Manufacturing

Iron ore miner Rio Tinto is pressing ahead with development of a pilot plant south of Perth to test the merits of local green iron production.

Wesfarmers executive Tanya Rybarczyk has been named as the next president of explosives manufacturer Dyno Nobel Asia Pacific, effective February 2025.

Coogee Chemicals posted a $25.5 million profit for the 2023-24 financial year and declared a $10 million dividend

Clothing manufacturer Merino & Co has joined the ASX, ringing the bell to open trading as one of rare cohort of Perth-based companies to take the IPO journey this year.

NRW Holdings’ order book has reached a record $7 billion, following news the company had won a $1.6 billion contract with Queensland-based Stanmore Resources.

The origins of a WA diesel haul truck’s conversion to a battery-electric operating system can be traced back to a North Queensland banana farm.

A $400 million proposed green steel mill in Collie has been granted strategic project status by the state government, paving the way for more efficient project facilitation.

Monadelphous Group has secured a series of new contracts and extensions valued around $160 million.

Henderson-based Civmec has signed a deal to acquire Luerssen Australia, the shipbuilder contracted to make patrol vessels for the Royal Australian Navy.

FBR says it's looking forward to resuming its US demonstration program in Florida over coming days, as the American state begins to recover from Hurricane Milton.

The key ingredients to much of Perth’s development are becoming harder to extract, often due to regulation.

Following record revenue during the 2024 financial year, Duratec Australia has secured a structural integrity project from Rio Tinto, under an existing master services agreement.

Warship-scale deals could prove the catalyst to unlocking much-needed infrastructure on the Henderson waterfront.

Perth company Vikal International has quietly and successfully been building luxury vessels for a very select global market for 30 years.

Former Water Corporation executive Matthew Cronin will oversee an $8 million state government program designed to boost the local manufacture of wind farm components.

Western Australia is likely to lose one of two superyacht builders in the state, as the growing volume of defence work at Henderson squeezes existing industries.

ASX-listed First Graphene has signed a two-year deal with New South Wales-based Halocell Energy, which the junior believes could lead to more commercial opportunities.

South Korean company Hanwha Ocean has walked away from its $1 billion pursuit of shipbuilder Austal, accusing the target of not engaging constructively in a due diligence process.

Monadelphous has secured a series of new maintenance and construction contracts worth around $230 million - including two contracts on Perdaman's urea project in the Pilbara.

Minerals explorer Australian Vanadium has successfully completed factory acceptance testing of its vanadium flow battery, bound for Horizon Power's pilot renewable energy project in Kununurra.

Austal will expand production capacity at its US shipyard after signing a $670 million contract with a major US defence contractor.

Wool garment manufacturing might seem like an unlikely IPO in this day and age, but a Perth-based company has its sights set on an ASX listing this month.

ANALYSIS: The new chair of defence shipbuilder Austal, Richard V Spencer, has a résumé tailor-made for capitalising on Aukus opportunities.

Shares in robot technology company FBR rose by 8 per cent early on Tuesday, following news its Hadrian X had successfully begun its US demonstration program in Florida.

Complete Tyre Solutions has struck a deal with logistics firm Matic Group to divert 3,500 tyres from landfill to its recycling facility currently under construction.

Federal Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek has announced a $44 million federal government cash injection into Western Australian recycling at a facility in Bibra Lake this afternoon.

Carbon abatement company SeaStock has secured federal government funding as it eyes the expansion of its production capabilities in Western Australia.

Henderson-headquartered Austal has agreed to pay $35 million penalty to settle an investigation over former US employees allegedly manipulating its financial reports.

One of the Australian Marine Complex’s largest landholders is building its service arm to generate a more sustainable revenue source.

Monadelphous Group’s bright start to the 2025 financial year has continued, inking a further $340 million worth of contracts.

NRW Holdings is riding high following a strong 2024 financial year, due to sustained success across a range of sectors in both Australia and North America.

Shares in High Wycombe-based FBR rose by 14 per cent to 4.2 cents early on Wednesday morning following promising news in the US.