• APS Industrial to manufacture Siemens’ technology in Adelaide
• South Australian Packaging company named KFC’s Supplier of the Year
• Neumann Space to test Australian-made propulsion system on SSTL satellite
• Incitec Pivot sale prompts growing concerns from GrainGrowers
• $1 million for APY Lands projects

APS Industrial to manufacture Siemens’ technology in Adelaide

Peter Halliday, the CEO of Siemens Australia and New Zealand, said APS Industrial in Clarence Gardens will become the first facility worldwide to adapt and assemble air circuit breakers (ACBs) for the German conglomerate.

“APS will adapt and assemble Siemens ACBs and peripheral equipment right here in Adelaide, which is good for jobs, good for industry and good for the economy,” Halliday said.

The partnerships will create more than 150 technology jobs and approximately $50 million in manufacturing revenue over the next 10 years.

ACBs are a critical piece of equipment in energy transition, which helps provide a safe source of electricity to infrastructure such as manufacturing sites, built environments, mine sites, and commercial buildings.

The facility will also aim to reduce the current waiting time for ACBs by up to 50 per cent, which will benefit Australian and New Zealand switchboard builders and electrical contractors.

– Grace Atta

South Australian Packaging company named KFC’s Supplier of the Year

KFC has named South Australian-owned food packaging solutions company Detpak as their Supplier of the Year for Australia.

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They won out over other suppliers of packaging, chicken, potatoes, beverages, and other distributors.

Detpak have worked with KFC since 1972, with business manager Ben Suttell saying the award reflects the organisation’s input, continued commitment, focus and innovation.

“I am thankful to the greater Detmold team who work tirelessly to ensure that we have maintained and strengthened our solid partnership with KFC, to ensure a great future together,” he said.

Detpak design, manufacture and supply the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG), grocery and food service industries with sustainable paper and cardboard packaging.

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A subsidiary of the Detmold Group, they supply packaging to KFC’s more than 730 Australian stores, as well as some internationally.

Detpak also supplies paper and cardboard packaging to other international food companies including McDonald’s, Hungry Jack’s, Subway, Starbucks and Uber Eats.

– Clem Stanley

Neumann Space propellant. Photo: supplied.

Neumann Space to test Australian-made propulsion system on SSTL satellite

Adelaide’s own Neumann Space have announced a partnership with Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) to test the next generation Neumann Drive, an Australian designed and manufactured in-space propulsion system.

The two organisations will commence work this year to integrate the next generation Neumann Drive on board SSTL’s CarbSAR satellite, which is set to launch in the second half of 2024.

The UK-based SSTL is a pioneer of the Small Satellite (SmallSat) industry and opened its office in Adelaide late last year, its first in the Southern Hemisphere.

“Our participation in the CarbSar Demo Mission and our first piece of work with SSTL is significant for Neumann Space and for the commercialisation of our innovative propulsion technology,” Neumann Space CEO Herve Astier said.

Enrico Palermo, Head of the Australian Space Agency, welcomed the partnership as part of the agency’s UK-Australia Space Bridge.

“This agreement is further evidence of the global space sector’s interest in what Australia’s innovators have to offer, and the mutual benefit that can be gained from working together with our partners,” he said.

– Clem Stanley

Incitec Pivot sale prompts growing concerns from GrainGrowers

The industry body has called for additional information about the potential sale of Incitec Pivot’s fertiliser business to foreign interests, citing growing concerns from members over future supply.

GrainGrowers Chair Rhys Turton said the industry wanted assurance the estimated $1.5 billion sale to the preferred bidder, the Indonesian government-backed fertiliser company Pupul Kaltim, was in the national interest.

“The Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB) and ultimately the Treasurer need to reassure the industry that any purchase is not just an asset grab at the expense of Australian producers,” he said.

“Incitec Pivot is Australia’s largest fertiliser manufacturer and distributor, so the genuine concern is that additional product could be moved offshore, impacting our longer-term food security, reducing supply and increasing costs to producers.”

Turton said Pupuk Kaltim claimed to be Southeast Asia’s largest urea fertiliser producer and had previously stated a desire to purchase phosphate and potash fertiliser assets, unavailable in Indonesia.

“Access to Australian assets and resources must not be allowed to come at the expense of Australian producers,” he said.

$1 million for APY Lands projects 

The State Government has announced $1.043 million in funding for a range of projects on the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands.

Among the projects to be funded is a $722,000 extension of the Ernabella Arts Centre, Australia’s oldest, continuously running Aboriginal arts centre.

The announcement was made by Minister for Aboriginal Affairs Kyam Maher who visited the APY communities of Indulkana, Mimili, Umuwa and Pukatja last week.

“This funding will go towards new building works that will extend the art centre, as well as make a studio more comfortable for artists,” Maher said.

“We’re also committed to the ongoing sustainability of remote communities in the APY lands, which is why we’ve funded a number of initiatives in direct response to concerns raised by those communities.”

– Anastasia Savvas