Tag: Australian Manufacturing
Caltex Australia to acquire Scott’s Fuel Division
Caltex Australia has announced that it will acquire Scott's Fuel Divisions for approximately $95 million, including working capital and related acquisition costs.
In a statement Caltex...
Driving research and delivering results for Australia
The Federal Government has appropriated $186 million to create three new Cooperative Research Centres (CRCs) and extend four existing CRCs to encourage research that...
$60 million investment to secure the future for Tork hygiene products
SCA has completed the $60 million expansion of its Kawerau Tissue Facility in New Zealand which includes a new 14,500 square-metre tissue conversion hall,...
AMWU calls on the Government to draw up detailed manufacturing plan to save Australian...
The demise of Forge, the Alcoa closures and offshoring at Sensis have alerted the Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union (AMWU) to urge the Federal Government...
Jobs in Geelong will stay, said Shell refinery buyer Vitol
The head of Geneva-based oil trader Vitol, which bought Shell's petrol stations and Geelong refinery for an estimated $2.4 billion last week, said they...
Over 200 Victorian companies to go on trade missions to Middle East and India
The Victorian Government will be leading over two hundred Victorian companies on two major trade missions to the Middle East and India in a...
Siemens awards Cincinnati State Technical and Community College a $66.8 million grant
Siemens has announced a $66.8 million in-kind software grant to Cincinnati State Technical and Community College, allowing students an access to the company’s product...
China’s low flash PMI readings instill fear in global markets
Concerns of a slowdown in the Chinese economy have deepened as a preliminary private survey released on Tuesday revealed a minor downturn in China’s...
CFMEU claims a new Senate election in WA would be a referendum on jobs
Michael O’Connor, National Secretary of the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU), claims that a new Senate election in West Australia would be...
BHP Billiton Sustainable Communities contributes A$1 million to Australian War Memorial
BHP Billiton Sustainable Communities has donated A$1 million to support the major redevelopment of the Memorial’s First World War galleries and further the process...
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What spending reveals about downstream consumer demand for manufactured goods
For manufacturers supplying consumer-facing markets, understanding demand conditions has become increasingly important in an environment shaped by cautious spending, rising costs and intense competition.
