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Anthem Has Introduced The Five Transactions

Jul 1, 2013

Anthem, a global creative agency that actively connects brands with consumers by amplifying desirability from package design to brand campaign to drive brand performance, has introduced The Five Transactions that rule brands today in their ...

Tags: Packaging, Printing

Australian Dollar Opened at Weakest Level Since August 2010 as US Equity Markets Slide

Jul 1, 2013

THE Australian dollar has opened at its weakest level since August 2010 as US equity markets slide. At 6.30am AEST the local unit was trading at 91.17 US cents, down from 92.62 cents at Friday's local close. The currency fell below 92 ...

Tags: Australian Dollar, economy

Investors Expect to See All Ordinaries Index Retest 5000 Points by Christmas

Jul 1, 2013

DESPITE deep reservations about domestic political instability and shaky conditions in the resources sector, professional investors expect local shares to shrug off May's malaise and see the All Ordinaries index retest 5000 points by ...

Tags: economy

The Dow Jones Average Slid Friday

Jul 1, 2013

THE Dow Jones average slid Friday, capping a quarter marked by heightened volatility as investors positioned themselves for an era of less Federal Reserve support for financial markets. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 114.89 points, ...

Tags: economy

ACCC Proposes to Authorise a Revised Version of The Homeworkers Code of Practice

Jun 28, 2013

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission proposes to authorise a revised version of the Homeworkers Code of Practice for five years. The Code is a mechanism within the textile, clothing and footwear industry designed to assist ...

Tags: Textile, Apparel

Israel Corp Is Considering Splitting Into Two Companies

Jun 28, 2013

Israel Corp is considering splitting into two companies, the holding company which holds a majority stake in Bazan Group and Israel Chemicals, said on Wednesday. The statement to the Tel Aviv Stock exchange said that its board of ...

Tags: Chemicals

Australian Dollar Pared Its Gains After a Change to The Nation's Leader

Jun 27, 2013

THE Australian dollar pared its gains after a change to the nation's leader and weaker-than-expected economic growth figures out of the US prompted an earlier rally. The local unit was trading at 92.75 US cents at 6.30am AEST,down from ...

Tags: economic growth, Australian Dollar, GDP, economic stimulus

AMIF Has Demanded an Automotive Industry Be Undertaken to Address Unprecedented Change

Jun 26, 2013

The Australian Motor Industry Federation (AMIF) has demanded an automotive industry Green Paper/ White Paper process be undertaken to address unprecedented change impacting the entire automotive industry, not just car manufacturing. ...

Tags: Auto, Transportation, Automotive

Supermarkets Start Using a New Machine That Marks Fruit with Laser Tattoos

Jun 25, 2013

Supermarkets in the UK could start using a new machine that marks fruit with laser “tattoos”, meaning sticky labels may soon become a thing of the past, according laser labelling technology specialist Laser Food The Spanish ...

Tags: Tattooing, Fruit, Packaging

Chesapeake Has Created a New Dispensing Pack for Boost Buddy Range of Multivitamins

Jun 25, 2013

Chesapeake has created a new dispensing pack for Boost Buddy range of multivitamins – a pack that acts as both a primary pack and transit case The pharmaceutical and healthcare division of Chesapeake, based in Leicester, ...

Tags: Chesapeake, Packaging, Vitamin

Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies Took a Group of Packaging Students

Jun 25, 2013

PMMI: The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies will take a select group of packaging students and professors on a six-day tour of packaging industry end users and manufacturers in the Chicago and Milwaukee areas in the "How ...

Tags: Packaging, PMMI, Students of Packaging

It's Vital to Find Ways to Incorporate Healthy Snacking Habits

Jun 25, 2013

From the moment that classroom doors swing open in June, floods of school children instantly flee to the nearest park, pool or video game. But it's not just tots and teens scrambling to adjust to summer schedules—parents feel the heat ...

Tags: Interactive Snacking, Packaging&Printing, Eating

The Variable Data Printed Tear Tape Was Used to Promote The Unique Codes

Jun 25, 2013

The latest on-pack promotional campaign for Mexico's "king of chocolate" has turned to gold using Supastrip VDP tear ctape from packaging solutions provider Payne. The variable data printed tear tape was used to promote the unique codes ...

Tags: Chocolate Bar, Nestle, Unwraps

Global 2013/14 Cotton Imports Are Forecast at 38.4 Million Bales

Jun 24, 2013

Global 2013/14 cotton imports are forecast at 38.4 million bales, down 18 percent from the previous year, as moderate import increases in Mexico, Pakistan, Turkey, and Vietnam are more than offset by a large decline in China. Mexico ...

Tags: Textile, Cotton, Cotton Trade

Australian Dollar Continued to Fall

Jun 24, 2013

The Australian dollar continued to fall today, sparking the biggest one-day sell-off in government bonds since the turmoil in global markets that followed the collapse of US investment bank Lehman Brothers in late 2008. Bond traders said ...

Tags: Australian Dollar, Government Bonds

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