JOINT STATEMENT
An essential high-tech water treatment product will soon be manufactured in Queensland for the first time through a partnership between a Townsville-based manufacturer and the Palaszczuk Government.
Treasurer and Minister for Investment Cameron Dick said Townsville industrial chemical producer Cleveland Bay Chemical Company (CBCC) will manufacture the reagent with support from the government’s $50 million Essential Goods and Supply Chain Program, removing Queensland’s reliance on products from interstate and overseas.
“A key element of Queensland’s COVID-19 Economic Recovery Plan is the strengthening of our manufacturing capability,” the Treasurer said.
“COVID-19 has taught us the importance of sovereign manufacturing capability.