The US economy will be slightly stronger this year than last, but freight growth will weaken. That’s the prediction of industry forecaster FTR, which today held a Webinar entitled State of Freight: Trucking Outlook for an Uncertain ...
Tags: truck pricing, Transportation
Robotics are moving up the production line and bringing with them increased safety and productivity benefits. Shifts in robotics use are reported in a newly released business intelligence study from US trade association for packaging and ...
Tags: Electrical, Electronics, Robotics
Barry Callebaut has purchased the remaining 51% stake in Tanzanian-based Biolands Group, its long-time supplier of certified cocoa beans from East and West Africa. With this development, 143 full-time employees at Biolands have joined the ...
Tags: Biolands Group, cocoa beans
The garment manufacturing industries in Bangladesh have not yet reached the peak level where they would need to shift to another level of industrialization to avoid decline, Dr. Ludovico Alcorta, Director, Development Policy, Statistics and ...
Anglo American's thermal coal division produced 67.6 million mt in the 2013 financial year, slipping 2% on the year due to lower-than-expected production at Colombia's Cerrejon and South Africa's New Vaal mines. The miner said in its ...
Tags: Thermal Coal, Mineral
Confidence is clearly returning within the UK printing sector, according to the latest BPIF Printing Outlook survey. When questioned regarding the general state of trade during the final quarter of 2013, more than half (55%) believed that ...
Tags: Office Supplies
Mouvex is pleased to announce that its SLC Series Eccentric Disc Pumps feature a design that is ideal for demanding liquid-transfer applications found in the pulp-and-paper industry, including the handling of numerous chemical-based ...
Tags: Pumps, Paper Industry
Firstly, the very good news. Colorpak is nearing the end of its rationalisation program following its 2011 acquisition of Carter Holt Harvey. Managing director, Alex Commins, stated, "The plant rationalisation activities will be completed ...
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Firstly, the very good news. Colorpak is nearing the end of its rationalisation program following its 2011 acquisition of Carter Holt Harvey. Managing director, Alex Commins, stated, "The plant rationalisation activities will be completed ...
Tags: Colorpak
Image Courtesy of Reddit.com Creating Your Own Cubicle Paradise Okay, so maybe the above image is a little ... too much; but it’s safe to say, if you work in an office with cubicles, your cubicle is where you’re going to ...
Tags: office furniture
After a busy few weeks in the spotlight following talks of a merger with rival department store Myer, David Jones has today released its half-yearly sales results, posting a positive performance in its bricks and mortar business and strong ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics, Electronics
Capital expenditures for equipment suppliers serving the solar photovoltaic (PV) manufacturing segment are forecast to enter a new upturn phase beginning in 2015. According to Solarbuzz, PV equipment spending could potentially reach US$10 ...
Tags: solar photovoltaic, PV equipment, ingots, wafers, cells, modules
Axalta Coating Systems will begin the next phase of construction to significantly expand its waterborne production capacity at the company's operations in Guarulhos, Brazil. The 2014 construction represents the third year of a $32 million ...
Tags: Coating, waterborne coatings, automotive paint, VOC Regulation
Agilent Technologies Inc of Santa Clara, CA, USA has been selected by Nitronex LLC of Morrisville, NC, USA, a GaAs labs company that designs and makes gallium nitride on silicon (GaN-on-Si)-based RF power devices, to provide a complete GaN ...
Tags: Electrical, Electronics
From Monday 10 February, there is one Heavy Vehicle National Law regulating trucks, buses and other heavy vehicles across most of Australia, with the aim of 'boosting efficiency and productivity in the transport industry.' Under the new ...