Vale considers slowing production
04 May, 2015Vale of Brazil, the world's largest iron ore miner, has announced it is willing to temporarily slow exports, which other sources have suggested could start a rally in iron ore prices.
Manufacturing concerns over Shell-BG deal
04 May, 2015Some of Australia's biggest manufacturers are concerned that a planned takeover of BG Group by Royal Dutch Shell could potentially worsen what they see as a lack of competition in the eastern Australian gas market.
Nissan expands manufacturing base in Australia
27 April, 2015Nissan may have stopped building cars in Australia in 1992, but it will continue to produce automotive components well after Ford and Holden have stopped manufacturing cars in Australia.
Iron ore price surges
27 April, 2015Iron ore is enjoying a positive run, currently at a six-week high, in a bear market that has now lasted close to 18 months.
Manufacturers concerned over gas prices
27 March, 2015Gas suppliers are putting their own profits ahead of the needs of the Australian domestic economy.
Manufacturing sector shrinks for third straight month
06 March, 2015The Australian Industry Group is urging the government to help manufacturing.
Manufacturing sector shrinks for third straight month
06 March, 2015Australian Industry Group urges government to help manufacturing
Automation lagging
09 February, 2015A recent survey has found that 40% of manufacturers have no visibility into the real-time status of their manufacturing processes.
Automation lagging
09 February, 2015A recent survey has found that 40% of manufacturers have no visibility into the real-time status of their manufacturing processes.
Further drops in the iron ore price predicted
09 February, 2015A Shanghai analyst has suggested that the iron ore price could drop as low as US$30.
Australian manufacturing sector edges into growth
09 December, 2014The Australian manufacturing sector has shown some positive signs, experiencing its third consecutive month of improved results and edging narrowly into overall growth, according to November's Australian Industry Group PMI result.
China LNG demand falls as supply rises
02 December, 2014China has revised its forecast gas demand downwards just as gas supply is about to surge - which could spell trouble for big gas producers.
Machine-vision market to reach $26.9 billion by 2020
27 November, 2014The global market for machine vision system components is forecasted to reach $26.9 billion by 2020, according to a report by BCC Research.
Blame culture a barrier to learning in complex engineering projects
27 November, 2014A green paper released by Engineers Australia has revealed that, in some sectors, up to 75% of complex projects with budgets greater than $500 million fail.
Massive iron ore expansion over: BHP
24 November, 2014BHP CEO Andrew Mackenzie is not concerned about record low prices for iron ore, but he admits that the time for massive expansion has ended.
