Manufacturers across the world rely on economies from the scale of production to drive down unit cost. This “mass production” approach, focused on efficiency and uniformity of product, is feasible when volumes of production are high enough for scale to be realised.
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Liveris repeats Dow Chemical’s demand for smarter Australian gas use
Andrew Liveris, the Australia-born CEO of Dow Chemical, has joined Manufacturing Australia in requesting that the federal government take action to make gas more affordable for users.
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Calls to strengthen standards for NZ baby milk exports to China
New Zealand is being urged to strengthen the standards for infant formula manufacture and to thereby realise the full potential of its exports to the Chinese baby milk market.
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AIG PMI sees continued decline, weak exports and high costs for manufacturing
The Australian Industry Group Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index showed the sector continued to shrink in April, with low exports, slow activity in Victoria and high input costs featuring in the results.
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Chinese convertibility good for exporters
The Australian dollar is set to be the third currency fully convertible against the Chinese yuan a move which will lower business transaction costs.
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New Olam almond factory to export to Asia, use green energy
Multi-billion dollar Singaporean food group Olam announced the opening of a new almond processing plant in north-west Victoria.
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Textor, Kimberly-Clark and CSIRO cooperation led to new product
When a new variety of Huggies nappies start filling shelves in supermarkets this month, most shoppers will have no idea about the impressive innovation and collaboration efforts behind them.
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Cardia to provide environmentally-friendly bags for Breville
Breville Group Ltd will buy and market environmentally-friendly juicer bags by Cardia Bioplastics as accessories for the company’s market-leading Juicer juice extractors.
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IBISWorld cheese manufacturing forecast is optimistic
Market research firm IBISWorld has predicted continued and sustainable growth in Australia’s cheese manufacturing industry.
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CSL discusses Broadmeadows site developments
The first of CSL’s new buildings from a $250 million investment at its Broadmeadows site will start producing biopharmaceuticals for clinical trials early next year.
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Tariff Wars
A proposed tariff on imported steel has reignited the tariff debate.
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Australia a premium brand in Asia
Homart Pharmaceuticals takes out Endeavour's Exporter of the Year Award for its incredible success in the Asian marketplace. Madeline Prince and Alan Johnson report.
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