Tomago Aluminium Company is an independently managed joint venture and is Australasia’s largest primary aluminium smelter. Annual production is 593,000 tonnes of billet, slab and ingot, 95% of which is exported, mainly to Asia-Pacific markets. With direct employment of ~1,100 personnel and revenues of ~$1.5 billion, Tomago Aluminium is a major economic contributor to the Hunter Valley economy and the state of NSW. Tomago Aluminium is the largest single load electricity user in the country, consuming some 970 MW or ~10% of NSW average demand. It also provides essential grid security services to the Australian Energy Market Operator through the provision of emergency load interruptibility.
Our Members
Our members include a diverse range of businesses that produce outputs including metals, building materials, chemicals, textiles, food products and machinery.
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BlueScope
Mark Vassella,
Managing Director and
Chief Executive Officer
Managing Director and
Chief Executive Officer
BlueScope
Mark Vassella,
Managing Director and
Chief Executive Officer
While, at the start of CY18 demand in the domestic economy is favourable, businesses still can’t waste any opportunity to reduce costs. But they must also seek sustainable growth, if they are to remain relevant and competitive. Likewise, it’s crucial that government policies don’t add costs to or hinder Australia’s businesses with red or green tape. Australia is a great place to do business, to employ people and make a contribution – we must bolster that, not undermine it – if we are to compete against global competition.
Ben has worked with Manufacturing Australia since its inception in 2011, and as Executive
Director since 2013, helping the organisation to become a champion for Australia’s large
enterprise manufacturing sector.
Prior to joining Manufacturing Australia, Ben’s career in corporate affairs spanned public
and private sectors in Australia and the USA, where he worked in senior in house and
consulting roles with government departments as well as large corporations, with focus on
the manufacturing, energy and higher education sectors.
Brickworks
Mark Ellenor,
Managing Director
Managing Director
Brickworks
Mark Ellenor,
Managing Director
“The manufacturing industry in Australia is facing a number of significant challenges. Manufacturing Australia provides Brickworks with an ideal forum to collaborate with other leading manufacturers and present a united voice for positive change.”
Brickworks Limited was established in 1934 and listed on the ASX in 1961. From its origins as a New South Wales and Queensland based brick manufacturer, it has grown to become one of Australia’s largest building products suppliers, with significant operations across all Australian states. The Building Products portfolio includes market leading brands Austral Bricks™, Austral Masonry™, Bristile Roofing™, Austral Precast™ and Auswest Timbers ™. In addition to the Building Products Group, Brickworks also comprises significant property interests and a 42.72% holding in Washington H. Soul Pattinson.
Capral
Tony Dragicevich,
Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer
Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer
Capral
Tony Dragicevich,
Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer
“Stronger anti-dumping measures are key to the survival of parts of Australian manufacturing. Existing measures are being flagrantly abused and because of this Manufacturing Australia will continue to call on the Government to do more to help local manufacturers fight cheap imports from Asia.”
Capral is Australia’s largest manufacturer and distributor of aluminium profiles. An Australian company, they commenced operations in 1936 and today, have a national footprint of world-class aluminium extrusion plants. Capral employ 900 people around Australia and are a market leader in supply to fabricators and distributors, focusing on the Residential, Commercial and Industrial segments.
Cement Australia
Rob Davies,
CEO
CEO
Cement Australia
Rob Davies,
CEO
An icon of the Australian cement industry, Cement Australia is the nation’s leading supplier of cement products and services. With a world-class reputation and an unmatched depth of experience, we deliver a broad range of competitive products and services – from bulk and packaged cement products to alternative fuels and waste management. Our team supply major concrete producers, building and engineering contractors, leading retail building suppliers and some of the nation’s largest mines.
CSR
Paul Dalton,
Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director
Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director
CSR
Paul Dalton,
Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director
“A productive manufacturing sector is a critical component of Australia’s economy as it generates demand for skilled employment, cultivates export markets, adds value to other domestic industries such as resources and agriculture and showcases Australian innovation.”
CSR is a leading building products company in Australia and New Zealand and is the name behind some of the market’s most trusted and recognised brand names including Gyprock™ plasterboard, Bradford™ insulation, PGH™ bricks and pavers and Monier™ rooftiles and is part of the Saint Gobain Group. CSR is also a joint venture participant in the globally cost competitive Tomago aluminium smelter, located near Newcastle, NSW.
