Port of Brisbane needs a dedicated freight connection, Mr Abson said. The Infrastructure Association of Queensland is supporting the State Infrastructure Plan and is urging the Palaszczuk Government to fast-track funding to support its ...
For coatings producers one of the big benefits of the sharp fall in oil prices in the second half of last year (2014) should be a drop in raw material costs. Some commentators are also predicting a rise in demand due to the effect of ...
Tags: Oil Prices, Raw materials, Construction
China's manufacturing sector expanded in August but at a significantly slower pace, as production rates and new orders softened. The Flash China Manufacturing PMI, published by HSBC in conjunction with Markit Economics, fell 1.4 points to ...
Tags: Manufacturing, Processing Machinery, China Manufacturing
EU chemicals production in October expanded by 1.8 per cent compared to the year prior, according to the latest Cefic Chemicals Trends Report released today. The October reading confirmed the recovery trend followed by the EU chemical ...
Tags: Chemical Industry, Chemicals
The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation (the Foundation) has released the October 2013 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry (MCI-EFI) today. Designed to collect leadership data, the index reports a qualitative ...
Tags: Finance Industry, Service
The domestic renewable energy industry has condemned the Government's suggestion to do away with the 2008 Planning and Energy Act. The Act, promoted by Michael Fallon, who is now Energy Minister, provides local authorities with the ...
Tags: renewable energy, Energy
The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation (the Foundation) has released the June 2013 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry (MCI-EFI). Designed to collect leadership data, the index reports a qualitative assessment of ...
EU chemicals production in February dropped 2.3% year on year while the overall EU chemicals industry confidence indicator continued to deteriorate in April, mainly due to lower order-book assessments, industry body Cefic said Thursday. ...
Tags: Chemical Output, Chemical
The fine wine market will grow 22% by Christmas 2014, according to Premier Cru Fine Wine Investments. The Fine Wine market has experienced 15% growth since November 2012 The investment company estimated the market had experienced 15% ...
Tags: Wine Market, Wine
The emerging market for silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN) power semiconductors is forecast to grow a factor of 18 during the next 10 years, energized by demand from power supplies, photovoltaic (PV) inverters and industrial ...
Energized by demand from power supplies, photovoltaic (PV) inverters and industrial motor drives, the emerging market for silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN) power semiconductors is forecast to grow a remarkable factor of 18 ...
The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation (the Foundation) has released the April 2013 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry (MCI-EFI) today. Designed to collect leadership data, the index reports a qualitative ...
Tags: Equipment, Finance Industry
APTMA spokesman has said that the government has agreed to restore gas supply from 7th February to the textile industry in Punjab for 2 days a week basis. It is second consecutive success of the APTMA leadership, as a day earlier ...
Tags: textile sector, textile industry, textile
Government auctions of oil and natural gas exploration rights in Western Canada have fallen to some of their lowest levels in the last 15 years and hopes of a recovery in 2013 hinge on operators making a breakthrough in new liquids-rich ...
Tags: oil, natural gas, barometer, industry confidence
While tight budgets have forestalled updates to security programs, many businesses are confident they’re winning the game. But the rules−and the players−have changed. Among more than 9,300 executives across 128 countries ...
Tags: security programs, information security, IT industry, IT service