Small and medium Australian manufacturing companies are perpetually owed on average $35,833 each, with outstanding and disputed invoices crippling their ability to grow, according to the Invoice Market’s SME Cash Flow Crisis Report.
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Viva Energy opens $18 million lubricants terminal in Brisbane
Viva Energy Australia has opened an $18 million bulk lubricants terminal close to Brisbane Airport, with a storage capacity of 3.2ML.
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Good December bodes well for Aussie manufacturing
Australian manufacturing ended 2016 on a high, with the Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index (Australian PMI) increasing by 1.2 points to 55.4 in December.
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Materials handling equipment market set to grow
A report conducted by market research company Technavio has predicted the global materials handling equipment market will grow at an annual rate of around 6 percent over the next four years to 2020.
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Manufacturing is not dying, it’s evolving: CSIRO
Despite the well-publicised closure of some manufacturing sectors in Australia, manufacturing isn’t dying, write the CSIRO's Cathy Foley and Keith McLean.
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Manufacturing gains momentum in November
Manufacturing in Australia gained momentum in November according to the latest Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index (PMI) results.
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CSIRO opens centre for flow chemical manufacturing
The CSIRO has launched its FloWorks Centre for Industrial Flow Chemistry — a process which produces chemicals in a steady stream rather than in batches — in the Melbourne suburb of Clayton.
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Australian manufacturing edges into growth
Australia’s manufacturing sector has edged back to growth in October, according to the latest Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index (PMI) figures.
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Ford closure is not all bad news, says manufacturing body
The last Ford Falcon rolled off the line today, marking an end to 56 years of Falcon and 91 years of Australian Ford manufacturing, but the news for the industry is not all bad, according to the Australian Advanced Manufacturing Council (AAMC).
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Cancer Council highlights risks of diesel exposure
The Cancer Council Australia is calling for greater awareness following new estimates showing around 130 Australian workers are diagnosed with lung cancer each year as a result of work-based exposure to diesel fumes.
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