4.4-billion Pilbara green iron plant has been recommended for approval by the state's environmental watchdog.

Companies including Epiroc, Weir Minerals, Komatsu and Sandvik have reshaped the local mining technology sector after nearly 20 acquisitions.

Shares in Canning Vale-based VEEM closed trade up 10 per cent to $1.09 on Tuesday, following news it had signed a six-year, $65 million defence contract renewal with ASC.

Ryan Stokes-led diversified business SGH recorded a 5 per cent post-tax statutory net profit increase to $486 million last financial year, led by upticks at concrete maker Boral and Westrac.