Manufacturer's Monthly

JULY 21, 2024

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.

Manufacturing 89

Manufacturing Beverage Warehousing Freight 89

Manufacturer's Monthly

JUNE 6, 2024

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. Sutton Tools was established in 1917 and relocated from Northcote to Thomastown 60 years ago.

Manufacturing 67

Manufacturing Freight Warehousing Beverage 67

SMMT

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

As greater numbers of zero emission HGVs come to market, some logistics companies still planning to make the change are finding that using Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) is playing a useful role in helping them decarbonise. Ian Hicks, Menzies Head of Operations, said Ball Packaging is the launch customer of HVO for the logistics operator.

Freight 52

Freight Supply Chain Logistics Warehousing 52

i4.0 today

DECEMBER 7, 2023

ABBYY IDP accelerated the customs clearance process by extracting data from complex transportation and logistics documents with 100% accuracy, allowing critical data to be submitted to national customs systems without the need for any manual review.

Logistics 52

Logistics Consumer Goods Freight Supply Chain 52

Plastics News

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Strong seasonal demand for bottled water and other beverages played a role in lifting PET prices in 2022, as well as a lack of new capacity and freight and logistics challenges. “Everyone’s looking for [resin] demand to pick up. It’s OK, but not great.” Against a backdrop of little or no new domestic capacity, U.S.

Sourcing 98

Sourcing Freight Beverage Logistics 98

Plastics News

MARCH 24, 2023

Strong seasonal demand for bottled water and other beverages played a role in lifting PET prices in 2022, as well as a lack of new capacity and freight and logistics challenges. Even with those declines, North American PET prices finished 2022 showing a net increase of 16 cents.

Sourcing 110

Sourcing Freight Beverage Logistics 110

Plastics News

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Strong seasonal demand for bottled water and other beverages played a role in earlier PET price increases, as well as a lack of new capacity and freight and logistics challenges. PE makers were able to hold prices flat in October by reducing production and increasing the amount exported from North America, sources said.

Sourcing 69

Sourcing Freight Beverage Logistics 69