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  • Environment
  • 17/12/2024
  • 18:14
Cedo

Cedo Acquires Plasta Group

The company’s latest acquisition strengthens Cedo’s Leadership in Circularity for Flexible Plastic Films TELFORD, England--BUSINESS WIRE-- Following its acquisition last summer of Vinatic, one of the leading flexible plastic recyclers in Vietnam, Cedo, a leader in sustainable FMCG private label solutions, is proud to announce another milestone in its strategic journey with the acquisition of Plasta Group, one of Europe’s largest polyethylene recyclers, producers, and suppliers of sustainable plastic products. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241215202045/en/Thierry Navarre, CEO of Cedo, pictured with a globe made from some of the 200,000 tons of recycled soft plastics…

  • Contains:
  • Manufacturing
  • 17/12/2024
  • 18:11
Rigaku Holdings Corporation

The Rigaku Group’s XwinSys Changes its Name to Rigaku Semiconductor Instruments

To strengthen its manufacturing of equipment for advanced semiconductor packaging TOKYO–BUSINESS WIRE– XwinSys Technology Development Ltd, a Group company of Rigaku Holdings Corporation (headquarters:…

  • Contains:
  • Technology Innovation
  • 17/12/2024
  • 18:10
Coupang

Coupang and ACI Worldwide Express Launch New Service for Global Sellers to Easily Increase Online Sales in Korea

New solution offers sellers hassle-free fulfillment and faster shipping at lower costs to expand sales and reach customers in Korea SEOUL, South Korea--BUSINESS WIRE-- Coupang, one of the fastest-growing commerce companies in the world, and leading global logistics provider, ACI Worldwide Express, together have launched ACI Fulfillment for Coupang Sellers. The new service offers e-commerce sellers throughout Europe, Australia and New Zealand an easy and cost-efficient way to increase sales by selling to consumers in South Korea. The program is a win-win for both sellers and consumers, since ACI will provide comprehensive fulfillment services for sellers while Coupang’s consumers enjoy…

  • Industrial Relations, Medical Health Aged Care
  • 17/12/2024
  • 17:05
Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (Victorian Branch)

Victoria’s St Vincent’s Private nurses stop work across 29 operating theatres

MEDIA OPPORTUNITY: Wednesday 18 December, 12.30pm Nurses and midwives will be outside St Vincent’s Private Hospital entrance, 59 Victoria Pde, FitzroyANMF (Vic Branch) Assistant Secretary Madeleine Harradence will be available to speak to media St Vincent’s Private Hospitals theatre and recovery nurses will hold a four-hour stop work at the start of the afternoon session across 29 operating theatres on Wednesday 18 December as part of a day of action to secure safe staffing levels. Emergency, emergency caesarian, paediatric, neurology, oncology and palliative surgeries are excluded. As of Tuesday 17 December, St Vincent’s Private Hospitals hundreds of ANMF members have…

  • Contains:
  • Travel Tourism
  • 17/12/2024
  • 17:00
"HOKUSAI: ANOTHER STORY in TOKYO" Production Committee

“HOKUSAI: ANOTHER STORY in TOKYO”: Exhibition Providing Visitors Ultra Immersive Experience to Feel Masterpieces of Katsushika Hokusai with Their Whole Body

TOKYO, Dec. 17, 2024 /Kyodo JBN/ -- - Tickets for Exhibition Now on Sale, New Type of Immersive Entertainment Debuts in Shibuya, Tokyo - The "HOKUSAI: ANOTHER STORY in TOKYO" Production Committee will hold "HOKUSAI: ANOTHER STORY in TOKYO," an exhibition on the theme of Katsushika Hokusai from Saturday, February 1, 2025 to Sunday, June 1, 2025. Official website: https://hokusai.anotherstory.world/en/ "HOKUSAI: ANOTHER STORY in TOKYO" offers a next-generation immersive experience that combines visuals, sound, and touch to provide a new sensation of slipping back in time to "ukiyo" (floating world) of the Edo era, which Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) depicted as…

  • General News, Medical Health Aged Care
  • 17/12/2024
  • 16:52
La Trobe University

La Trobe academics receive $11 million in NHMRC funding

La Trobe University researchers have secured more than $11 million in new Federal funding to support seven ground-breaking projects. The projects, funded through the NHMRC Ideas Grant program, include the use of a digital storytelling tool to co-create Australia’s first integrated digital health tool to prevent alcohol use during pregnancy among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians; research to improve post-menopausal therapy for women to preserve cognitive function; and identification of the genes associated with breast cancer brain metastasis. La Trobe Vice-Chancellor Professor Theo Farrell said the projects funded by the program aimed to make a real impact on some…

  • Government Federal, Political
  • 17/12/2024
  • 15:54
Susan McKinnon Foundation

***MEDIA ALERT: REPORT LAUNCH***

An expansion of Australia’s truth in political advertising (TiPA) laws is critical to address modern challenges in the digital and AI landscape, according to new research released today that shows overwhelming public support. The Susan McKinnon Foundation has supported Associate Professor Yee-Fui Ng to today release the final report on the operation and effectiveness of ‘truth in political advertising’ (TiPA) laws. The research builds on the interim report published in September 2024 and is based on 34 interviews with stakeholders in South Australia, the ACT (which had these laws in place for the first time at its recent election), NSW…

  • Telecommunication
  • 17/12/2024
  • 15:48
ACCAN

Media Release – Regional telco review heaps further pressure on consumer code

Peak communications consumer body ACCAN has welcomed the findings of the Regional Telecommunications Independent Review Committee (RTIRC) 2024 report, particularly the call for action…

  • Contains:
  • Human Resources, Industrial Relations
  • 17/12/2024
  • 15:28
AWU

INDUSTRIAL ACTION IS COMING TO QUEENSLAND’S BEACHES

Industrial action is coming to Queensland’s beaches after professional lifeguards overwhelmingly voted against the latest pay offer from Surf Lifesaving Queensland. This marks the second time beach lifeguards have voted against a bad offer from Surf Lifesaving Queensland in the past two months. Australian Workers’ Union Queensland Branch Secretary StaceySchinnerl said that it was timeSurf Lifesaving Queenslandpaid their workers what they deserve. “Surf Lifesaving Queensland is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results – it is the definition of insanity to be testing the resolve of our beach lifeguards so close to Christmas," said Ms…

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