Papua New Guinea’s New Britain Palm Oil Ltd (NBPOL) has been to be ranked as Sector Leader in Agricultural Products in the 2012 Forest Footprint Disclosure (FFD) Annual Review.
Industry sectors
Hopes are high in Papua New Guinea’s telecommunications industry that internet services are finally about to become more accessible and more affordable.
One of PNG’s largest and most diversified companies has a new Managing Director. We caught up with Steamships’ Geoff Cundle (pictured below) a few weeks into his new job.
The insurance industry in PNG looks forward to consolidation, more growth and regulatory reform in the coming year.
The future of Papua New Guinea’s struggling mobile phone company Bemobile remains undecided, but it does seem increasingly likely that Vodafone Fiji will take over the running of the company.
The 12th Papua New Guinea Mining and Petroleum Investment Conference was held last week in Sydney, Australia. The event was hosted by the PNG Chamber of Mines and Petroleum.
In November 2012, Ok Tedi Mining Limited (OTML) submitted a feasibility plan to extend the Ok Tedi mine’s life to 2025. With continuation agreements being finalised with Western Province landowners this month, we spoke with OTML’s CEO Nigel Parker about the US$822 million extension project and likely changes to PNG’s mining laws.
Senior figures in Papua New Guinea’s new government will come face-to-face with members of the country’s largest industry for the first time at the Papua New Guinea Mining and Petroleum Conference (3–5 December) in Sydney, Australia.
Magazine showcases Papua New Guinea’s produce and producers
2012 marks 25 years of successful manufacturing in Papua New Guinea for global food giant, Nestlé.