Tag: Australian Manufacturing
Amcor Flexibles wins two 2014 Alufoil Trophies
Amcor Flexibles, the world's largest supplier of flexible packaging, announced on Thursday that it has won two awards in the prestigious Alufoil Trophy 2014...
Cost-cutting lifts Simplot’s profit
Simplot Australia, the manufacturer of brands such as Birds Eye and John West, has managed to nearly double its net profit to $45.6 million...
Axalta Coating Systems launches Nason Industrial Coatings in Australia
Axalta Coating Systems has announced that it is launching its new Nason® Industrial line of coatings in the Australian market.
In a media release Stan Willmott,...
CSR and Boral to form joint venture of Australian east coast brick operations
CSR Limited and Boral Limited have announced their intention to form a joint venture to combine their brick operations on the east coast of...
BHP Billiton discloses the pay gap between Australian and US mines
BHP Billiton has revealed that it is paying up to 50% higher wages to some of its coalmining workers compared to equivalent employees in...
Federal Government takes the heat for delay in $100 million car worker assistance package
Senior representatives from the three departing car manufacturers (Toyota, Holden and Ford) have slammed the Federal Government for failing to meet its self-imposed deadline...
Exporter sentiment improves as export volumes drive trade surplus
Export, Finance and Insurance Corporation (EFIC) has released its latest survey of export developments, Export Monitor, which examines the dynamics behind Australia’s trade surplus—...
Boeing pledges to remain in Australia for at least 10 years despite job cuts
The Australian manufacturing industry has been dealt another blow as Boeing Co., the world’s largest plane maker, announced that it will axe about 300...
Macfarlane criticised for shunning tripartite manufacturing group at “the worst possible time”
Members of the manufacturing industry are criticising Minister for Industry Hon Ian Macfarlane for shunning the Manufacturing Leaders Group at a time when the...
Stratasys acquires two additive manufacturing companies
Stratasys Ltd. (NASDAQ:SSYS), the global leader in 3D printing and additive manufacturing solutions, has announced that it has entered into definitive agreements to acquire...
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How growth capital is helping an Australian manufacturer go global
There’s a particular kind of ingenuity that flourishes in regional Australia. Away from the noise of major business centres, founders build companies that quietly become world leaders in their field, solving deep specialised problems that global markets didn’t know could be solved. Modra Technology, based in Warragul in regional Victoria, is one of those companies.
