Era Polymers Corporation, an Australian manufacturer, also located in New Zealand, specializing in polyurethane chemistry, will open its first industrial facility in the United States, creating 20 new jobs in Gaston County, North Carolina. The company plans to create 20 new jobs in the town of Stanley, investing $9.2 million. The company, with headquarters in Sydney, Australia, produces a diverse line of polyurethane products and has a worldwide distribution network. The new manufacturing operation in Stanley, the first American plant for the company, will join four other production facilities operated by the company in Australia, New Zealand and South Africa.…

Canada is the ideal North American launchpad for your tech business suggests Nick Fleming / NZ Trade Commissioner and Consul General, Canada.

Wellington Drive Technologies world-leading ECR2 motor has surpassed expectations, reaching one million units manufactured and sold in less than two years.

The Commerce Commission has today released a draft determination proposing to grant authorisation to Tennex to acquire the assets of competing Canterbury-based waste firm San-i-Pak.

29 Nov: 1029  |  The Commerce Commission has received a clearance application from Fletcher Building Limited (Fletcher Building) to acquire all the assets and employees of Waikato Aggregates Limited (Waikato Aggregates), including the right to extract and process sand from the Tamahere quarry. However, Waikato Aggregates will maintain ownership of the underlying land of the quarry.

29 Nov:  0935  |  Fonterra is pleased to share its second annual Sustainability Report covering how the Co-operative is progressing towards its environmental, social and economic goals.

The GCSB's decision on Huawei technology could be a problem for New Zealand given our junior place in the Five Eyes alliance, writes Thomas Coughlan for Newsroom.

Synlait Milk’s (NZX: SML; ASX: SM1) Annual Meeting of Shareholders today celebrated the near doubling of profit in the company’s tenth year of operations. Synlait also used the opportunity to shape the next ten years by launching a new corporate brand identity and purpose statement.

Only 29% of New Zealand employees surveyed by the Institute of Business Ethics (IBE), in association with Victoria University of Wellington, say their organisation has a comprehensive ethics programme, while 10% say their organisation has none at all.

If the Lehman Brothers’ bankruptcy happened today, would the financial system still be at risk?

28 Nov: 0923  |  The Canterbury Employers’ Chamber of Commerce supports the recently announced changes to the Employment Relations Amendment Bill, but chief executive Leeann Watson says there are still some areas of concern that need to be addressed.