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Profile: Laga Industries

1 Sep 2012 by 1 Comment
Laga Industries is a big name in Papua New Guinea manufacturing, producing, blending and importing a wide range of foodstuffs, condiments and beverages. Originally formed in 1975, a merger with Trade Winds Liquor in 2008 dramatically broadened its suite of products. Today, it produces a range of ice cream and freezer dairy products, vegetable oils, […]
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Company profile: DuluxGroup (PNG)

1 Sep 2012 by 5 Comments
DuluxGroup’s PNG headquarters are in Lae, where it has manufactured paint and chemicals for over 40 years. It employs about 100 people between Lae and Port Moresby, and has trade depots in Kimbe, Kokopo and Madang. Today, its activities involve the production of surface coating, preparation and chemical products and related services. It supplies industrial […]
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Profile: Coca Cola Amatil

1 Sep 2012 by 1 Comment
Coca-Cola Amatil (CCA) is spending up big in Papua New Guinea because Papua New Guineans are buying its products like never before. So strong was the PNG performance in the 2011 financial year that CCA Chairman David Gonski singled it out in the annual report, saying ‘CCA’s record 2011 profit result was driven by strong […]
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Case study: Vital support for PNG agribusiness

1 Sep 2012 by Leave a Comment
Papua New Guinea agricultural supplier Farmset is expanding its physical presence and product lines, as the country’s timber and agribusiness sectors continue to grow. Farmset is in the business of retailing and wholesaling chemicals and fertilisers, and more recently, machinery to the forestry and agribusiness sectors. What began in 1969, with the formation of the […]
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Profile: AkzoNobel

1 Sep 2012 by Leave a Comment
If you have spent much time in Papua New Guinea you may not necessarily have heard of AkzoNobel, but you’ll almost certainly be familiar with its Taubmans and International brands of paint. In fact, AkzoNobel is the world’s largest paints and coatings company and employs more than 55,000 people worldwide. AkzoNobel entered the PNG market […]
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Landowner Companies Aiming High

1 May 2012 by 1 Comment
Papua New Guinea’s landowner companies have been around for a while, but the current resources boom—particularly the PNG LNG Project—has significantly increased their opportunities. Perhaps the best-known landowner business is NCS, owned by landowners on Lihir Island (home to the Lihir gold mine). NCS has established a profitable core business of catering and mining camp […]
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Profiles: Laba Holdings and Hides Gas Development Company

1 May 2012 by 5 Comments
The PNG LNG Project has led to the creation of new landowner companies. During the construction phase the Hides Gas Development Company (HGDC) (upstream in the Southern Highlands), and Laba Holdings (downstream in the area around the processing plant close to Port Moresby), have exclusive rights to carry out certain key activities such as labour hire, […]
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Interview: James Lau, Rimbunan Hijau PNG

1 May 2012 by Leave a Comment
Rimbunan Hijau PNG (R H) is Papua New Guinea’s largest forestry business, accounting for about 45% of the country’s timber exports. Business Advantage spoke with Managing Director James Lau about his company’s strategy for growth and the sector’s future. As PNG’s largest forestry operator, what is the strategy for your forestry division going forward? R […]
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Landowner company diversifies

1 Mar 2012 by 2 Comments
Mineral Resources Star Mountains (MRSM) is Western Province’s own example of the new breed of landowner company playing an increasingly entrepreneurial role in the nation’s economy. MRSM represents the economic and social interests of the Ok Tedi Mine Landowner Groups, on whose land Ok Tedi’s operations are located. As a royalty, they receive 2.5% of […]
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Beyond mining: interview with Ok Tedi’s Nigel Parker

1 Mar 2012 by Leave a Comment
On a visit to the Ok Tedi mine, we met with Nigel Parker, the man tasked with managing Ok Tedi Mining Limited through the final years of the mine’s life. OTML is currently undergoing a corporate restructure. What does that entail and where has it reached? The corporate restructure is looking at our core activities. […]
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