Manufacturing

Henderson-based shipbuilder Austal has been contracted to build two steel vessels for the US Navy.

Jason Signmakers has become a national market leader after completing its fourth and largest acquisition.

Shares in FYI Resources have fallen sharply for the second day running after the Perth company announced details of a $US250 million joint venture with Alcoa of Australia.

Rio Tinto is planning to purchase some of its iron ore rail cars from local suppliers, in what would be a small but notable boost for WA manufacturing.

Australia's manufacturing sector has practically stalled, hit by supply chain disruptions and labour shortages not seen in decades.

The critical minerals sector will become the latest to receive a special concessional loan deal from the federal government, with $2 billion on the line.

NRW Holdings' Primero Group has been contracted to build a lithium processing plant in the Northern Territory and a vanadium electrolyte manufacturing facility in Western Australia.

Business News spoke to three businesses about their decision to manufacture in Perth and the benefits it has brought to their operations.

ASX-listed Hastings Technology Metals has lodged federal environmental documents for a rare earths processing plant near Onslow in the Pilbara.

David Singleton-led Austin Engineering has won a suite of new contracts, including with mining services companies NRW Holdings and Perenti.

Wesfarmers-backed Covalent Lithium has signed a lease for its planned Kwinana refinery project with the state government.

One of WA's most prominent defence industry executives is set to jump ship and take a senior role with global shipbuilder Luerssen.

The state government must cut environmental approval times and rethink its new onshore export ban to make Mark McGowan's gas-powered manufacturing plans a reality, a report shows.

Austal suffered a sharp drop in revenue and underlying earnings in the year to June, on the back of a strengthening Australian dollar, COVID-19 and decreasing support work in the US.

David Singleton-led Austin Engineering will invest $6.5 million to improve its manufacturing facilities in Perth and Indonesia.

WA company Cannaponics has been given the all-clear to start construction of its medicinal cannabis manufacturing hub in Collie.

Marine technology manufacturer VEEM is expecting to post a 34 per cent jump in revenue in the past 12 months, to nearly $60 million.

Western Australia is set to gain more than 30 new electric vehicle charging stations, as part of a $25 million fund to assist in a nationwide rollout.

Christian Porter says he's taking the long view in his new portfolio, sharpening the focus of industry policy and hoping to improve research commercialisation.

Perth company Zella DC has secured federal government funding for half the cost of developing its next generation of micro data centres.

Perth manufacturer UON has scored a notable win in the long-running legal battle over the intellectual property for its submersible pumps.

Chemical manufacturer Coogee and infrastructure giant QUBE Holdings have secured grants from the federal government to develop diesel storage projects in Western Australia.

Former Austal boss David Singleton has been appointed managing director at Austin Engineering after acting in the position since June.

Fortescue Metals Group and Curtin University are part of a consortium to research low-carbon iron pellets, cement and alumina, which received $39 million from the federal government today.

An industry participation plan has been approved for a potential $500 million-plus expansion of CSBP's ammonia production in Kwinana, with Technip undertaking Feed work.

A $450 million potash development in northern WA and a $269 million alumina refinery planned for Kwinana have received major project status from the federal government.

Six WA businesses including IPI Packers, Blasta Brewing, Bonissimo Coffee Roasters and Veem have been offered $4.5 million in federal government grants to support manufacturing projects.

Malaga boot manufacturer Steel Blue has launched the world's first graphene enhanced work boot range, 18 months after signing a contract with First Graphene.

Henderson-based shipbuilder Austal will develop autonomous fast transport functions through a second contract win this week with the US Navy.

The state government has opened the new Bellevue Metronet Railcar Facility, making good on its 2017 election commitment to bring railcar manufacturing back to WA.

Hybrid Systems Australia has signed a 10-year lease for a facility at Perth Airport to manufacture standalone power systems, and announced an acquisition.

Local shipbuilder Austal is submitting a proposal to design and build an amphibious vehicle for the Australian Army.