Demand for cigarette and tobacco declines as Australians become more health-conscious
Demand for cigarettes in Australia has declined over the past five years due to increasing health concerns, anti-smoking campaigns, increasing regulations and higher excise...
Australian metal products manufacturer expands business to 3D printing
Australian metal products manufacturer Williams United is expanding its operations by launching Williams 3D, a new business unit dedicated to 3D printing.
According to IT...
Industry leaders appointed to head food and manufacturing innovation precincts
Innovation Minister Senator Kim Carr has announced the appointment of two industry leaders to the Labor Government’s Food and Manufacturing Precincts.
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Supplier advocates appointed to help Australian manufacturers increase their competitiveness
Supplier advocates have been appointed by the Federal Government to provide expert support to the food sector and the medical technologies market.
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$30M investment announced for Cadbury’s Claremont plant
A recently announced $30 million investment into Cadbury’s Claremont facility could help boost the chocolate maker’s production to 70,000 tonnes from 42,000 tonnes a...
Bacchus Distillery joins Epoch Wine Group
Victoria-based Bacchus Distillery, Australia’s largest cream liqueur manufacturer, will be joining Epoch Wine Group, thereby allowing the latter to expand its product offerings beyond...
Quickstep locks in first sale of patented process to Russian composites company
Quickstep has secured a A$6 million contract that will deliver its “Quickstep Process” system to Russian aircraft composites manufacturer ORPE Technologiya.
The company announced today...
Australian dollar continues to decline, provides relief to local manufacturing
The Australian dollar continues to drop today as latest data from this morning showed the local unit trading at 91.69 US cents, from yesterday’s...
Industrial relations reform should be top priority of next Federal government says manufacturing businesses
Manufacturing businesses have ranked “industrial relations reform to boost productivity” as the greatest priority of the next Federal Government, according to a survey released...
Australia New Agribusiness focuses on manufacturing of compound fertiliser
Australia New Agribusiness & Chemical Group (ASX:ANB) has sold a 49 percent equity in U&D Mining Industry (Australia) Pty Ltd to focus on the...
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