Welcome to the August 2005 Light Metals Update! We are continuously striving to refine and develop our portfolio of projects to reflect the needs of, and deliver outcomes to, industry, government and the community.  
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$97 Million Fund Boosts Flagship Collaborations

Australia’s National Research Flagships are being strengthened by a collaboration fund that will foster collaborative research between universities, CSIRO and other publicly funded research agencies.
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Flagship targets big issues for automotive industry

The automotive industry needs technology-intensive products made from aluminium and magnesium, because of their potential for weight reduction within tight cost constraints. In particular, opportunities exist for the wider use of magnesium within the industry and for light metal body structures for commodity vehicles.
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Thin magnesium-sheet production process licensed


CSIRO has played the lead role in Australia’s breakthrough low-cost, thin magnesium-sheet technology, now close to being production-ready. Read more.

New markets opening up for titanium sheet 

New technology being developed to produce continuous titanium sheet at a reduced cost has the potential to dramatically open the market for a wide range of applications including both industrial and domestic products. Read more.

Congratulations

The Light Metals Flagship is pleased to acknowledge Nigel Ricketts and Craig Korn, from CSIRO Manufacturing and Infrastructure Technology (CMIT) in Brisbane, who were recently awarded a Certificate of Recognition from the United States Environmental Protection Agency for outstanding technical contributions to its ‘Sulfur Hexafluoride (SF₆) Emission Reduction Partnership’ scheme. Read more.

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Message from the Director

$97 Million Fund Boosts Flagship Collaboration

Flagship targets big issues for automotive industry

Thin magnesium-sheet production process licensed

New markets opening up for titanium sheet

Congratulations

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