http://www.nzherald.co.nz/ Latest Manufacturing headlines from nzherald.co.nz en-nz Copyright 2010 APN HOLDINGS NZ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 23:00:03 +1200 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss APN RSS Generator webnews@nzherald.co.nz webmaster@nzherald.co.nz http://www.nzherald.co.nz/images/nz_little_logo.gif http://www.nzherald.co.nz/manufacturing/news/headlines.cfm?c_id=60 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/manufacturing/news/article.cfm?c_id=60&objectid=10632840&ref=rss Nestle says it has dumped an Indonesian palm oil supplier due to concerns about the company's environmental record.The announcement comes a day after Greenpeace released a report which looked into how the company was sourcing... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:58:56 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/manufacturing/news/article.cfm?c_id=60&objectid=10632283&ref=rss Chinese authorities have ordered the closure of a lead ingot factory in the country's southwest after 94 people, including 88 children, in nearby villages were found to have lead poisoning. A further 745 others were waiting for their... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Tue, 16 Mar 2010 04:40:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/manufacturing/news/article.cfm?c_id=60&objectid=10632248&ref=rss The Chinese Government's exchange rate controls could annihilate some areas of New Zealand manufacturing if allowed to continue, says an industry body chief.New Zealand Manufacturers and Exporters Association chief executive John... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Tue, 16 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/manufacturing/news/article.cfm?c_id=60&objectid=10632230&ref=rss There was the years-long waiting list to buy it and the jealous stares once you finally got it home. There was the pride of that first ride when, weaving through the streets, you knew that you'd finally - finally! - made it to the... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Tue, 16 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/manufacturing/news/article.cfm?c_id=60&objectid=10632206&ref=rss New Lynn bed manufacturer Dave Klingenberg fears being driven into the ground by a $160-million railway trench touted as the key to his suburb's economic transformation.The Postureline Bedmakers owner has been losing sleep over... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Tue, 16 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/manufacturing/news/article.cfm?c_id=60&objectid=10631752&ref=rss A key barometer of manufacturing activity continues to point to slow but steady expansion.The BNZ-Business New Zealand performance of manufacturing index (PMI) has been in positive territory since September, after 18 months of... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 13 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/manufacturing/news/article.cfm?c_id=60&objectid=10631355&ref=rss Manufacturing showed signs of slow and steady improvement last month, with the latest BNZ-Business NZ performance of manufacturing index (PMI) indicating a continuing rise in new orders.The seasonally adjusted PMI was at 53.3... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:35:42 +1200