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AiG reports manufacturing continued to fall in April
Australia’s manufacturing industry recorded its fifth month of decline, according to Australian Industry Group (AiG), due to weak domestic demand and economic and political...
Australian Paper opens $90m recycling and paper deinking facility in Victoria
Australian Paper has announced the opening of a new $90 million recycling and paper deinking plant in Victoria which has been designed to handle...
Honeywell opens new manufacturing facility in China to make components for plastics production
Fortune 100 heavyweight in technology and manufacturing, Honeywell, has announced that it has opened a new Chinese manufacturing site to make catalysts for the...
Murray Goulburn acquires Caboolture Cheese
Australia’s largest dairy co-operative, Murray Goulburn, has announced that it has acquired leading cheese brand Caboolture Cheese along with some processing equipment from the...
Premier Barnett outlines science priorities for WA at Science on the Swan Conference
Premier and Science Minister Colin Barnett released Western Australia’s Science Statement outlining the State’s priorities for scientific research.
The document – called Growing Western Australia...
Rolls-Royce wins largest ever order from Emirates Airline worth $9.2bn
Rolls-Royce has announced that it has received its largest ever order from Dubai-based Emirates Airline worth $9.2 billion.
Under the terms of the agreement the company...
Nokia and Alcatel-Lucent to merge
Nokia is about to buy Alcatel-Lucent for $16.6 billion and completely redefine the struggling telecom equipment sector.
According to the official press release, the two...
GE sells Real Estate, dismantles GE Capital
General Electric has announced that it is selling off its real estate assets and much of GE Capital to focus on its industrial businesses,...
Amcor announces Nampak Flexibles acquisition
Australian packaging solutions provider Amcor has announced that it has acquired South African packaging company Nampak Flexibles for $22 million.
“This acquisition provides a platform...
Heinz and Kraft’s merger to form the 5th largest food and beverage company in...
Kraft Foods Group Inc. will merge with H.J. Heinz Co and form the 3rd largest food and beverage company in North America and the...
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