Chemical manufacturer Coogee and infrastructure giant QUBE Holdings have secured grants from the federal government to develop diesel storage projects in Western Australia.
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.
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.
More than half of the world’s single-use plastic is produced by fewer than two-dozen companies, according to new research published by the Minderoo Foundation.
Supply chain issues have been a feature of the COVID-19 global economy and have been disrupting business activity for some time, constraining business potential and operations.
BCG’s Brikmakers has achieved a win in the state’s Administrative Tribunal this week, after it overruled the refusal of the company's proposed clay extraction operation in Upper Swan.
Vikas Rambal’s planned $4.3 billion Burrup urea project has signed a big offtake deal, but will be waiting for Woodside’s Scarborough LNG decision before proceeding further.
Tianqi Lithium has lodged $39 million with the state’s courts after a stay on payments to contractor MSP Engineering was granted, as Tianqi awaits an appeal over a March ruling.
Perth-based design consultancy SITE Planning + Design has lodged plans to undertake $102 million worth of wharf upgrades at lots leased by defence contractor BAE Systems.
Wangara-based outfit Duratec has secured $38 million in defence contracts, including $13 million of which will be handled by the company’s indigenous-owned joint venture.
The WA Labor Party has offered a first look at Midland's new $46 million railcar manufacturing facility, a facility underpinning its plan to boost local manufacturing in Western Australia.
The federal government has granted major project status to EcoGraf's proposed $98 million battery graphite facility in Kwinana, one day after unveiling a long-term plan to boost Australia's critical minerals sector.
Austal’s net profit after tax was $52.4 million, up 29 per cent, while revenue fell 19 per cent to $840.3 million, due to a poor exchange rate and less throughput in the US.
Steelmaker BlueScope has reported a 78 per cent increase in its half year profit, while announcing a chief executive for climate change within the group.
Construction of the Mt Holland lithium mine and a Kwinana refinery will begin next year, Wesfarmers announced today, with the green light given to the mine development.
The Liberal Party has unveiled a $250 million pledge to boost the state’s manufacturing industry by providing one-off cash grants to incentivise industry development and expand international markets.
