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Tough task for Japan PM
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Tough task for Japan PM

The confidence of Japan's large manufacturers declined in the fourth quarter as a recession offset a boost from a weaker yen, underlining the challenges facing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe after his....

Nuplex tips earnings growth
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Nuplex tips earnings growth

Nuplex Industries, the specialty chemical manufacturer, expects earnings growth of up to 8.2 per cent in the 2015 financial year, as it sells businesses in Australia and New Zealand to become solely....

Fish oil maker lifts sales
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Fish oil maker lifts sales

SeaDragon, which manufactures fish oil for health supplements, boosted first-half sales 17 per cent after securing supply of raw material to help bolster production, and has building consents for its new refining plant worth $7.5 million.

Success: Pic's spreads across the ditch
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Success: Pic's spreads across the ditch

Pic's Really Good Peanut Butter made in Nelson will be on the shelves of 700 Coles stores in Australia. It's official: Kiwis prefer to slather their toast with locally made peanut butter. Pic Picot, the founder of Pic's Really Good Peanut Butter, says...