It’s been almost a month since the collapse of the Rana Plaza garment factory in Bangladesh, resulting in the deaths of 1100 garment workers.
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Cassette making on the way back for Canadian music company
A Canadian company, Duplication.ca, is helping cassette tapes make a resurgence.
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NZ Industry acts on steel imports
New Zealand may introduce a European-style compliance regime to ensure the quality of imported steel bolts and components used in construction is maintained.
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Shift away from PCs causes fall in Dell profits
A shift away from PCs to mobile devices has caused US computer giant Dell’s profit to drop by 79 per cent.
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UK automotive manufacturing on the rise
Car manufacturing in the UK rose by 17 per cent in April. What's more, the nation is outperforming most other countries in the EU.
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Cambodian factory disaster kills two, continues controversy over garment production outsourcing
A workroom in a factory north of Phnom Penh, in Cambodia, collapsed on Thursday, killing at least two people and injuring at least a dozen more.
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NZ Manufacturing continues to bounce back
New Zealand's performance of manufacturing index continues to improve. The result for April was 54.5.
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American researchers create steel without carbon emissions
Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology have engineered a way to make high-purity steel without producing carbon emissions.
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Boeing 787 Dreamliner overcomes safety issue
Boeing Co has recommenced deliveries of its 787 Dreamliner jet. This follows news that its battery system has been redesigned.
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Hundreds of Bangladeshi factories shut down until further notice
The Bangladeshi textile industry’s main trade body has closed down hundreds of the country’s garment factories indefinitely.
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Calls for tax on imported solar panels
Australia's only remaining manufacturer of solar photovoltaic panels, Tindo Solar has called on the government to implement an anti-dumping tax on imports of the panels from China.
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Self-regulation not enough to ensure safety: MIT research
Governments must take an active role in ensuring factory safety and the issue cannot be left to companies alone, according to research from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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Eight killed in another Bangladeshi factory fire
At least eight have been killed in a garment factory in Bangladesh. This news of the fire comes as the death toll from the recent collapse of another factory outside Dhaka has passed 900.
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Death toll at Bangladesh factory passes 800 as factories are shut
The death toll from the garment factory collapse outside of Dhaka has now reached 803. As a result, The Bangladeshi government has closed down 18 plants.
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Boeing plans world’s longest-range passenger jet
Boeing has put together blueprints for the world's longest-range passenger jet. A revamp of its 777 wide-body jet, the planned aircrafts have the family code name 777X.
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Austal lays off workers
Shipbuilder Austal has laid off 26 people from its base in Western Austraila as well as in Spain.
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Boral cuts 100 more local jobs: report
Building materials group Boral has cut a further 100 Australian jobs as part of its current drive to rationalise its businesses in Australia and the US.
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Manufacturing jobs to return to the UK in the next decade: report
Advances in production technologies, along with rising costs and regulations overseas are likely to result in as many as 200,000 manufacturing jobs returning to the UK over the next decade.
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Japan manufacturing growth up slightly in April
Japan’s manufacturing industry grew at a slightly quicker rate than in March, according to the Markit/MMA Japan Purchasing Managers’ Index.
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3D printing, Maker movement on the rise in China
The use of 3D printing is reportedly increasing in China, being used for everything from individual desktop manufacturing to the creation of commercial aircraft parts.
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