Ksubi parent company Bleach Group placed under voluntary administration; announces restructuring plan
Bleach Group, the parent company of Australian fashion labels Ksubi and Insight, has been placed into voluntary administration for the second time in three...
Australian company Zeo develops eco-friendly building material that has the potential to be the...
Australian company Zeo has patented a process that produces a moulding formula out of cellulose fibres and water. The resulting material known as Zeoform...
Nestle chair Elizabeth Proust laments lack of investment in food manufacturing in Australia
Nestle Australia Chairman Elizabeth Proust has called for more investment to be given to food manufacturing and food production, saying Australia is in danger...
Ballarat manufacturing businesses buckle under pressure from tough economic conditions
The recent string of job losses in Ballarat has had a palpable impact on the Victorian city known for its small businesses and manufacturing...
AMWU welcomes PM Rudd’s shipbuilding plans, calls on Coalition to match Labor’s policy
The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) has welcomed Prime Minister Kevin Rudd’s announcement that they will fast-track the construction of two new Navy supply...
Abbott: Manufacturers have to cope with a market-driven currency
The Coalition Government vows to cut red tape and taxes to help manufacturers with the struggle against the strong Australian dollar should the party...
Peak winemakers’ association comes up with strong marketing plan to push Australian wines locally...
The Winemakers Federation of Australia (WFA) is proposing a $1.5 million food and wine centre to be built in Shanghai as part of a...
Forgacs gets chance to tender for multi-million dollar shipbuilding contract
Local shipbuilding company Forgacs has secured the chance to tender for the multi-million dollar contract of building Navy ships, according to reports from ABC...
Anti-dumping Commission announces probe into alleged dumping of imported wind towers
An investigation into allegations of dumping of wind towers from China and Korea has been launched on Tuesday by the newly-formed Anti-dumping Commission.
The probe...
Former Holden workers are concerned about the viability of manufacturing in Australia
Some of the 400 Holden workers who finished up work late in July are hesitant to return to work in the manufacturing sector as...
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From cost exposure to cost control: Using energy flexibility to protect margins
Electricity price volatility is reshaping the cost base of Australian manufacturing, challenging long-held assumptions that energy can be treated as a stable operational input.
