AUSTRALASIA | MARKET INSIGHT


and refining of 31 critical minerals. Among recent developments, in August 2025, HAMR Energy, an Australia-based low- carbon fuels company, announced plans to develop the country’s first large scale methanol-to-sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) plant, with an estimated investment


of $462.5–528.6m, with South Australia and Victoria identified as prime locations. In July 2025, Veolia, a France-based utilities company, signed a contract worth $561.6m to construct and operate a new materials recycling facility (MRF) in the Australian Capital Territory under a 20-year


agreement. Furthermore, growth in mining and manufacturing over the forecast period will be supported by government budget allocations. As part of the FY2025–2026 budget, the mining and manufacturing sector received $3.6bn for 2025–26, projected to rise to $4.4bn in 2028–29.


Australasia – Industrial construction project pipeline By country and stage ($ millions) Country


Australia


New Zealand Fiji


Total (including others)


Pre-planning 53,744


– 500 54,244


Planning 73,198


1,443 100


74,941


Pre-execution 31,086


50 –


31,136


Execution 30,348


948 –


31,296


Total


188,376 2,441 600


191,617


Australasia – Industrial construction project pipeline Funding mode by top country (% of total)


Country Australia


New Zealand Fiji


Private 94.5%


84.6% –


Public 3.5%


8.2% 100.0%


Public/Private 2.0%


7.2% –


Australasia – Industrial construction project pipeline By sub-sectors ($ millions)


0


20,000


40,000


60,000


80,000


100,000


120,000


140,000


160,000  Chemical and pharmaceutical plants  Manufacturing plants  Metal and material production and processing plants  Waste processing plants


180,000


200,000


Australasia – Industrial construction output by project type (real, $ millions), 2020–2029


15,000 10,000 5,000 0 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028


 Waste processing plants  Metal and material production and processing plants  Manufacturing plants  Chemical and pharmaceutical plants


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