Prime Minister Julia Gillard has backed National Manufacturing Week (NMW), Australia's largest integrated manufacturing industry event taking place from 7–10 May in Melbourne, as a showcase of Australia's manufacturing strengths. ...
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New Zealand-based dairy co-operative Fonterra has renewed organic milk supply contracts with its organic dairy farmers in the middle and lower North Island. Farmers currently supplying organic milk in Manawatu, Taranaki and Wairarapa, who ...
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The existing road funding and planning system is broken, despite the serious efforts of the Australian Government to fix it, the chairman of the Australian Trucking Association, David Simon, said today. Mr Simon was launching an ...
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Toyota Australia has released export figures for its locally built Toyota Camry and Toyota Aurion models, showing that 70 per cent of its Australian made range have been exported to the end of the company's financial year on March 31. ...
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In addition to organic baby and toddler clothing, Moms and Dads shopping for stylish, earth-friendly youth size fashions. The spring collection for girls and boys ages 4 to 12 is made from certified organic cotton fabric and uses only ...
Taiwanese largest steelmaker, China Steel Corp. (CSC) reported that its operating revenue in 2012 was registered at NT$207.19 billion, while net income reached NT$5.81 billion. CSC announced that it will start renewing its blast furnace ...
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What is a good wood for outdoors? All of our products are suitable for outdoor use. Western Red Cedar is a fine-grain, dimensionally stable wood that is naturally weather resistant. It will last a lifetime. Cypress is a beautiful, ...
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Sølvtrans has signed a new contract with the Spanish shipyard Zamakona Yards for the construction of a new 3.200 m3 well-boat. Delivery is scheduled to early 2014. The vessel is a sister ship of Rojna Polaris, currently under ...
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Voith Hydro and RusHydro signed a contract establishing the inception of the joint venture VolgaHydro LLC in Moscow. Each company holds a share of 50 percent of the joint venture. RusHydro will exercise the industrial leadership, Voith ...
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Mongolian coking coal miner SouthGobi Resources produced a total 1.34 million mt of unwashed thermal and coking coal in 2012, down 70.7% year on year compared with 4.57 million mt in 2011. Of the total, semi-soft coking coal output in ...
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TRANSFIELD Services has signed a two-year contract worth up to $170 million with NBN Co to construct the fibre network in metropolitan Sydney and suburban areas. The contract, which comes with two one-year options to renew, adds to the ...
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Schleich has remodelled and improved its Knights range, with expectations high for the July launch. After years of featuring a traditional range of Knights, the company decided to renew the collection, taking on more of a fantasy theme. ...
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What is a good wood for garden furniture? All of our garden furniture products are suitable for outdoor use. Western Red Cedar garden furniture is a fine-grain, dimensionally stable wood that is naturally weather resistant. It will last a ...
Microsoft has started to warn customers who signed up for Office 365 subscription previews that their free ride is about to end. Emails sent by Microsoft last week outline what happens when the previews expire and urge customers to ...
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The launch of new and revised Office 365 software-by-subscription plans for businesses shows that Microsoft realizes its current licensing revenue is threatened by cost-cutting customers, an analyst said yesterday. "Microsoft wants to ...
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