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Pacific Lime and Cement completes plan for PNG industrial precinct
Pacific Lime and Cement has completed a plan for an industrial precinct in Papua New Guinea, around 35km from Port Moresby.
The proposed Kido/Rearea precinct covers a 4,500-hectare Special Economic Zone and includes an international port that is under construction.
Lime and cement projects are planned as the initial industries, with the precinct intended to support a wider mix of manufacturing and logistics.
The longer-term plan identifies opportunities including building materials, fuel storage, warehousing, data centres and workforce training.
The development could support local production and reduce reliance on imports, in line with PNG government priorities.
Businesses that qualify may be eligible for up to 10 years of tax and duty concessions, while land is held through 99-year State leases involving landowner companies.
The company expects tenants and investors to fund most further development, allowing it to focus on lime and cement; discussions about infrastructure funding remain non-binding.
Pacific Lime and Cement has completed a strategic plan for a proposed industrial precinct and multi-berth port in Papua New Guinea.
The plan covers a 4,500-hectare Special Economic Zone about 35km from Port Moresby and 7km from the PNG LNG project.
Central Lime and Central Cement are intended to anchor the precinct’s initial manufacturing activity.
The longer-term plan identifies opportunities in manufacturing, logistics, utilities and other industries.
The company says further development is expected to be funded mainly by third parties.
- Who
- Pacific Lime and Cement completed the plan. Central Lime and Central Cement are the planned anchor industries.
- What
- It completed a staged plan for an industrial precinct and international port in the Kido/Rearea area.
- When
- The plan was reported on October 23, 2026. The company’s studies and modelling began in February 2025.
- Where
- The proposed precinct is in Papua New Guinea, about 35km from Port Moresby and 7km from the PNG LNG project.
- Why
- The plan is intended to support the lime and cement projects and enable wider industrial and logistics development.
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Pacific Lime and Cement began industrial precinct studies and modelling.
Stockhead reported that Pacific Lime and Cement had completed the strategic plan.
- SEZ area
- 4,500 hectares
- Distance from Port Moresby
- About 35km
- Distance from PNG LNG project
- 7km
- Indicative first stage
- About 560 hectares
- Long-term development horizon
- Up to 3,017 hectares over 30 years
What people are saying
Lime and cement remain PLC’s priority and the cornerstone of the integrated precinct.
The SEZ and port have always been intended to support the Central Lime and Central Cement projects, and completing this planning allows us to make better use of that infrastructure without diverting focus or capital from those projects.
With the core infrastructure established, we expect majority of further development to be funded by third parties, with PLC, our landowner partners and the State benefiting as landholders.