Industry to benefit from Flagship funding
The Light Metals Flagship has received a tremendous boost and expression of support from the Australian Government, with the announcement of an additional $305 million for all six National Research Flagships over the next seven years.

Dr Tony Filmer, Program Director of the Light Metals Flagship, believes CSIRO’s additional funding for the Flagships will enable acceleration in those programs aimed at ensuring ongoing international competitiveness of our industry.

“Sustainability implies going beyond the important incremental gains, to set up the next generation of competitiveness. Australia can and must do it,” he says. Full Story

Message from the Director
The Light Metals Flagship has had a flying start and is increasing momentum, with the first 12 projects well underway, and a further 13 to commence in the coming year. These projects range from new processing and metal production to manufacturing methods. Full Story

Australia joins race to world-scale titanium industry
Revolutionary research is set to halve production costs and pave the way for a world-scale Australian titanium metal production and manufacturing industry. Full Story

China leads magnesium production - but is it sustainable?
The ultra-light weight of magnesium is driving a huge growth in its use and many predict this will continue, particularly in the automotive industry. But is this global demand riding on a sustainable industry when the supply base is so heavily concentrated in one country? Full Story

Welding technology the key to quality titanium products
A high quality method of welding titanium is reducing by 24-fold the time the process takes - opening new opportunities in Australia for producing cost-effective, welded titanium pipes. Full Story

Novel on-line analysis to clean aluminium smelting
Aluminium bath contamination can cause a million dollar headache for smelters but a new on-line analysis technique is being developed to "clean up" this common problem. Full Story

Visualising the invisible: from maths to modelling
Computer modelling is providing valuable insights into processes ranging from huge avalanches to industrial systems around the world, with some of the most cutting edge work occurring in Australia. Full Story

The Light Metals Flagship is a CSIRO initiative and part of the National Research Flagships program that aims to deliver scientific solutions to advance Australia's most important national objectives. One of the largest scientific initiatives ever mounted in Australia, it aligns closely with the Federal Government's National Research Priorities. The initiative brings together our national research resources to deliver breakthroughs in fields ranging from healthcare to light metals and the environment.

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