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Fonterra starts consultation on two new South Island milk driers

Fonterra starts consultation on two new South Island milk driers

By Fiona Rotherham Oct. 23 (BusinessDesk) - Fonterra Co-operative Group, the world's biggest dairy exporter, has begun a consultation process prior to lodging consent applications to build two new high-efficiency milk powder driers at its Studholme site in South Canterbury....

23 Oct 2014
RESEND: NZ dollar falls as benign inflation data adds to downward pressure on kiwi

RESEND: NZ dollar falls as benign inflation data adds to downward pressure on kiwi

(fixes typo in second graph) By Jonathan Underhill Oct. 23 (BusinessDesk) - The New Zealand dollar fell after figures showed inflation in the third quarter was slower than the Reserve Bank had forecast, giving it less reason to resume raising interest rates after pausing it...

23 Oct 2014
CarbonScape seeks $1.5mln from crowd with 'green coke' offer

CarbonScape seeks $1.5mln from crowd with 'green coke' offer

By Suze Metherell Oct. 23 (BusinessDesk) - CarbonScape, which makes "green" coking charcoal, wants to raise as much as $1.5 million from equity crowd funding to commercialise its product for the steel manufacturing market. The Christchurch-based company has a minimum target...

23 Oct 2014