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The Australian manufacturing sector continued to contract in August at a rate similar to July's, with the headline seasonally adjusted Judo Bank Australian Manufacturing PMI posting the same result of 49.6. 

Schneider Electric Sustainability Index 2023 report has revealed that companies are concentrating more on supply chains to reduce their emissions with 78 per cent of business leaders agreeing that ‘companies can significantly address their carbon footprint through greater visibility of environmental outcomes across their supply chain’.

Additive manufacturing continues to revolutionise how components and tools are manufactured on a large scale. However, due to a lack of materials, lengthy print times, high cost, and strict quality criteria, 3D printing was not initially a feasible alternative for large-scale industrial manufacturing.

New national research has reported that Australian businesses appreciate the urgency of reaching net zero emissions as a key driver of economic competitiveness and climate resilience, but many are not acting rapidly enough to address this important challenge.

New Zealand’s manufacturing sector slipped further into contraction territory in June, dragged by lower rates in production and new orders.

Australia’s manufacturing industry slipped further into contraction territory in June, led down by the chemicals industry, according to the latest survey from the Ai Group. 

Australia’s private sector has seen a continued expansion in May, posting above the 50.0 no-change mark for a second consecutive month amid sustained expansion in services activity as manufacturing output shrank for a sixth straight month. 

Toyota Australia has been named Australia's Most Trusted Car Brand in the annual Reader's Digest Trusted Brands Survey, marking the 18th year in a row that Toyota has topped the renowned publication’s list.

A new study led by RMIT researchers has revealed that the majority of Australians believe food packaging waste is a bigger environmental issue than food waste even though the true problem lies in people's knowledge of how packaging might help prevent food waste.

The Australian industry marked its 12th consecutive month in construction territory after seeing a fallback in demand and activity in April.