MANUFACTURING - MSC NewsWire

NZ fashion industry manufacturing clothes from people's homes

There are New Zealand fashion labels who try their level best to keep the manufacturing local. WritesAnuja Nadkarni for Stuff's BusinessDay. They are completely legitimate in all aspects but how long willthis manufacturing resource be available

NZ manufacturing activity accelerates in April as building consents pick up

New Zealand's manufacturing activity accelerated in April, bouncing back from a lull in the first three months of the year, as a pick up in building intentions stoked production among building materials companies

Catching up to the digital race

Bosch recently launched a new operating unit, Bosch Connected Industry, to extend its industrial internet software portfolio. Bosch’s newly established Industry Consulting unit assists businesses transition to connected manufacturing.

Customer innovation a focus for BASF at new lab facilities

BASF has opened a new laboratory and technical development centre for its dispersions and resins business in Australia and New Zealand.

Kiwi AS? The rules for claiming Made in New Zealand

Made in New Zealand. Four words that attract a premium price. But who says what’s Kiwi made and what’s not?

World 'Made in NZ' saga 'tip of the iceberg'

Clothing sold by a Kiwi fashion brand as "New Zealand made" is actually being manufactured elsewhere, according to a report published yesterday.

'Hatman' leads crusade for New Zealand-made headwear

Simon Smuts-Kennedy, aka Hatman is spreading the good word about NZ made and Hills Hats across the globe. Hills Hats manufactures lids for our airforce cadets at Woodbourne Air base and lately they've been helping Lady Gaga keep her dome warm.

KiwiStar Optics: The New Zealand company helping us understand space

A New Zealand company is helping enable humanity better understand the cosmos, thanks to its work building some of the largest astronomical telescope lenses in the world.

Tetra Pak to develop paper straws for its portion-size carton packages

Tetra Pak is to launch a paper straw as part of a programme to address the issue of plastic straw waste. Suitable for its portion-sized carton packages, the paper straws will be launched before the end of this year.

Reports of smelter demise greatly exaggerated

The BusinessNZ Energy Council welcomes the reopening of a potline at NZ Aluminium Smelters at Tiwai Point.

Advanced manufacturing hub opens in Geelong

The Victorian Government is bringing more manufacturing jobs to Geelong, with the official opening of the industrial innovation and accelerator hub, ManuFutures.

Tiwai Point aluminium smelter to restart potline

The aluminium smelter at Tiwai Point is restarting an unused potline as rising metal prices and a power deal have made it economic to expand production.