NSW Treasurer Mike Baird has said he was pleased with the response from potential bidders for the long-term lease of the Port of Newcastle following the close of Expressions of Interest. Mr Baird said suitably qualified parties would now ...
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The Federal Government has invited expressions of interest to develop a new freight hub in Sydney’s south west at Moorebank. The government has selected Moorebank as the next major intermodal terminal to manage the growth of both ...
Tags: terminal, transportation
UK-based Spectra Packaging has expanded its packaging products portfolio with the addition of six new PET packs to its Broadway oval containers range. Made using HDPE, the new PET packs are offered in sizes ranging from 200ml to 500ml ...
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What do you know about glass, besides the fact that it is very difficult to collect the fragments if glass is broken? Glass is made ??from a mixture of sand, flint or quartz, which are mixed with non-evaporating under normal conditions ...
Tags: Rock Minerals, Glass Production
Octal's high-grade trays replace traditional polypropylene/polyethylene containers, providing a recyclable alternative. William J. Barenberg Jr., chief operating officer at Octal, said: "Until recently, meat and poultry processors widely ...
Tags: Octal, Poultry Packaging Trays, Recyclable Alternative
Import volume at the nation’s major retail container ports is expected to grow 1.8 percent in December over the same month last year, and the year should end with an increase of 2.3 percent over 2012, according to the monthly Global ...
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The importance of plastic in our everyday life is self evident by the fact that we are surrounded by plastic products all around. Everything starting from a pen, food packet, chair, bottles, containers, etc. is made up of plastic. The ...
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China's crude steel consumption for 2013 is estimated at 693 million tonnes and it is expected to grow 3.2 percent year on year to reach 715 million tonnes in 2014, an industry expert said on Friday. Given China's current production ...
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The Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported Thursday increased US rail traffic for November 2013 over November 2012. Intermodal traffic in November totaled 1,007,549 containers and trailers, up 7.8 percent (73,004 units) compared ...
Tags: steel, metallurgy
When it comes down to it, clean water may be the most precious resource on the plant. All life forms depend on water for their very survival and, as a human being, you can only go about three days without drinking water before dehydration ...
Tags: oil, oil recycling, pollution
Weighing scales are basically the measuring instruments that can be used in order to determine particular weight or mass of any object. Being a measuring instrument, it is logically utilized in many commercial industries along with ...
Tags: Industrial Scale, Instruments, Meters, Scale
Lifting and material handling equipment holds a lot of importance in almost all the industries, be it the moving industry or warehouses. It not only eases out manual effort, but also enhances the value of the material. There are different ...
Tags: Conveyors, Pallet trucks, Forklifts, Bucket Elevators
Boxed beverages, like juice-boxes, have been around since the mid-60s. Children have been drinking juice out of cardboard squares lined with plastic or aluminum for years. This hybrid, multi-layer construction makes recycli ng the ...
Bucher Emhart Glass, the leading global supplier of machinery and equipment to the glass manufacturing industry, unveiled its first BIS machine at an open house event hosted by Nampak in South Africa on 22–23 October 2013. BIS is ...
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Wärtsilä, the marine industry's leading provider of innovative products, solutions and services, has been awarded the contract to supply the extended engineering scope for the initial, basic, and production designs for a series of ...
Tags: transportation