(PLA.AX) (ASX: PLA) — Company Overview, News & Financial Data
(PLA.AX) is a construction materials company focused on developing integrated lime, cement, and industrial mineral projects in Papua New Guinea.
(PLA.AX)
(PLA.AX) is a construction materials company focused on developing integrated lime, cement, and industrial mineral projects in Papua New Guinea. The company is constructing its flagship quicklime and cement manufacturing facilities near Port Moresby within a designated Special Economic Zone. Designed to displace imported building products, its operations encompass limestone quarrying, quicklime kiln processing, cement manufacturing, and dedicated marine export wharf infrastructure. Additionally, the business holds mineral sand assets including heavy mineral and magnetite deposits. Its primary target markets include domestic gold and nickel mining operations alongside regional construction material consumers throughout Papua New Guinea and the broader Pacific region.
Snapshot
Operations
Products and/or services of (PLA.AX)
- Quicklime Production: Developing limestone quarrying and quicklime kiln manufacturing infrastructure in Papua New Guinea to produce between 250,000 and 300,000 tonnes of quicklime annually for domestic gold and nickel processing plants.
- Cement Manufacturing: Constructing an integrated clinker and cement manufacturing plant adjacent to deep-water port access to produce construction-grade cement products for domestic construction projects and regional Pacific export markets.
- Port and Logistics Infrastructure: Building a dedicated international export wharf, access roads, and bulk material transport links situated twenty-four kilometres from Port Moresby to handle domestic distribution and ocean freight shipping.
- Special Economic Zone Infrastructure: Establishing heavy industrial site power, water processing, and community support facilities within a fully owned Special Economic Zone configured for downstream mineral processing and downstream construction material manufacturing.
- Industrial Mineral Sands: Developing coastal mineral sand deposits, including magnetite and heavy mineral extraction facilities at Orokolo Bay, to supply raw industrial minerals and specialty aggregates for construction and industrial applications.
(PLA.AX) executive team
- Mr. Paul Levi MulderMD & Director
- Mr. Richard Anthony PegumExecutive Chairman
- Mr. Kerry ParkerCFO & Company Secretary
- Mr. Darren LockyerHead of Business Affairs
- Mr. Thomas Jonathan Charlton B App Sc, BSc HonsChief Geologist
- Mr. Richard Phillip Seville B.Sc.Chair of Iron & Industrial Sands Business
- Mr. Keith John DownhamCOO & CEO of Mayur Iron
- Mr. John McBrideChief Executive Officer of Central Lime Project
- Mr. Musje Moses Werror B.Sc., M.A.I.C.D., M.B.A.Executive Director