Nowchem has opened its $450,000 redeveloped pharmaceutical manufacturing facility at the Flinders Industrial Estate in Shoalhaven. The redevelopment has created eight new ongoing jobs at the facility.
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Australian Paper’s waste to energy plan for Latrobe Valley
Australian Paper has received a combined $5 million from state and federal governments, to be used for a feasibility study into a plant to turn waste into energy at its Maryvale paper mill.
If approved,
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Vegemite back in Australian ownership
Bega Cheese has finalised its takeover of the Vegemite brand, after a cyber attack stalled the deal.
In a deal worth $460 million, Bega has acquired food giant Mondelez International’s Australian grocery
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Skills in demand: Manufacturing and operations
This quarter will be positive for the manufacturing and operations market, according to Hays’ quarterly report for July-September 2017.
Despite the continuing demise of the automotive sector, SMEs
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Boeing: Tremendous growth predicted in aerospace market
At the recent Paris airshow, it was reported that Boeing released a forecast for aerospace services demand, projecting the need for expansive services over the next 10 years, valued at US$2.6 trillion
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Salary increase for FMCG manufacturing workers
Australian salaries are set to increase by 2.8 per cent this year, according to the Australian Institute of Management (AIM)’s annual salary survey.
“Businesses this year forecast they will increase
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Australian manufacturing industry rebounding
Australian manufacturing has seen its biggest employment growth in a decade.
According to report Manufacturing: A moment of opportunity, Australian manufacturing jobs have increased by 40,000
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New jobs for Victorian solar plant
A solar plant in Bridgewater, Victoria plans to create 35 jobs over the next few years.
Ceramet Solar, a subsidiary of Ballarat-based manufacturer Ceramet Automotive, is in the process of increasing its
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$52 million mattress factory approved for Brisbane
A $52 million Sleepmaker and Dunlop Foams factory has been approved for Murarrie, in south east Brisbane.
The 35,216sqm factory will be “world class” and will result in the creation of 50 jobs, according
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Australian minimum wage increases by 3.3 per cent
From July 1 this year, the national minimum wage will increase by 3.3 per cent.
This means that Australia’s lowest-paid workers will see a weekly pay increase of $22.20, with the minimum wage being raised
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Pay rises for Australian manufacturing workers
Seventy-six per cent of Australia’s manufacturing employers will give their staff a pay rise of up to three per cent in their next review, but seven per cent will not increase salaries at all, according
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NSW timber plant expansion to create hundreds of jobs
Borg Manufacturing has received approval from the State Government to expand its medium density fibreboard (MDF) facility in Oberon, NSW.
The $106 million expansion will result in the addition of $51 million
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Queensland manufacturers receive $175k grant
Toowoomba manufacturers Gessner Industries and Global Rotomoulding have received the first $175,000 grant from the Palaszczuk Government’s $20 million Made in Queensland program.
The grants will allow
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NSW aviation park expansion an opportunity for local companies
The new multi-million dollar expansion of the Albatross Aviation Technology Park will set the Shoalhaven defence industry on a new path to growth, according to NSW Minister for Trade and Industry,
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Naval Shipbuilding College to train thousands of Australian students
Minister for Defence Industry, Christopher Pyne, has announced the release of a Request for Proposal for the Naval Shipbuilding College.
The Naval Shipbuilding College is a key initiative in the Naval
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Australian manufacturing and mining jobs trending up, says SEEK
SEEK has released data showing 6.6 per cent more job ads listed on the website this April when compared to last April, with growth across all states and territories. Mining and manufacturing are some of
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Australian clothing manufacturers under fire over wages
The Fair Work Ombudsman is auditing hundreds of businesses nationally after finding a lack of awareness of the minimum pay rates that apply to workers who make clothes, bags and footwear in factories and
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Murray Goulburn to kill 360 jobs in factory closures
Dairy processor Murray Goulburn has announced that it will close three factories, resulting in the loss of hundreds of jobs.
The processor will close factories in Edith Creek in northern
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Goodman Fielder delays WA factory closure
Food manufacturer Goodman Fielder has delayed the closure of its factory in Western Australia, due to issues with its supply agreement with George Weston Foods.
Earlier this year, Goodman Fielder announced
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Potential for Townsville battery manufacturing plant
The Boston Energy and Innovation (BEI) Consortium has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Townsville City Council to investigate the financial viability of building a 15GWh battery manufacturing
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