DuluxGroup
Patrick Houlihan,
Chairman and CEO
Chairman and CEO
DuluxGroup
Patrick Houlihan,
Chairman and CEO
DuluxGroup is a leading marketer and manufacturer of premium branded products that enhance, protect and maintain the places and spaces where people live and work. It is home to some of Australia’s most trusted and iconic brands including Dulux paints and coatings, Cabot’s wood coatings, Selleys sealants and adhesives, Yates garden products, Seasol, B&D garage doors and openers, and leading household cleaning brands such as White King, Lux and Softly. DuluxGroup’s primary focus is on the home improvement market, and this is complemented by a presence in commercial and industrial markets.
DuluxGroup’s heritage dates back to 1918, and today it employs approximately 8,000 people globally, with more than 4,000 people across the Pacific, including 3,000 in Australia where it operates 20 manufacturing sites, approximately 150 company owned stores and world-class R&D facilities. In 2022, DuluxGroup expanded its presence in Europe, acquiring leading paint & coatings companies across western and central Europe, employing approximately 4,000 people.
Incitec Pivot
Mauro Neves,
Chief Executive Officer
Chief Executive Officer
Incitec Pivot
Mauro Neves,
Chief Executive Officer
“IPL’s manufacturing arm is critical to the ongoing agriculture and mining supply chains in Australia. Our team – both in Australia and globally – bring together some of the brightest and highly-skilled individuals contributing to the production of fertilisers and explosives. Our manufacturing of explosives business includes Dyno Nobel ammonium nitrate and initiating systems facilities. While Incitec Pivot Fertilisers manufacture a range of fertiliser inputs and products at multiple manufacturing sites across eastern Australia. We are proud to be part of the Australian manufacturing industry and forge its future creating jobs, furthering technology and boosting skills and the economy.”
Incitec Pivot is the largest supplier of fertilisers in Australia; the largest supplier of industrial explosives products and services in North America; and the second largest supplier of industrial explosives products and services in Australia.
Orora
Brian Lowe,
Managing Director
and CEO, Orora Ltd
Managing Director
and CEO, Orora Ltd
Orora
Brian Lowe,
Managing Director
and CEO, Orora Ltd
“All Australians will benefit if our country’s manufacturing organisations thrive over the medium and longer term. The critical work that Manufacturing Australia is undertaking on behalf of over one million people the sector employs, aims to bring all stakeholders together to create a policy environment that supports this vision. With this support, we see a strong and sustainable future for a sector that will make a positive contribution to the Australian economy and way of life for many years to come.”
Orora Ltd is headquarted in Melbourne, Australia. The company was created in 2013 after Amcor, one of the world’s largest packaging companies with a 150 year history in Australia, demerged their Australasian and Packaging Distributions businesses.
Rheem
Chris Taylor,
Rheem Chief Executive Officer
Rheem Chief Executive Officer
Rheem
Chris Taylor,
Rheem Chief Executive Officer
From humble beginnings in 1936 when The Rheem Manufacturing Co. (Australia) Proprietary Limited was incorporated, Rheem has grown in reputation to be synonymous with excellence, reliability, innovation and for delivery “steady hot and strong” water heating to Australians.
For over 75 years, Rheem has remained at the forefront of manufacturing technology and is today Australia’s largest manufacturer of gas, electric, heat pump and solar water heaters for domestic, commercial and large scale project applications.
Rheem Australia employs over 1000 Australians directly and is the name behind many household brands such as Rheem, Vulcan, Aquamax and Solahart.
Sims Limited
Stephen Mikkelsen,
Group Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director
Group Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director
Sims Limited
Stephen Mikkelsen,
Group Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director
Stephen Mikkelsen was appointed chief executive officer and managing director in 2023, after originally joining Sims Limited in 2018 as the global chief financial officer. He is a member of the Safety, Health, Environment, Community & Sustainability Committee. He brings more than 30 years of finance and executive management experience to the company. Prior to joining Sims Limited, Stephen held senior leadership positions at AGL Energy, including serving as chief financial officer from 2006 to 2012, followed by group general manager retail energy and executive general manager energy markets. Before his tenure at AGL, Stephen was the chief financial officer of Snowy Hydro from 2001 to 2006. Stephen is a member of Chartered Accountants Australia & New Zealand.
Tomago Aluminium
Jerome Dozol,
Chief Executive Officer
Chief Executive Officer