Metal furniture manufacturing sector predicted to fall 6.4 per cent this year

Manufacturing News

“[C]onsiderable import competition and shaky downstream demand” have contributed to revenues among metal furniture makers in Australia falling at an annualised 2.2 per cent per year for the five years to 2025-26, according to new industry analysis from IBISworld. According to the company’s new Metal Furniture Manufacturing in Australia – Market Research Report (2015-2030), the…

First deployment of Xefco’s Ausora tech set for upcoming Shinta Woo Sung Vietnam factory

Technology

Australian textile technology developer Xefco has announced the first commercial deployment of its plasma-based, water-free dyeing and finishing technology, to be installed at a Shinta Woo Sung (SWS) facility in Vietnam. SWS is a footwear fabrics specialist headquartered in Indonesia, with its website listing companies including Nike, Patagonia, New Balance and Calvin Klein. Xefco was…