Forestry leader says PNG industry facing challenges from China
Papua New Guinea’s forestry faces fierce competition and pricing challenges, Chief Executive of the Forest Industries Association, Bob Tate, tells Business Advantage PNG. He says developments in China...
View ArticlePapua New Guinea economy showing positive signs says James Lau, MD of RH Group
James Lau, Managing Director of Rimbunan Hijau Group, tells Business Advantage PNG that he sees positive developments with hotels, agriculture, gold and the country’s preparations for the 2018 APEC...
View ArticlePNG Forest Products plans fourth hydro power station as it diversifies
Forestry and timber company PNG Forest Products is expanding its diversification program as it prepares to build a fourth hydro power station. CEO Tony Honey tells Business Advantage PNG that its plan...
View ArticleLae timber processing facility to fill a niche says ACIAR manager
A proposed timber processing facility near Lae is positioned to fill a niche and play an important role in the Papua New Guinea forestry industry’s future, according to Tony Bartlett, forestry research...
View ArticlePapua New Guinea has opportunities in carbon capture says ecologist Tim Flannery
Papua New Guinea has opportunities in the emerging carbon capture techniques, climate change expert Professor Tim Flannery told the Business Advantage Papua New Guinea Investment Conference in...
View ArticleUS-China trade war creating uncertainty in forestry sector, says Papua New...
The forestry sector is keeping a close eye on the US-China trade war, which has created uncertainty in the market, according to Bob Tate, Executive Director of the Papua New Guinea Forestry Industry...
View ArticleHow PNG Forest Products is expanding operations in Papua New Guinea
PNG Forest Products started as a forestry company but is also now a full-fledged power company too. Managing Director Tony Honey tells Business Advantage PNG how the company is expanding its...
View ArticlePapua New Guinea’s forestry sector needs to go ‘back to the future’
Papua New Guinea’s exports of round logs fell sharply in 2019, according to the Executive Officer of the Papua New Guinea Forest Industries Association, Bob Tate. With the government keen to phase out...
View ArticleNew grant seeks to develop better climate solution for Papua New Guinea & the...
A new opportunity has emerged for private and public organisations in Papua New Guinea and the Pacific seeking funds to develop new projects to mitigate climate change. The Australian Climate Finance...
View ArticlePapua New Guinea’s Ihu Special Economic Zone builds momentum
Ground has been broken at the Ihu Special Economic Zone (ISEZ) in Papua New Guinea’s Gulf Province. Project Director Peter KenGemar says companies are already contemplating a move into the zone to take...
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