100% Recycled Copper Foil, 84% DM Revenue Growth, Unmanned Chip Collection — and 8 More | BPJ News
Automation around machinery and the shift to recycled materials are advancing, while logistics, fuel and direct mail expose a widening gap between revenue growth and profitability.
From the processes before and after machine work to electronic materials, fuel and delivery, investment decisions are shifting from individual machines to entire workflows. Publishers and direct-mail companies hold reader data, but profits from paper and mailing still depend on selection and pricing.
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Factory automation is spreading from inside processing machines to the movement of tools, materials and waste. Copper foil made from 100% recycled feedstock and costly synthetic methane again raise the question of who bears the cost of decarbonisation. In publishing, logistics and direct mail, revenue growth does not leave a profit if selection and ancillary work go wrong. Direct mail is advertising material sent by post to customers.…
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