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Continued transformation in local manufacturing will influence the ability to generate or maintain jobs. The Illawarra region has expertise and capabilities in a number of specific sub-areas combined with UOW’s research base in advanced materials and technologies.
The Illawarra region has strong supply-chain linkages through the advanced manufacturing sector, as a result of its 90-year history in heavy manufacturing. Wollongong’s advanced manufacturing sector is fast changing and diversifying, with significant operations in industrial, chemicals, mining, defence, construction, textiles and food and beverage, as well as exploring opportunities in emerging fields such as renewable energy. |