Manufacturing

Overcoming chronic lack of skilled tradespeople in Papua New Guinea requires more government funding, say industry leaders

16 Jun 2015 by Business Advantage PNG 2 Comments

An analysis of foreign workers coming to Papua New Guinea since 2000 indicates a chronic lack of skilled tradespeople, according to Lae-based business leaders. While skills training initiatives are under way, an expected surge in mining projects over the next few years highlights the urgency for more skilled workers.
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Is more affordable housing on the way in Papua New Guinea?

27 May 2015 by Business Advantage PNG

With the Papua New Guinea Government highlighting the need for more affordable housing in the country, not-for-profit organisation, Community Housing, believes it has the solution.
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Papua New Guinea Manufacturers’ Council calls poultry ban ‘premature’

13 May 2015 by Business Advantage PNG 3 Comments

The Manufacturers’ Council has described the ban on some uncooked poultry products from Australia as ‘premature’, and called for the ban to be lifted.
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SP Brewery aims to bolster Papua New Guinea agriculture sector with cassava project

6 May 2015 by Business Advantage PNG 2 Comments

To expand its local sourcing footprint SP Brewery has launched a new project with the Papua New Guinea Government to develop cassava farms that will provide ingredients for beer manufacturing.
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Laga Industries boosts capacity to meet Papua New Guinea ice cream demand

25 Mar 2015 by Ben Creagh Leave a Comment

Papua New Guinea’s potential as a market for ice cream will be put to the test when Laga Industries completes a significant expansion of its Gala manufacturing facilities in Lae later this year.
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In brief: Elk-Antelope arbitration decision expected ‘this quarter’, and other business stories

28 Jan 2015 by Business Advantage PNG Leave a Comment

Elk-Antelope arbitration hearing in London completed, fuel supplies to return after roadblocks eased, and Santos delivers sales records. Your weekly digest of the latest business news.
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Companies struggle to pay bills, after the Bank of Papua New Guinea ‘rations’ kina

1 Oct 2014 by Business Advantage PNG Leave a Comment

Restricting the margins at which the kina can be traded against the US dollar has had little positive effect, with some companies struggling to pay bills, as the central bank reportedly restricts the purchase of US currency, Manufacturers Council of Papua New Guinea CEO Chey Scovell tells Business Advantage PNG.
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Coffee capsules a ‘win-win situation’ for local industry

17 Sep 2014 by Business Advantage PNG Leave a Comment

Coffee is recognised as one of Papua New Guinea’s most important commodities. So it was only a matter of time before locally manufactured ‘Nespresso compatible’ coffee capsules entered the PNG market. Business Advantage PNG talks to Cool Stuf, the company behind PNG’s first locally manufactured coffee capsules.
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Paradise Foods marks 80th year with expansion plans

9 Oct 2013 by Business Advantage PNG

Papua New Guinea’s oldest manufacturing company, Paradise Foods, is marking its 80th year of operations this year, after its humble beginnings as a small town bakery in 1933. Behind the quiet celebrations are big expansion plans, Managing Director David Peate tells Business Advantage PNG.
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Five questions with economist Chris Richardson, keynote speaker at the 2025 PNG Investment Conference
With tariffs, military conflict and geopolitics at play, it’s already been an extraordinary year for the global economy. Business Advantage PNG speaks with eminent economist Chris Richardson, who will be keynote speaker at this year’s Papua New Guinea Investment Conference in August, for his views on what it all means for business. BAPNG: As an […]
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 […]

Manufacturing

Overcoming chronic lack of skilled tradespeople in Papua New Guinea requires more government funding, say industry leaders

Is more affordable housing on the way in Papua New Guinea?

Papua New Guinea Manufacturers’ Council calls poultry ban ‘premature’

SP Brewery aims to bolster Papua New Guinea agriculture sector with cassava project

Laga Industries boosts capacity to meet Papua New Guinea ice cream demand

In brief: Elk-Antelope arbitration decision expected ‘this quarter’, and other business stories

Companies struggle to pay bills, after the Bank of Papua New Guinea ‘rations’ kina

Coffee capsules a ‘win-win situation’ for local industry

Paradise Foods marks 80th year with expansion plans

Retail and manufacturing sales down in Papua New Guinea

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