Toll Holdings (Toll Group) has negotiated its second issuance of US Private Placement (USPP) notes for the equivalent of US$250 million, which is anticipated to be drawn down on 4 December 2013. Toll Group chief financial officer Grant ...
The percentage of young Australian adults killed in road crashes has decreased more than any other age group over the past five years, though young people remain over-represented in roll toll statistics overall. A report by the Federal ...
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Soft drinks manufacturer Coca-Cola has opened a EUR22m ($30.04m) bottling line in Ploiesti, Romania, expanding its presence in the country. The new plant allows the manufacturer to expand availability of its Cappy Pulpy Orange juice drink ...
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Cyclone Bicycle Supply has added Minoura's full line of bike accessories to its product offerings. Cyclone is not stocking the Japanese brand's accessories, tools, trainers, storage and transport solutions. "We were excited when Takashi ...
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Daimler Trucks Mexico, a commercial vehicle division of German automaker Daimler, is delivering two new large orders from Mexican companies, Arca Continental and Transmex, for 369 Freightliner trucks. Arca Continental has ordered 273 ...
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BMW believes half the buyers of its new i3 electric car will pay a premium for a range extending petrol engine option rather than rely on battery power alone. The BMW i3, the first model from the German car maker’s new i brand ...
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It has been a big news week for Canada's biggest trucking company. Last week Montreal-based TransForce announced that profits for Q3 were down from 2012; that it was buying Clarke Transport Inc., and Clarke Road Transport Inc., two ...
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Moving the steep, surrounding mountains that deny sunlight into the valley for nearly half the year wasn’t possible. As such, Martin Andersen assumed the mantle on realizing an existing idea that would instead bring the sunlight to ...
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Canada-based QImaging has announced the introduction of its optiMOS scientific CMOS (sCMOS) camera that is suitable for a broad range of fluorescence microscopy applications. optiMOS is an alternative to traditional charge-coupled device ...
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Qantas Airways has provided an equity injection to Jetstar Japan to support the fledgling airline's growth. Jetstar Japan is a joint venture between the Qantas Group, Japan Airlines, Mitsubishi Corporation and Century Tokyo Leasing ...
Air freight markets stabilised in September, after an extended period of slow increase. Global freight tonne kilometres were up 0.5% in September year-on-year, a slowdown on the 3.4% growth in August, and there was no increase in volumes ...
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Australian Competition and Consumer Commission Chairman Rod Sims has given the regulator's perspective on the debate surrounding the market share held by the two major supermarket chains. Mr Sims was speaking at the Australian Food and ...
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission will not oppose the proposed acquisition of Warrnambool Cheese and Butter Factory Company Holdings Limited by Bega Cheese Limited. The ACCC has reviewed the proposed acquisition at Bega's ...
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Financial stress in Australia has stabilised near a two-year low as a combination of post-election confidence, low interest rates and increased savings help to bolster consumer demand for credit and their capacity to repay. The financial ...
Dematic, a supplier of logistics automation, warehousing, materials handling and storage systems, has received acknowledgment for achieving Silver Partnership Status with the NSW Government's Sustainability Advantage Program. The program ...