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The manufacturing gateway to local, national and international markets

Manufacturer's Monthly

The top sectors within the local manufacturing industry are Food and Beverage, Machinery and Equipment and Fabricated Metal Products, collectively adding $545 million to the Australian economy.

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Australian PMI: manufacturing sector sees ‘weakening conditions’ in October

AU Manufacturing

Food and beverage and TCF, paper, and printing both recovered this month, while machinery and equipment showed a mildly positive result. . Manufacturers said lower demands in exports were due to the change in the AUD/USD exchange rate, higher freight costs, availability, as well as uncertainty about the global economic outlook.

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Exro provides operational update

Canadian Manufacturing

Mack Trucks has a goal of 35% of its sales to be zero emission vehicles by 2030, and it also has a goal to reduce emissions by 50% in its operations and freight transports by 2030. Exro and Mack continue to build their partnership to scale deliveries and lead medium duty truck performance.

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Equipment and technology investments among top priority for food manufacturers – says survey

AU Manufacturing

Here in Australia, we saw empty market shelves as a result of sea freight disruption coupled with panic and bulk buying behaviour,” she said. Food and beverage processing is Australia’s largest manufacturing industry and is vitally important for our manufacturing future.”

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The beating heart of Melbourne’s manufacturing industry

Manufacturer's Monthly

The recent announcement of Federal Government investment in the Beverage Intermodal Freight Terminal will increase connection to regional, national and international markets, and reduce reliance on air and road transport.

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Signs of Australian trade rebound while New Zealand still struggles

AU Manufacturing

For time-sensitive goods such as fresh produce, some New Zealand shippers are switching to air freight to mitigate export delays. Data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics indicate that Australian businesses are rebounding in the post-pandemic months, but New Zealand is still struggling to regain shipping volume capacity to the country.

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Nitrogen solutions from CAPS Australia

Manufacturer's Monthly

Nitrogen is used in a variety of industries including electronic manufacturing, food and beverage, pharmaceutical, steel, and many more. The same principles are applied to beverage packaging as they do with dried foods, where nitrogen is used to prevent oxidization in juice, wine, and beer. How is nitrogen used in manufacturing?