Manufacturing

BlueScope, Rio Tinto and BHP say Australia needs a commercially viable alternative to blast furnace steelmaking, but securing enough gas and green hydrogen will be a challenge.

Varcoe Windmills were first built in Mount Gambier in 1911 but after its doors closed last year, the brand seemed lost for good, until a local agricultural mechanic bought the rights at an auction.

The desserts manufacturer is in administration, but the company will not repay a "shocking amount of money" to its creditors.

The fault affects the gear set within the power steering assembly and increases "the risk of an accident causing injury or death", the recall notice says. 

Vacuum cleaner retailer Godfreys has entered voluntary administration, leaving 193 jobs on the line with 54 stores to close in the next 14 days as it undergoes a restructure while searching for a buyer.

Master Builders Queensland warns there is a new wave of increasing construction costs coming and some believe opportunistic "price gouging" is partially to blame.

As US mining giant Alcoa says it will close its refinery in Kwinana in Perth's south, an expert warns the hit to Western Australia's economy will run into the hundreds of millions of dollars.

Around 1,000 workers are set to lose their jobs as Alcoa announces it will phase down production at its alumina refinery in Perth's south.

The Japanese government is investigating reports the company faked safety test results on some car models for more than 30 years.

After months of speculation, the retail pharmacy juggernaut that is Chemist Warehouse will merge with Sigma Healthcare to create the biggest pharmacy company in Australia. Here's how the deal came to fruition, and what it means for their hundreds of stores.

Part of the Australian vernacular, the word "furphy" describes a story that may be untrue or embellished. It originated from WWI troops gathering around water carts made by the manufacturing company Furphy, which is this weekend celebrating a 150th anniversary.

BlueScope Steel hopes the redevelopment of a large parcel of industrial land will bring tens of thousands of workers back to the Port Kembla steelworks.

In a submission to an inquiry into the Middle Arm Development Precinct, the NT government has listed Closing the Gap as a key "strategic" reason to pursue the $1.5 billion project. 

SunCable wants to build what it calls the world's largest renewable energy project and has identified Bell Bay in northern Tasmania as the potential site for its advanced cable manufacturing facility.

The resounding message of the Safe Work Australia report into silicosis is simple: Ban engineered stone benchtops and save worker lives. So what will make governments act, asks Adele Ferguson.

Blacksmith Iain Hamilton says there is money in rare industries like his, but it's hard to get new people into them when the national apprenticeship system means he can't offer any formal qualifications.

While there's uncertainty around the major dessert brand, its factory in NSW appeared to be in full swing this morning. 

There are not many electric car chargers along one of Australia's longest roads, but one local company has developed a prototype it hopes will help range anxiety in the outback.

The AUKUS program will see Australia provided with nuclear-powered attack submarines from the early 2030s onwards to help counter China's ambitions in the Indo-Pacific region.

Joe Biden becomes the first sitting US president to join a picket line by striking with car workers in Michigan, and backing their call for a 40 per cent pay raise.

Automotive brands are being accused of pushing a "loophole" policy so they can keep selling dirty and inefficient vehicles to Australian consumers.

The regional Victorian city of Bendigo is facing redundancies at one of its major employers. But defence manufacturers and business experts say it's not all bad news.

How sneaker brands charge up to 10,000 times the cost of manufacturing — and fans eat it up.

The company, which reported a $1 billion after tax profit, says bringing a dormant coal-blast furnace back online won't lock the company into coal-based steelmaking.

For 100 years, trains were built in the old railway workshops in Midland. After a 30-year hiatus, the industry is back with a modern twist.