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Dow Chemical’s Liveris blasts political debate, cuts to R&D
Australian-born Dow Chemical chairman and CEO Andrew Liveris has criticised recent cuts to R&D in the budget and the overall state of federal politics.
August 15, 2014 0 comment
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Orica to separate chemicals division
Orica will pursue the separation of its chemicals business from its core mining services business, either by demerger or sale.
August 6, 2014 0 comment
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Coogee Chemicals announce inter-generational handover
Coogee Chemicals has announced that a succession plan is in place, with Gordon Martin to hand over control to his son, Tim.
July 23, 2014 0 comment
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Environmental concerns at Penrice site
Penrice Soda’s decision to close its chemical plant in Adelaide has raised the question of who will pay for its environmental remediation.
June 26, 2014 0 comment
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Penrice Soda to close with 95 jobs lost
The barriers to a sale of the Osborne plant proved too high for the preferred bidder.
June 25, 2014 0 comment
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Chemicals up, meat and dairy flat in NZ figures
New Zealand’s manufacturing sector’s sales volumes were up 0.5 per cent in the first quarter of the year.
June 11, 2014 0 comment
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Hopes Penrice Soda Holdings jobs could be saved
There are hopes that potential buyers of Penrice Soda Holdings may want to take continuing operating the company and jobs there could be saved.
June 6, 2014 0 comment
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DuluxGroup sees strong profit, is optimistic about post-budget future
Home improvements manufacturers DuluxGroup has announced an increase in first-half profits of over a third.
May 20, 2014 0 comment
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Samsung to manufacture commercial drug substances for Bristol-Myers Squibb
Samsung had earlier claimed they manufacture biosimilars at half the cost of what Western drugmakers would have to charge.
May 15, 2014 0 comment
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Plant closure, job cuts at Nufarm’s NZ plant
Agricultural chemicals manufacturer Nufarm will close its Auckland manufacturing plant and, as a result, up to 59 jobs will be lost.
April 17, 2014 0 comment
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Adelaide manufacturer Penrice Soda goes into administration
Adelaide soda products and lime producer Penrice Soda Holdings has been placed into administration as it looks for a solution to a $117 million debt.
April 14, 2014 0 comment
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Biodiesel manufacturing goes eco-friendly
Traditional methods of biodiesel production use high volumes of water to remove impurities or soaps to meet stringent quality standards.
March 20, 2014 1 comment
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Nufarm to cut over 100 jobs
Nufarm will increase its emphasis on product development as it restructures, closing two manufacturing sites and cutting 105 jobs.
March 19, 2014 0 comment
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Chemicals and plastics can underpin Australia’s manufacturing future
The chemicals and plastics industry association believes the country can achieve sustained growth by taking advantage of major global and domestic economic, social and environmental shifts.
February 12, 2014 0 comment
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Energy efficiency is driving Australia’s chemical manufacturers to increase automation
The need for energy efficiency in the operations of the chemical manufacturers is lending impetus to the automation and software solutions market in Australia and New Zealand.
February 7, 2014 0 comment
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Orica may sell chemical business
The division makes agricultural products and paints and is hurting because of the downturn in manufacturing.
January 31, 2014 11 comments
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PACIA announces new CEO
The Plastics and Chemicals Industry Association has announced that the organisation’s CEO Margaret Donnan will be departing after six years in the role
December 16, 2013 0 comment
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Gas policy and opportunity
Peter Reith’s Gas Market Taskforce report for the Victorian Government came with high expectations.
December 13, 2013 0 comment
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Manufacturing fall is limited: Productivity Commission
A new report into manufacturing has found that the drop in the sector’s productivity has occurred mainly in three subsectors.
December 6, 2013 0 comment
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Nuplex looks to Asia for growth
Nuplex has announced that it expects global sales to increase at 4 to 7 per cent a year up to 2018, with a significant increase in earnings from Asia.
September 20, 2013 0 comment