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Wodonga packaging company open for business

Manufacturer's Monthly

The manufacturing site – located along Hume’s freight corridor – will produce recycled and recyclable boxes and packaging to meet increased demand from businesses looking for sustainable packaging options. This project is part of the Government’s record investment of more than $41 billion in rural and regional Victoria since 2015.

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Packer Fastener Celebrates 25 Year Anniversary

Fastener News Desk

The family of companies now also includes Packer Freight – a freight brokerage and logistics company; and Albolt Manufacturing – a manufacturer of specialty fasteners. 2019 The Packer Fastener family expands with the addition of its sister company, Packer Freight—a freight brokerage and logistics company.

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Scanwell – July Supply Chain Issues

Fastener News Desk

Ocean Carriers, Freight Rates and Ports: . Ocean Freight / Ports: Ocean rates have dropped significantly over the past month and a half. Let’s all cross our fingers this works out and we don’t suffer what we all went through in 2015/16. The latest news in the ocean, air, rail, and trucking industries. Provided by Chris Donnell.

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UK commercial vehicle output continues growth with best July for six years

SMMT

Pre-pandemic five-year average CV production (2015-19): 50,782 units. Urgent action is needed to bring down the high energy costs faced by automotive factories if their competitiveness is to be sustained. Notes to editors. CV production July 2016: 8,794 units. CV production January-July 2012: 65,100 units.

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Prices rise for polyethylene, PET

Plastics News

By comparison, the export market share of North American PE sales averaged only 24 percent from 2015-18. 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. billion pounds in 2022. It’s OK, but not great.”

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Tentative US West Coast Port Contract Deal Reached, Union and Employers Say

Fastener News Desk

A container ship is docked at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, California in this aerial photo taken February 6, 2015. West Coast ports on Wednesday said they have reached a tentative deal on a new six-year contract, ending 13 months of talks and easing supply chain worries.

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Swedish steel mill turns to hydrogen for full-scale production

E&T

Ovako said the solution could also clear the way for large-scale and cost-effective production of hydrogen for applications such as fossil-free freight using fuel-cell trucks. With installations at multiple locations, this could enable a network with locally produced fossil-free hydrogen available for the transport sector.

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