The latest Manpower Employment Outlook Survey results show that the steady increase in hiring intentions in Australia will continue into the third quarter of 2016. Of the 1,500 public and private employers surveyed, 13 per cent indicated ...
Australian supermarkets are struggling to keep the shelves stocked with eggs following a bout of winter weather as well as increased demand for ‘free range’ eggs placing pressures on supply. According to the Victorian Farmers ...
Tags: egg, winter weather, natural variation
The Confederation of Paper Industries (CPI) is set to launch a Common Footprint Quality (CFQ) standard for the UK’s fresh produce industry that will ensure safe and high performance corrugated packaging for fruit and vegetables. ...
Tags: CPI, CFQ, produce supply
Subject to local regulatory approvals, Hong Kong based Plantations International plans to start importing Australian "Kensington Pride" Mangoes into Indonesia says Mr. Marvin Lee, the director of communications for Plantations International ...
Pakistan International Airways (PIA) has signed a three year agreement with Symphony’s distributor Business Dynamics for conversion of the airline's normal plastic packaging into d2w biodegradable plastic. PIA, which is the first ...
Ferro Corporation announced it has completed the acquisition of Pinturas Benicarló (Pinturas). Ferro has acquired 100% of the equity of privately held Benicarló, Spain-based Pinturas for €15.0 million in cash, on a ...
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Michelman will introduce two new offline applied primers formulated primarily for use by HP Indigo WS6X00 series and the new HP Indigo 8000 digital press owners at drupa 2016. The experimental primers are formulated for flexible packaging ...
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LED maker Lumileds of San Jose, CA, USA has launched its second-generation LUXEON CoB Compact Range of LEDs, which feature an efficacy and output boost of up to 16% over its previous-generation arrays. Lumileds says that the new product ...
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Following Fonterra’s recent announcement that it plans to introduce a market-linked organic milk price for its organic milk farmers, the Co-operative has forecast an opening market-linked organic milk price of $9.20 per kg milk solids ...
"We not only produce energy-efficient bulbs, but also strive to take the quality of lighting to the next level," says Michael Yu, CEO of the Taiwan-based Liquidleds. He made the comment while marking the debut of the world's first soft ...
Tags: LED Filaments, LED light bulbs
A Queensland not-for-profit charity providing food relief for families in need is benefiting from new and refurbished material handling equipment supplied by Toyota Material Handling Australia (TMHA). Located at Loganholme and Hillcrest ...
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The Crashlab in Western Sydney. NSW Minister for Transport and Infrastructure Andrew Constance and NSW Minister for Roads Duncan Gay have announced the establishment of the state’s first Smart Innovation Centre in Western Sydney ...
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Rubicon Technology Inc of Bensenville, IL, USA (which makes monocrystalline sapphire substrates and products for the LED, semiconductor and optical industries) has confirmed that investment firm Paragon Technologies Inc of Easton, PA, USA, ...
BAIC BJEV, a new energy automaker in China, has signed a strategic cooperation agreement for Sino-German Automotive Light Weighting Technology Joint R&D Center with Dresden University of Technology (TUD) in the Council Chamber of the state ...
Tags: Electric Cars, energy automaker
The next generation of food entrepreneurs will have the opportunity to combine a high quality degree and on-the-job training under plans for new food degree apprenticeships, Environment Secretary Elizabeth Truss announced. The three ...
Tags: EnvironmentSecretary Elizabeth Truss, Food degree apprenticeships