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.
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.
