New Zealand's manufacturing sector recorded its 16th straight month of expansion in January, according to the latest PMI figures.
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ArcelorMittal forecasts higher profits in 2014
ArcelorMittal, the world's largest steelmaker and a company whose fortunes are seen as a gauge of global manufacturing has forecast higher profits in 2014.
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Jetpack manufacturer to launch pre-IPO in Sydney [Video included]
Martin Aircraft Company, which has developed the world’s first practical and commercial jetpack, will launch its pre-IPO capital raising in Sydney.
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Ferdinand Porsche made electric car in 1898
Ferdinand Porsche, founder of the company that bears his name, built his first electric car back in 1898.
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Fiat becomes Fiat Chrysler Automobiles
Italian car maker Fiat will now be known as ‘Fiat Chrysler Automobiles’, following its purchase of US car maker Chrysler.
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Foxconn may expand manufacturing to US
Taiwan's Foxconn Technology Group, the major supplier of Apple’s iPhone and iPad products is considering expanding manufacturing to the United States.
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NZ ignores local manufacturer, orders Beechcraft pilot trainers
The New Zealand Ministry of Defence has awarded a $145 million contract for trainer aircraft and related pilot training systems to Beechcraft Defense Co.
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India aims to create 100 million manufacturing jobs
India wants to create 100 million skilled jobs in manufacturing by 2022 and raise that sector’s share of GDP from 16 per cent to 25 per cent.
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Demand from aerospace, medical, drives Arcam’s shares up
Arcam’s shares are up 530 per cent in the space of a year as interest in the company’s EBM metal additive manufacturing technology grows.
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Preliminary PMI shows China factory output now in decline
The flash PMI for China’s manufacturing sector showed output in decline for the first time in six months.
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NZ manufacturing finished 2013 strongly
New Zealand’s manufacturing sector finished the year with in solid growth, according to the BNZ – BusinessNZ PMI.
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Goodman Fielder denies second bid launched for Frankton site
Goodman Fielder has denied a formal bid has been made for its Hamilton meat business as 125 jobs at the facility remain in jeopardy.
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Fiat completes purchase of Chrysler
Italian carmaker Fiat has completed the purchase of US carmaker Chrysler in a $US4.35 billion deal that will create the world’s seventh biggest auto group.
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Taiwan manufacturing output to grow by three per cent this year
Taiwan’s manufacturing sector is predicted by the Industrial Economics and Knowledge Center (IEK) to grow at over three per cent this year.
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UK manufacturing order growth highest since 2011
New orders at Britain's factories during three months to January grew at the highest rate since April 2011, as economic certainty strengthened.
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3D printed chocolate might be around the corner
3D Systems has announced a partnership with confectionery giant Hershey to bring 3D printed chocolate to the mainstream.
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Putin orders lower interest rates for productive Russian companies
Vladimir Putin has ordered Russia’s central bank to lower borrowing costs for productive companies, according to the Kremlin website.
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“Digital umbilical cord” from IoT could make life interesting for manufacturers
The Internet of Things has the potential to greatly change the way manufacturers operate, according to a US technology company.
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Rakon to shut English factory
New Zealand-listed electronics manufacturer Rakon has announced that it will shut its Lincoln, England factory, shedding nearly 90 jobs.
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Obama announces North Carolina semiconductor innovation hub
US President Barack Obama has announced the first of three new manufacturing institutes to be unveiled in the next few weeks.
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