A Bodyworks Workshop factory in Thomastown in Melbourne’s north was damaged during a fire which occurred at 2.30am Sunday morning.
02/05/2011
International building and construction materials supplier, Boral says its has new information to show that its plan for a AUD $10million asphalt plant at Cameron Park, NSW, would meet pollution laws.
27/04/2011
Vietnam’s growing middle class is a lucrative market for rigid metal packaging supplier, Ball Corp. who recently announced that it will help build a beverage-can factory in Vietnam to produce to produce 850 million cans.
09/03/2011
Bluescope Steel warns if carbon tax is implemented, it could lead to plant closures and loss of 15,000 jobs, the Australian Financial Review reported.
04/03/2011
A workers strike at Visy plants in Victoria and NSW could affect Victoria Bitter and Fosters beer supplies during the Christmas period, according to union organisers.
01/12/2010
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