This Month
Alceon PE signs on dotted line for Boss Engineering; Citi in for debt
Alceon was attracted to the business by Boss’s focus on automation and robotics, and exposure to Australia’s essential food supply needs.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
Chipmaker resumes production as Taiwan begins quake recovery
TSMC, the leading producer of advanced chips for Apple and Nvidia, has restarted operations, less than 24 hours after evacuating staff and halting work.
- Debby Wu and Chien-Hua Wan
Australia locks in $1b defence deal with Germany
The manufacturing deal will create at least 600 jobs in Queensland but was thrown into doubt last year after Labor snubbed the company involved for its own defence contract.
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- Hannah Wootton
Synlait Milk races to raise capital and sell assets to repay debt
Around $120 million was due on Thursday, but the New Zealand-based group has won three more months to find the money for its lenders.
- Carrie LaFrenz
Orora flags earnings pain at its big French acquisition Saverglass
The ASX-listed bottle manufacturer purchased the 126-year-old business last year. On Tuesday, it said orders were lower than expected, sending shares lower.
- Simon Evans
Want Australian-made solar? Be prepared to pay $1500 more
SolarQuotes’ Ronald Brakels says there are probably enough consumers willing to pay a premium for locally made panels for a manufacturer to make a go of it.
- Ben Potter
China’s factory expansion is new sign of recovery
While the industrial sector expanded for the first time in six months, China is still grappling with a deep property slowdown and weak investor confidence.
- Fran Wang
March
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- Renewables
AGL, Cannon-Brookes vying for $1b in solar manufacturing grants
SunDrive, backed by the Atlassian billionaire, is among groups including 5B and Tindo who want to use the taxpayer funds to expand local panel production.
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- Angela Macdonald-Smith and Ben Potter
Viva fires up convenience roll-out after locking away OTR
The completion of the $1.2 billion takeover kicks off the nationwide expansion of the On the Run brand, which will replace Coles Express at Viva’s fuel stations.
- Angela Macdonald-Smith
‘Bad old days are back’: Albanese warned about his $1b solar push
Previous attempts at boosting solar panel manufacturing in Australia have failed. Experts and economists question why this time will be any different.
- Tom McIlroy
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- Energy prices
Victoria’s gas aversion is driving emissions higher, energy users say
Industry figures say Victoria’s attitude is raising energy prices and emissions and preventing the closure of coal power stations
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- Angela Macdonald-Smith
Australia dropped the ball on energy security: Exxon
Forecast gas shortfalls in the southern states cannot be blamed on Queensland’s LNG exports, one of the east coast’s biggest gas suppliers says.
- Angela Macdonald-Smith
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Seven starts throwing haymakers to get Boral bid moving
An independent expert’s report is the tip of the iceberg in the battle for Boral. The fight is ramping up.
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- Anthony Macdonald
- Analysis
- Boeing crisis
Boeing’s final chance to ‘clean house’ and end crisis
Stephanie Pope, Dave Gitlin and Patrick Shanahan are among possible contenders to take over as CEO as the aircraft maker struggles to restore confidence.
- Claire Bushey, Sylvia Pfeifer and Philip Georgiadis
Gas CEOs dial up warnings as ‘crunch time’ looms
Senex CEO Ian Davies and APA Group’s Adam Watson will warn of a “desperate” need for new gas supply to help cut emissions, and prevent higher costs for customers.
- Angela Macdonald-Smith
Audi issues second electric car recall due to fire risk
The federal transport department issued an urgent recall for more than 100 Audi e-tron vehicles and warned that owners may have to wait months for a fix.
- Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
The big M&A contender no one talks about any more
It’s the year of the clean-up M&A trade. And when it comes to cleaning up, there’s one gorilla that’s been untouchable for decades.
- Anthony Macdonald
How this manufacturer made it to the runways of Paris and New York
Melbourne Textile Knitting’s Stephen Morris-Moody has always been a dyed-in-the-wool fan of yarn. Now he’s taken his work to Calvin Klein and Ralph Lauren.
- Luke Benedictus
‘Not a single cent’: Orica meets pushback on clean products
Chief executive Sanjeev Gandhi said regulations forcing companies to switch to cleaner products are needed to overcome a refusal to pay more.
- Angela Macdonald-Smith
Alceon PE ready to harvest 50pc of agricultural equipment biz
Sources said Alceon had no troubles securing backers for the deal and was due to close the transaction in the coming days.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
