Wellington, Aug 26 NZPA - Resins and specialty chemicals group Nuplex has reported full year net profit of $64.2 million, four times more than a year earlier, even as revenue slipped.

Wellington, Aug 25 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket fell today but to a lesser extent that other markets and diversified industrial company Skellerup provided a bright spot.

Wellington, July 7 NZPA - Nuplex Industries Ltd is hitting down speculation in the Australian media that it is considering merging its chemical trading unit with that of Australian company Orica Ltd with a view to divesting it.

Wellington, April 20 NZPA - The sharemarket regained some of the ground lost yesterday after rises in offshore markets, but failed to capitalise on a selloff in the kiwi after softer-than-expected inflation data today.

Wellington, April 14 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket closed higher today, reflecting buoyant global equity markets, but Nuplex shares closed down as coverage of a court action against it alleging a breach of continuous disclosure continued.

Wellington, Jan 22 NZPA - An 8 percent rise in Nuplex stocks, following a profit upgrade after the market closed yesterday, could not prevent the New Zealand sharemarket tumbling in early trading, in the wake of falling share prices in the United States and Europe.

Wellington, Dec 17 NZPA - The price of Allied Farmers shares dropped like a stone when they resumed trading today while Nuplex and Hallenstein Glasson rose after expressing optimism about profit outlooks.

Wellington, Nov 6 NZPA - Resins and chemicals maker Nuplex says full year operating profit after tax could rise by up to 78 percent, while it is also considering whether to remain based in this country.

Wellington, Aug 27 NZPA - Nuplex Industries reported a 65.4 percent fall in full year net profit to $16.7 million as tough economic conditions battered the company. Revenue for the 12 months to the end of June fell 2.5 percent to $1.49 billion.

Wellington, May 19 NZPA - The sharemarket closed nearly half a percent higher, but declines in two of the top three stocks pegged back its gains compared with markets offshore.