The corrugator was made to Weedon’s specification by JS Corrugated Machinery of China, one of the largest corrugator manufacturers in the world. Weedon has invested in the new machine to introduce a range of environmentally ...
Tags: Less-flute, eco-friendly paper, corrugator
National freight productivity will be boosted through the injection of $125 million to start the roll-out of the Advanced Train Management System across the national rail network and the next stage of the Port Botany Rail Line Upgrade, ...
Tags: Service, logistics, freight network
Plastic Food Containers are widely used in Packaging Industry because of their light weight and relatively low cost. Besides, plastics are attributed with exceptional moisture barrier properties, which is very important to protect the food ...
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released January performance data showing a strong rise in air freight growth compared to a year ago. Global freight tonne kilometres (FTK) rose 4.5% in January compared to January 2013. ...
Tags: Air Freight, Service, Logistics
Supply chain professionals rarely have a degree in tax law. That's too bad… because understanding international regulations is important and getting more important every day. "As country-level agencies issue regulations and increase ...
The theme of the 73rd Plenary Meeting of the International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC) will be “From Land to Brand: Strengthening the Cotton Value Chain". This annual event is one of the premier fixtures in the world cotton ...
Tags: Cotton Value, Apparel, Textile
Port Metro Vancouver is readying itself for labour unrest by upping its security measures. This weekend, members of Unifor-Vancouver Container Truckers' Association (VCTA) and the United Truckers Association (UTA) both voted against a ...
Tags: Transportation, Auto Parts, logistics
Twice as many businesses intend to increase their levels of capital investment in the months ahead compared to those which will reduce their spending, with Australia’s record low borrowing costs and steady levels of confidence about ...
Tags: Economic Growth, logistics
The Prime Minister has announced that a new Trailblazers project will be put in place to help enhance apprenticeships in the retail industry. The Trailblazer projects have been set up by the Government to lead the way in implementing ...
Tags: retail industry, Apparel
The Chicago Rule 11 ethanol assessment soared Tuesday to a Platts record high amid mounting logistics issues with rail delivery, sources said. Chicago R11 ethanol was assessed at $3.16/gal, up 10 cents from Monday and $1.07/gal from one ...
The show, which took place at Birmingham's NEC, 26 & 27 February 2014, was co-located with six other events: Ecopack, Contract Pack, Packtech, Print Innovations, Labelling Innovations, and Converting. It included packaging buyers from ...
In February this year, the purchasing managers index (PMI) for the Chinese steel sector stood at 39.9 percent, down by 0.8 percentage points as compared to January, falling to the lowest level since September 2012, as announced by the China ...
Tags: Steel Sector, Mineral
Global Logistic Properties Limited (“GLP”), the leading provider of modern logistics facilities in China, Japan and Brazil, is expanding its relationship with COFCO, China’s largest supplier of agricultural and food ...
Tags: Global Logistic Properties, COFCO
DX, a leading independent mail, parcels and logistics end-to-end network operator in the UK and Ireland, has announced its intention to launch an initial public offering in order to begin trading on the Alternative Investment Market at the ...
The Bosch Group has laid the foundation stone for its new plant in Russia: from 2015, Bosch automotive technology will also be rolling off the assembly line in Samara. The site itself covers a total surface area of some 200,000 square ...
Tags: Automotive Technology, Bosch