PNG’s second-largest city is the focal point for the nation’s downstream processing industries. Although it plays second fiddle to the national capital Port Moresby, Lae in Morobe Province is PNG’s industrial capital and boasts considerable activity in manufacturing, trading, agribusiness and, more recently, fisheries. Lae: the facts Despite being the second city in a country […]
Profile: PNG Taiheiyo Cement
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1 Sep 2012 by 2 Comments
Papua New Guinea’s only cement manufacturer is riding the wave of soaring demand from the real estate, mining and public sectors. ‘2011 sales increased by about 20%, to 155,000 tonnes,’ says Makoto Kagamida, Managing Director of PNG Taiheiyo Cement. The increase in demand means PNG Taiheiyo is close to its production capacity of 200,000 tonnes, […]
Competitiveness and PNG goods
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1 Sep 2012 by Leave a Comment
Papua New Guinea’s producers are continuing to profit from the country’s unprecedented economic boom as well as high international commodity prices, but they still face a mighty array of challenges. Made in PNG asks what factors influence the demand for PNG goods at home and overseas. You might assume that, given its low per capita […]
Selling PNG’s produce to the world
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1 May 2011 by 2 Comments
Papua New Guinea’s produce and products continue to find new markets overseas. Currently, the vast bulk of PNG’s exports are raw or part-processed commodities such as coffee, cocoa, palm oil and timber, although there is an increased emphasis on value-adding prior to export. The way to market differs depending on the produce. Commodity exports PNG […]
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