As part of the Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) "Out of Vietnam" project, 20 Vietnamese textile manufacturers have visited Australia to see first-hand how wool is grown, tested and traded, as well as assessing for themselves the quality of ...
Gas buyers in Asia are facing the same problems of high prices and a monopolistic market that their counterparts in Europe faced a decade or so ago, but there is no equivalent regulatory body that can force suppliers to change their ...
Tags: Gas Markets, Europe's Dilemma
Softer coastal freight rates for shipping domestic thermal coal from northern to southern ports in China has put seaborne-traded cargoes at a slight price disadvantage, and renewed downward pressure on CFR South China prices, said traders ...
Tip Top Foodservice, the specialist foodservice bakery division of George Weston Foods, has launched a new Burgen Gluten Free White Bread for the Australian foodservice industry. The new gluten free bread is frozen from fresh specifically ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food
Qixia District Council in China has placed an order with Australian packaging materials manufacturer Cardia Bioplastics for 500,000 Biohybrid kitchen waste bags. Manufactured using Cardia's proprietary Biohybrid technology, the bags ...
Tags: Biohybrid Bags, Qixia District Council, packaging materials
The Westfield Group announced new retailers at four shopping centers in Northern California, expanding its signature Luxury Collection at Westfield Valley Fair and adding new offerings at Westfield San Francisco Centre, Westfield Galleria ...
In 2014, Australia's exports of metallurgical coal are expected to increase by an estimated 2.4 percent to 174 million metric tons, according to a report by the Australian Bureau of Resources and Energy Economics (BREE). Over the period ...
Tags: Iron Ore Exports, metallurgical coal, mines
Hyundai Motor Company, South Korea’s largest automaker, today unveiled the `all-new Sonata’, a sophisticated evolution of the brand’s long-established mid-size sedan. The all-new Sonata represents the practical ...
Tags: Hyundai, All-New Sonata, mid-size sedan
Australia's New Hope Corporation Tuesday reported an 11.3% year-on-year fall in thermal coal production to 2.7 million mt in the half year ended January 31. The drop in production was attributed to the planned closure of its New Oakleigh ...
Like all Super Hero blockbusters, Black Milk Clothing’s DC Comics collection is preparing for an epic sequel. The second phase of the Australian clothing brand’s collaboration with Warner Bros. Consumer Products Australia ...
Road transporters, truck maintenance personnel and drivers will appreciate HexChex, which assists routine wheel maintenance through visual monitoring. A simple walk-around inspection will quickly identify any loose nuts, focusing your ...
Tags: Multi-Size Truck, Wheel
The Australian compressed air industry has long been dominated by plastic and galvanised steel piping products - materials borrowed from allied industries such as the building and plumbing sectors. Traditionally, engineers and contractors ...
Tags: Compressed Air System, Aluminium, Plastic
Seaborne prices at China's southern ports searched for direction in thin Asia trade Monday as currency and freight issues for the most part precluded deals in the CFR South China market, said traders. The Platts/Fenwei CFR South China ...
Tags: Thermal Coal, China market, weaker currency
Coal stocks at China's four major Bohai Sea ports totaled 17.785 million mt on Sunday, down 1.34 mt or 7.0% week-on-week, Qinhuangdao Port said Monday. Coal stocks at Qinhuangdao Port dropped 7.3% week-on-week to 6.36 million mt on ...
Tags: Coal, Coal stocks, Fangcheng Port
More Australians shopping for fresh vegetables at farmers' markets, 'local' food trend grows Taking the trend towards 'local' food to a new level, new national consumer research examining where Australians typically shop for their fresh ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food