ArcActive launches lead-acid battery pilot at Deakin
ArcActive is testing lead-acid storage at Deakin University in Geelong, with Origin Energy support and a focus on commercial deployment.
Company wire
CCEP upgrades Kewdale can production with A$39.7 million investment
CCEP’s Kewdale upgrade adds a faster can line, with increased capacity and peak-season operating plans at its Western Australian manufacturing site.
Beckhoff expands its Australian motion-control offering with AF1000 drives
Beckhoff’s AF1000 variable frequency drives add an economy motor-control option, with EtherCAT connectivity and single- or dual-axis configurations.
Zip Water introduces award-winning Accessible Remote for commercial HydroTap
Zip Water’s new remote brings accessible controls to commercial HydroTap installations.
VK Sells Its Intickets Stake and Retains Ticketing Plans
VK sells its Intickets stake and retains plans for VK Tickets.
Hysata commissions its first HysataFab production line
Hysata’s Port Kembla manufacturing programme combines a commissioned electrode line with planned membrane and assembly capacity.
Lukoil launches Volgograd lubricants and antifreeze complex
Lukoil completes a 70,000-tonne-a-year Volgograd complex, with more than 230 grease, cutting-fluid and antifreeze products planned.
Arkeus opens Ormeau sensing-system manufacturing facility
Arkeus has opened its Queensland manufacturing site, supported by state funding, with additional production, repair and workforce expansion planned.
Vertiv ramps up Johor manufacturing
Vertiv’s Johor factory is shipping products while preparing additional production lines.
Standard Bots raises Series C funding for manufacturing expansion
Standard Bots expands its manufacturing plans following Series C financing and earlier factory and robotics-development milestones.
HDR completes design of NSW RNA facility
HDR delivers a flexible design for NSW RNA research and pilot manufacturing.
Metzke plans $22m East Rockingham manufacturing facility
Metzke plans a larger East Rockingham manufacturing base, with relocation from Canning Vale expected in 2027.
FESCO and Resurs agree to develop Uvelka export routes to Asia
FESCO and Resurs plan rail and sea routes for Uvelka products into Asian markets.
Nornickel and Rosatom increase Polar Lithium’s capital
Polar Lithium’s charter capital has increased while its owners continue developing the Kolmozerskoye lithium project in the Murmansk region.
Daikin opens a new manufacturing facility in Chipping Norton
Daikin’s new Chipping Norton factory expands local production of air-handling and rooftop equipment, with more than 60 full-time roles reported by the company.
DSM plans laser-cut furniture project in Darwin
DSM plans automated furniture production for Northern Territory remote housing.
Amur GCC plans networked robotic loaders for polymer logistics
Amur GCC plans networked robotic loaders and digital container handling for its future polymer logistics complex.
TMAI inaugurates its Kendal solar factory
TMAI inaugurates its integrated solar-cell and module factory in Kendal.
Denka suspends chloroprene production at LaPlace
Denka suspends production at its Louisiana chloroprene facilities while supplying customers from inventories and its Omi Plant in Japan.
Nefis Cosmetics signs agreement for Turkish retail distribution
Nefis Cosmetics has agreed a route into Turkish retail chains through Nova Solutions, alongside its established household-chemical manufacturing in Kazan.
GE Aerospace plans nearly USD 1 billion in US manufacturing investment
GE Aerospace plans factory upgrades and supplier investment across 16 US states in 2025, alongside about 5,000 manufacturing and engineering hires.
Lotte Wellfood opens Pune ice-cream plant and outlines India investment
Lotte Wellfood has opened a ₹500 crore ice-cream plant in Pune with annual capacity of 50 million litres and plans further investment in its Indian operations.
ChZEO introduces own-brand terminals manufactured in China
ChZEO reports delivery of its first own-brand terminals and describes two-stage quality checks.
eLumina opens Yatala centre for batteries and EV chargers
eLumina’s Gold Coast centre will manufacture community batteries and EV chargers, with the first model scheduled for 2025.
Voyage Foods plans Ohio plant for cocoa-free products
Voyage Foods plans a Mason, Ohio, plant for cocoa-free chocolate, nut-free spreads and bean-free coffee, while retaining its Oakland operations.
SCHOTT completes optical-components facility in Kulim
SCHOTT completes its Kulim production facility in Kedah, with approximately 400 engineering and production jobs expected.
Novartis expands its radioligand manufacturing network
Novartis is adding isotope production in Indianapolis and a third US radioligand manufacturing location in Carlsbad, California.
Mitsubishi Electric plans Kentucky compressor conversion
The planned Maysville conversion would manufacture heat pump compressors and create 122 jobs, with public incentives subject to conditions.
Lassonde agrees to acquire Summer Garden Food Manufacturing
Lassonde’s Summer Garden agreement would expand its North American sauce portfolio.
Kikkoman breaks ground for Jefferson soy sauce plant
Kikkoman’s Jefferson project adds a planned production site to its established operations in Wisconsin and California.
Rino Recycling brings wet and dry processing together at Pinkenba
Rino Recycling’s Pinkenba plant combines automated sorting and washing to recover construction materials for new projects.
Stratasys introduces H350 V1.5 and HighDef Printing
Stratasys introduces H350 V1.5 and HighDef firmware for SAF production printing.
Gazprom Neft opens Gatchina plastics-recycling plant
Gazprom Neft opens a plastics-recycling plant in Gatchina.
PKNS launches 13 industrial lots at Kota Puteri Green Industrial Park
PKNS has launched the first industrial-lot offering at Kota Puteri Green Industrial Park in Rawang, with construction planned from May 2024 and completion targeted for 2027.
RenewSys signs Telangana manufacturing expansion memorandum
RenewSys plans phased solar manufacturing investment in Telangana under a memorandum with the state government.
Latest Articles
ArcActive launches lead-acid battery pilot at Deakin
ArcActive is testing lead-acid storage at Deakin University in Geelong, with Origin Energy support and a focus on commercial deployment.
CCEP upgrades Kewdale can production with A$39.7 million investment
CCEP’s Kewdale upgrade adds a faster can line, with increased capacity and peak-season operating plans at its Western Australian manufacturing site.
Beckhoff expands its Australian motion-control offering with AF1000 drives
Beckhoff’s AF1000 variable frequency drives add an economy motor-control option, with EtherCAT connectivity and single- or dual-axis configurations.
Zip Water introduces award-winning Accessible Remote for commercial HydroTap
Zip Water’s new remote brings accessible controls to commercial HydroTap installations.
VK Sells Its Intickets Stake and Retains Ticketing Plans
VK sells its Intickets stake and retains plans for VK Tickets.
Hysata commissions its first HysataFab production line
Hysata’s Port Kembla manufacturing programme combines a commissioned electrode line with planned membrane and assembly capacity.