Plastics News

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Regional PP prices were down an average of 15 cents per pound, according to market sources contacted by Plastics News. That drop was a combination of a decline in price for polymer-grade propylene (PGP) feedstock and buyers reclaiming some margin from PP makers, sources said. Construction activity is a main driver of PVC consumption.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Being located in Australia’s oldest wine region, the Cessnock LGA generated revenue of $407 million from wine manufacturing in 2021. The Hunter Valley is Australia’s oldest wine region, but the region is making more than internationally acclaimed drops. Metal and metal product manufacturing: $133 million. Food manufacturing: $80 million.

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SMMT

JULY 13, 2023

The group is therefore on target to meet its commitment to global production with 100% bio-sourced, renewable or recycled materials by 2050, with an interim target of 40% for 2030. It is part of the Government’s wider £20 million Zero Emission Road Freight Trial and is delivered using the SBRI (Small Business Research Initiative).

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Plastics News

JANUARY 27, 2023

That drop came from a 1-cent downward move for polymer-grade propylene feedstock and from buyers taking back 3 cents in margin, according to market sources contacted by Plastics News. housing starts for November were down more than 11 percent vs. October and down more than 22 percent vs. the same month in 2021.

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Plastics News

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Many have eyed hydrogen's tantalizing potential as an abundant and pollution-free energy source for transportation and beyond. Jules Verne described a method in which "water will one day be employed as fuel," and wrote hydrogen and oxygen will "furnish an exhaustible source of heat and light" in his 1874 novel The Mysterious Island.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

APRIL 18, 2023

To be successful, companies must have infrastructure in place, some of the sourcing for materials, and labor located here in the United States, Latona said. Because freight costs and labor costs have increased at overseas locations, those locations are not as attractive as they once were. Necessity is the mother of invention.

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E&T

DECEMBER 2, 2022

In fact, as many electric were sold every week in 2021 as the total amount sold in the whole of 2012 (120,000), the IEA reports. Over the years, the team has worked with haulage companies, offshore operators, logistics specialists and port authorities to create software systems that help to plan and manage complex freight logistic networks.

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Canadian Manufacturing

JUNE 23, 2023

“Our hydrogen locomotive went from concept to reality in 24 months with the first zero emissions hydrogen locomotive having already pulled freight in revenue service. The prototype, designed and built by in-house CP engineers, made its first movement under its own power in late 2021.

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E&T

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Early in 2021, a team of 100 experts from across the UK launched a one-year intensive research project to investigate the best route to zero-emission commercial flight. The approach is being spearheaded by the Tees Valley Multi-Modal Hydrogen Transport Hub, which received £3m from the DfT in 2021.

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Fastener News Desk

MARCH 29, 2024

Having risen up through Würth Industry ’s core fastener and assembly business for nearly a decade, Strandquist became a founder and the CEO of Würth Additive Group (WAG) when the company got off the ground in 2021. I told them, man, ‘I want to back up freight trucks at your factory and pick up skids and skids at a time.’

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Fastener News Desk

JANUARY 8, 2023

“Overall, supply chain conditions have stabilized tremendously since the fourth quarter of 2021. Copper; Electrical Components (2); Electricity (2); Electronic Components (25); Freight*; Labor — Temporary (4); Semiconductors; and Zinc. The data should be compared to all other economic data sources when used in decision-making.

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Fastener News Desk

AUGUST 3, 2022

The Employment Index contracted for the third month in a row after expanding for eight straight months ( September 2021 through April), but panelists again indicated month-over-month improvement in hiring ability in July. The data should be compared to all other economic data sources when used in decision-making. Manufacturing.

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Foley

JULY 11, 2023

Companies that may be concerned about the viability or performance of a supplier should consider seeking licenses or other rights that would enable to obtain vital components from another source if the supplier does not meet its obligations. Coordinate with Customs Brokers & Freight Forwarders.

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Dinesh Mishra

DECEMBER 28, 2022

China, the leading EV-making country reportedly sold more EVs in 2021, at about 52 percent of global sales, than the rest of the world combined. Europe’s biggest auto-market Germany sold about 72 percent more EV cars in 2021 than the year before. which are 15% to 30% lower even at the landed cost (including freight and duties).

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