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Recycling Rate Plateaus, Glass Volumes Drop
Dec 25, 201522 Dec 2015 Australia is seeing a plateau in its recycling rates according to the Australian Packaging Covenant (APC). According to the sustainable packaging initiative, the overall recycling rate for post-consumer packaging in ...
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Australian Domestic Meat Prices Continue to Soar
Nov 18, 2015Beef might be off the Christmas menu for many Australians this year with prices continuing to rise dramatically. Over the past year, Australian domestic beef prices have more than doubled with drought hitting Australian farms hard. Yet, ...
Tags: Beef, Meat Prices, Lamb, Bacon
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Branding Is Key on Back of TPP
Oct 15, 2015The Australian Made Campaign has reminded businesses to boost country-of-origin branding on products as part of its strategy to leverage new export opportunities available via the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). “The TPP will ...
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Australia Breaks Box-Importing Record
Aug 19, 2015Australia is importing more pre-converted corrugated boxes than ever before, and paying increasing amounts to do so. A new report released by IndustryEdge has revealed Australian imports of pre-converted corrugated boxes have grown at an ...
Tags: packaging, packaging material, carriage, bags
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China Devalues Yuan in Surprise Move
Aug 12, 2015China's central bank has devalued the yuan by almost 2 per cent - its lowest rate against the US dollar in almost three years. The People's Bank of China (POBC) said the decision to devalue the yuan by 1.9 per cent was a "one-off ...
Tags: China Yuan, US dollar
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Hurun Luxury Consumer Price Index Contracts for The First Time in Eight Years
Jul 30, 2015The Hurun Luxury Consumer Price Index, an annual study that gauges levels of top-end individual spending in China, has contracted for the first time in eight years. The LCPI 2015 dropped 1.8 percent year-on-year, said wealth researcher ...
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Chinese Carmakers Take Advantage of The Free Trade Agreement Between China and Australia
Jun 29, 2015More car exports to Oceanic country look unlikely in near future Chinese carmakers look unlikely to take advantage of the free trade agreement between China and Australia signed this month due to their lack of competitiveness in the ...
Tags: Chinese carmakers, Australian marke, Car
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Australian Exporters Feeled Positive,with 95% of Sme Exporters Expecting Overseas Sales
Aug 20, 2014Australian exporters are feeling positive, with 95 per cent of SME exporters expecting their overseas sales to remain the same or grow in the next 12 months, according to new research released by EFIC (Export Finance and Insurance ...
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Hydroponics and Organics Expected are used in a Thriving Agricultural Sector
Jun 16, 2014Hydroponics and organics expected blossom in a thriving agricultural sector Hydroponics, organic farming and recently secured free trade agreements are expected to deliver increased revenue for agriculture over the next five years, ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food
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The Australian State's Exports of Coal Is Expected to Surpass 200m Mt for The First Time
Jun 6, 2014Queensland's government expects the Australian state's exports of seaborne-traded coking and thermal coal to surpass 200 million mt for the first time in the current fiscal year ending June 30, budget papers released by state treasurer Tim ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy, Coal
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Brokered Trade Deals Should Mitigate Declines Seen in Australia's Trade Competitiveness
May 9, 2014The Export Finance and Insurance Commission (EFIC) has examined free trade deals clinched with Japan and Korea this month and the trade agreement currently being pursued with China. “These agreements offer unprecedented access to ...
Tags: Electrolytic Capacitors, Asian FTA
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More Survey Participants Rank The United States as Their Most Important Market
May 8, 2014A major survey of more than 1,600 firms has found that the high value of the Australian dollar, difficulties in obtaining finance and a lack of information about overseas markets remain major barriers to expanded international operations. ...
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ICE Futures Lost Over 300 Pts Basis The K4 Contract
Apr 12, 2014There was no shortage of news for the cotton market to digest this week as ICE futures lost over 300 pts basis the K4 contract. Losses on Monday were re-couped on Tuesday ahead of the USDA's monthly WASDE report, which contained few ...
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The Result for The First Half of The Financial Year Reflected Solid Growth
Mar 4, 2014"The result for the first half of the financial year reflected solid growth in emerging markets, ongoing operating improvements and the benefits from recent acquisitions. Earnings per share, for the continuing operations, increased 22% to ...
Tags: Packaging&Printing, Amcor
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BC Iron Announced Its Fiscal Results for The First Half Ending December 31
Feb 28, 2014Australian iron ore development company BC Iron has announced its fiscal results for the first half ending December 31 of the financial year 2013-14, posting a net profit of A$70.3 million, significantly increasing compared to A$7.7 million ...
