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ICTSI sees big increase in efficiency at Papua New Guinea’s international ports

24 Feb 2025 by Paul Chai Leave a Comment

Investments in equipment and processes at Papua New Guinea’s Lae and Motukea international container terminals have delivered results. Robert Maxwell, Chief Executive Officer, ICTSI South Pacific, tells Business Advantage PNG about the changes.
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New export niche delivers record revenues for PNG Forest Products

21 Feb 2025 by Paul Chai Leave a Comment

PNGFP has been producing engineered wood products in Papua New Guinea for more than 70 years, but it recently discovered a new avenue for growth, as Managing Director Tony Honey tells Business Advantage PNG.
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Boom times for Port Moresby conferences and events spaces

10 Feb 2025 by Paul Chai 1 Comment

Papua New Guinea’s Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions (MICE) sector has grown rapidly over the past few years, with venues competing for business with upgrades, expansions and value adds. Business Advantage PNG looks at the current MICE landscape in the capital.
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St Barbara ‘accelerates’ plans to extend Simberi mine life to 2036

28 Jan 2025 by Nadav Shemer Shlezinger Leave a Comment

The operator of PNG's Simberi gold mine is aiming to extend the mine’s life by at least 10 years and triple annual production. In an exclusive interview with Business Advantage PNG, St Barbara’s CEO Andrew Strelein outlines how his company is expediting these plans, including a deal to sell a minority share in the mine to Kumul Minerals.
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Papua New Guinea’s unique mine tailings opportunity

2 Jan 2025 by Nadav Shemer Shlezinger 5 Comments

PNG's topography and seismicity complicate the storing of waste from mine operations. But SRK Consulting's Ian de Bruyn and Claude Prinsloo believe a new facility planned for Frieda River will be an industry-leading model for tailings management - and renewable power generation.
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Expansion on cards for Papua New Guinea’s only nickel-cobalt mine

2 Jan 2025 by Nadav Shemer Shlezinger Leave a Comment

A planned expansion of the Ramu nickel-cobalt mine in Papua New Guinea's Madang Province is “still definitely on the cards”, according to Craig Lennon, Head of Asia-Pacific for the mine’s joint-venture partner, Nickel 28.
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Ok Tedi eyeing extension of mine life to 2050

12 Dec 2024 by Nadav Shemer Shlezinger 2 Comments

Kumul Minerals is planning a bright future for Ok Tedi, PNG’s oldest and largest producing mine. Managing Director Sarimu Kanu shares the plans with Business Advantage PNG.
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Juniors look to lead mineral exploration turnaround in Papua New Guinea

25 Nov 2024 by Nadav Shemer Shlezinger 1 Comment

Spending on mineral exploration in Papua New Guinea has plummeted in the past five years, according to the country’s Mineral Resources Authority. But juniors such as Canterbury Resources and Adyton Resources believe they have found the way forward.
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Land titles in Papua New Guinea’s breadbasket ‘open gates’ to agriculture investments

19 Nov 2024 by Nadav Shemer Shlezinger Leave a Comment

Papua New Guinea’s Morobe Province recently issued titles to landowner groups for a small percentage of the fertile Markham Valley. Grow PNG’s David Stewart tells Business Advantage PNG that this has sparked interest from third-party investors in what could become a case study for the development of the country’s agriculture sector.
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PanAust plays long game on Papua New Guinea’s Frieda River project

14 Nov 2024 by Nadav Shemer Shlezinger 3 Comments

The US$7 billion Frieda River copper-gold project is one of the largest in Papua New Guinea’s development pipeline but may take another decade to come into production. Business Advantage PNG looks into why its developer, PanAust, considers it worth the wait.
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From the desk of the Innovation PNG Conference Program Director
Papua New Guinea can become an innovation nation. Innovation, simply put, is the solving of problems by using new ideas, methods and tools. PNG has a great example from its own history. Some 9000 years ago in the Waghi Valley, near what is now Mt Hagen, people first decided to drain and divert water in […]
“Business Advantage Fiji” to showcase Fiji’s economy
A new international publication aimed at promoting Fiji as a business and investment destination will be published in mid-2025. Business Advantage Fiji, the latest in a respected series of international guides to Asia-Pacific economies, will be published in July 2025 by leading regional business media company, Business Advantage International. Written by professional business journalists, the […]
Four questions with Chris Riddell, keynote speaker at 2024 PNG Investment Conference
Chris Riddell, renowned futurist and former Chief Digital Officer at Mars, tells Business Advantage PNG why the chaos of our modern world presents an excellent opportunity for business leaders. Business Advantage PNG (BAPNG): What are the key things business leaders tell you they are worried about as far as the future is concerned? Chris Riddell […]

ICTSI sees big increase in efficiency at Papua New Guinea’s international ports

New export niche delivers record revenues for PNG Forest Products

Boom times for Port Moresby conferences and events spaces

St Barbara ‘accelerates’ plans to extend Simberi mine life to 2036

Papua New Guinea’s unique mine tailings opportunity

Expansion on cards for Papua New Guinea’s only nickel-cobalt mine

Ok Tedi eyeing extension of mine life to 2050

Juniors look to lead mineral exploration turnaround in Papua New Guinea

Land titles in Papua New Guinea’s breadbasket ‘open gates’ to agriculture investments

PanAust plays long game on Papua New Guinea’s Frieda River project

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