There appears to be a growing trend for global manufacturers and their shipping partners to over-charge importers on Australian port charges for sea freight shipments, according to an Australian Customs broker. Just this month, successful ...
Tags: freight shipments, Fancy Dress, logistics
Nudie has introduced a new range of yoghurts made from fermented coconut milk instead of cow’s milk. The new products are claimed to be dairy-free, gluten-free, ‘low in sugar’ and ‘contain no additives’. ...
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Cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) module maker First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA, international mining group Rio Tinto and the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) have announced that Australia's first commercial ...
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Australian packaging company Amcor will showcase AmLite, the company’s latest metal-free packaging technology that is capable of creating a lightweight, transparent material, at PackExpo in Las Vegas. Amcor used a micro-thin ...
Chinese demand for seaborne-traded thermal coal will fall sharply from 2016, dragging prices down in its wake, analysts at Goldman Sachs said this week. In a report entitled The Tiger and the Dragon, the bank's analysts downgraded their ...
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Discovering how to unboil an egg has resulted in more than the perfect breakfast for one Australian academic. Professor Colin Raston from Flinders University has developed a machine called the ‘Vortex Fluidic Device’ which can ...
Tags: egg, breakfast, Vortex Fluidic Device, proteins
Alter Eco, pioneer of globally-crafted organic foods with full-circle sustainability, announced it has strengthened its relationship with leading natural foods distributor, Unique Health Products, making the company its primary retail ...
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The recent drop in the exchange rate between the Chinese yuan (RMB) and U.S. dollar, the so-called "black Monday" on China's stock market and successive steep fall of the primary commodity market allowed much of the world to accuse China of ...
Tags: stock market, RMB depreciation
Despite foreign and domestic challenges facing the Chinese economy, including the recent turbulence in the stock market, former Australian prime minister Kevin Rudd has full confidence in the world's second-largest economy. "I think the ...
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Two iconic 38-class locomotives will return to steam over the next two years following an announcement outlining the way forward for locomotives 3801 and 3830. “Returning these historic locomotives to service is a major engineering, ...
China-based Bright Foods’ listed subsidiary is acquiring 50% stake in New Zealand-based meat cooperative Silver Fern Farms for NZ$311m ($197m) as it seeks to import more of agricultural products from New Zealand. Silver Fern ...
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Legend Sportswear (Shanghai) Pty Ltd., an Australian company that manufactures customized, sublimated jerseys and other team, cycling, and outdoor apparel for customers worldwide, has selected Ohio as the location of its first U.S. plant in ...
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Vetta is planning to introduce its range of high fibre pasta in the UK, a bid to tap the growing demand for healthy alternatives. The Vetta High Fibre pasta range is a low-GI and naturally low in fat content. It will be available in four ...
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Boeing will provide the first P-8A Poseidon maritime surveillance aircraft for Australia and additional P-8As for the US Navy following a $1.49 billion contract award from the Navy for 13 aircraft. The order includes nine aircraft for the ...
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Ford has started production of the right-hand-drive Mustang at the company's Flat Rock Assembly Plant in Michigan, US. Ford said that it would be the first year for the availability of Mustang in more than 100 markets where motorists ...
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