Anthony Pratt
Anthony Pratt
position
My vision for Visy Tumut is not only to keep our position as an example of world's sustainable manufacturing, but to build on it.
america
My policy in America is, 'Steady growth is forever.'
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It can be hard to get large and expensive projects approved in a federal budget. The recent events show that it is better to make the investment before a disaster occurs.
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Future growth will be the result of more vehicle manufacturers entering the hybrid-electric market and a greater number of hybrid models. There are currently only 11 hybrid models available in the U.S market, and by 2012 that number could increase to 52 models.
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When hybrids were first introduced in the United States, they were only available in sub-compact cars that were not practical for all vehicle buyers.
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Ultimately, innovation depends on the people with advanced skills who have the ideas, and on the business risk-takers willing to back them.
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My company in the U.S., Pratt Industries U.S.A., has grown from scratch to become a billion-dollar business based on recycling, as well as the largest Australian-owned employer of U.S. citizens.
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When Isabel came in, she at one point looked like she was coming in straight at us. About a one-degree difference two days out could have put her right on us.
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We can bring together rich natural resources, innovative research and development, smart investors, and risk-taking farming and manufacturing entrepreneurs.
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Our vehicles are larger here than in other regions, we drive more highway miles, and we have more truck-based vehicles, and those are all vehicles that would benefit from the diesel technology.
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When a raw food becomes processed food, it can be best valued, protected, stored, and safely delivered to customers.
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I believe we have the potential to quadruple Australia's food exports to Asia.
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The Second Green Revolution, as the world's population grows to over 9 billion by 2050, is the new revolution we have to have to lift food production by another 75 percent.
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High-profile industry disruptions such as steel or car plant closures attract much media and political attention.